Victor Wembanyama signed the third triple-double (34 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists) of his career Sunday during San Antonio’s victory in Sacramento (127-125).
Brilliant, Victor Wembanyama, author of a triple-double, led the San Antonio Spurs to victory on the floor of the Sacramento Kings (127-125) on Sunday in the NBA. Omnipresent and very skillful, the 20-year-old Frenchman compiled 34 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 blocks, enough to validate the 3rd triple-double of his NBA career (three statistical areas with 10 units or more), the first this season. Manhandled at the start of the match (17 points ahead for the Kings at the start of the 2nd quarter), the Spurs resisted before the break thanks to the skill of Wembanyama (16 points at 4 out of 6 from distance at mid-match ).
“We took another step forward as a team”
The French giant (2.24 m) then continued, displaying the complete range which makes the number 1 of the 2023 draft a unique player. “We took another step forward tonight as a team. As for my individual performance, to summarize, I would say that the triple-double is only the result of good choices,” he commented .
Wembanyama was skillful at mid-distance on jump shots, skillful from afar (5 out of 9), very present on the rebound while showing his skill in finding his teammates with the pass. He was decisive in the 4th quarter, with a block on DeMar DeRozan then in the last seconds a rebound on a missed free throw from Keldon Johnson to fold the game.
“We show more certainty at the end of the match, on the way our opponents play. Tonight, Chris Paul had a lot of influence at this moment of the game, he guided us,” appreciated “Wemby”, paying tribute to the veteran leader who arrived this summer. For coach Mitch Johnson, still at the helm of the Spurs in the absence of Gregg Popovich, Wembanyama “had bad moments in the first three quarters, where he did not always respect the fundamentals of the game. in the 4th quarter he acted like a man, he dominated.”
“He is excellent but perfect mastery of the fundamentals, catching the ball, passing, always remains the most important,” added the technician. “His greatest strength, which is also a weakness, is that he can do everything. But when there are too many choices on the menu it is difficult to choose. We believe in him to maintain all these options It is the mastery of the fundamentals that will make him go even further.” The form of “Wemby” corresponds to the good period of Spurs, who have won 5 of their last 6 matches and are in 10th place in the West (11 wins – 9 defeats).
