The series ended in the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, while the Spurs, defeated 119 to 101, remained on 4 successes in a row and the Los Angeles Lakers on 3 defeats.
Top scorer for his team and co-top scorer of the game with Los Angeles rookie Dalton Knecht, Victor Wembanyama (20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 interceptions, 3 blocks) pulled off some classy actions, but was handicapped by a certain clumsiness (9 out of 20 shooting, 2 out of 9 from distance) which prevented the Spurs from going the distance.
The 20-year-old French giant (2.24 m) stood out against the two Lakers stars: he inflicted an authoritarian counter to Anthony Davis on the first action of the game, and wrapped himself around LeBron James during a delicate “spin” to finish at the basket, in addition to some spectacular alley-oops.
Risacher and Atlanta win against Cleveland
The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first defeat of the season at home, the 2nd in total in 19 games, against the Atlanta Hawks (135-124).
With limited playing time (17 min), the French No.1 in the draft Zaccharie Risacher blazed during the 3rd quarter, scoring 13 of his 17 points (2 rebounds, 1 block), before being confined to the bench for the end of the match, during which the Hawks made the difference thanks in particular to 22 assists from leader Trae Young (20 points), his record.
Yabusele breaks his record but Philadelphia loses
Guerschon Yabusele returned to the NBA after five years and broke his league record by scoring 22 points (7/12 shooting including 4/6 three-pointers), seven rebounds and two assists. But the Frenchman could not prevent his team’s defeat at home against the Houston Rockets (122-115 AD)
Joel Embiid and Paul George were absent.
Sarr and Salaün lose but show themselves
Alexandre Sarr scored 13 points during the Wizards’ rout against the Clippers (121-96). This is the 13th defeat in a row for the club ranked No. 2 in the draft. Coulibaly only scored three points. Opposite, Nicolas Batum scored three points for Los Angeles Clippers.
The Minnesota Timberwolves lost at home against the Sacramento Kings (115-104), notably with nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks from Rudy Gobert.
