NBA (DR) / San Antonio Spurs (DR)
By Joël Pütz | Sports journalist
If San Antonio made a spectacular comeback last night against Golden State, it is mainly thanks to the duo formed by Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama. A famous American journalist also wanted to clarify things about them.
This is the kind of match that can take an entire team to a new level. The Spurs not only have a positive record since that night (9-8, 11th in the Western Conference), the victory acquired against the Warriors was perhaps the most important of their entire season. Because it took mental resources to go find it…
Because if the Texans finally won by ten points (104-94), this only happened after a gigantic comeback in the second half. The Dubs led by 17 points during the third quarter and the game seemed to be over… but the Dubs’ teammates Victor Wembanyama had a colossal burst of pride, unleashing a 40-17 run to completely reverse the situation at home and win the bet.
A US journalist shocked by the Wemby-Castle pair
Back after a few games absence, the Frenchman was one of the great architects of the victory with 12 points and two blocks in the last quarter. Rookie Stephon Castle also shone against the Californians with 19 points, who has been doing well lately. But it was above all the defensive work of the Éperons which amazed Kevin O’Connor, a renowned journalist from The Ringer :
The Spurs defense on Steph Curry was incredible. Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama are going to be Top 5 in defense for the next decade (…) Area 51 is the ultimate nickname for Castle and Wemby
This obviously remains to be confirmed, but the potential clearly seems there.
The two nuggets not only posed problems in attack for Golden State, they were also very intelligent in marking a Curry who was not at all in phase with his shooting (14 points at 5/16). As a result, the Chef and his teammates did not score for more than five minutes during the last quarter… San Antonio therefore turned into a real fortress for one evening, enough to tempt the fans.
@StettySports : They will be a threat to all their opponents
@Ahmad21577035 : The league is not ready for them
@spursgofan : A core of Castle, Vassell, Sochan and Wemby for the next decade is just crazy defensively speaking
Whether in attack or defense, Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama acted together last night and with great success. The Warriors should not be the last victims of this ultra-promising Spurs duo…
