Whereas the Frost Financial institution Middle performed host to Drake & J.Cole, the San Antonio Spurs would crash on little brothers sofa for the weekend. Within the second yr of the now annual “I-35 collection” performed on the Moody Middle on the campus of the College of Texas. After falling 117-106 to the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs ended their bizarre weekend in Austin in even wilder style; outlasting the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 in extra time.
A brand new official attendance file for an athletic occasion at Moody Middle: 16,223
The hardly two yr outdated area nonetheless smells like a brand new automobile, and the Spurs new stretch limousine Victor Wembanyama would lastly get an opportunity to essentially open up the throttle and add some mileage to the odometer. In simply his third recreation enjoying 35 minutes or extra this season, Wembanyama totaled 33 factors, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and seven blocks in a light-weight Sunday drive downtown.
The back-to-back western convention rookie of the month remains to be averaging simply 29.9 minutes per recreation. Coach Pop and his coaching employees sometimes letting Victor surpass that 30 minute mark in simply 28 video games this season. Nonetheless, the final time the now 20 yr outdated performed over 35 minutes was in a late November loss to Golden State. The 118-112 loss on the highway was the ONLY recreation this season Vic eclipsed 35 minutes in regulation. The opposite two events he noticed prolonged minutes, have been possible accidentally… as each got here in extra time wins over Houston and now Brooklyn.
Victor towering tall above the remainder
Wembanyama’s stats match his stature as they each tower over his friends. With simply 14 video games remaining he’s far forward of the tempo in complete blocks, main the pack whereas enjoying considerably much less minutes than his pursuers.
Wemby isn’t simply main his fellow rookies in blocks, he’s main your entire league, forward by over 40 blocks via 68 video games. At all times in elite firm with regards to data, there are at present two different former Spurs gamers who had over 200 blocks of their rookie season. David Robinson with 319 & Tim Duncan with 206. Wembanyama simply now eclipsing Duncan with 207 following the overturning of his recreation sealing block in extra time on Sunday.
Whereas we are able to solely marvel “why” the clear and apparent minutes restriction remains to be in impact; we are able to’t assist however ask “what may Victors stats appear like if he was actually allowed to play freely? The quadruple double is imminent, that query has lengthy been answered, as i mentioned its solely a matter of when.
In diminished minutes, Wembanyama is already the primary participant EVER with 200+ blocks, 100+ threes and 75+ steals in a single season.
However may he actually be the primary participant to win Rookie of the 12 months AND Defensive Participant of the 12 months in the identical season?
Hopefully we get an opportunity at a glimpse at these solutions, as Wembanyama and firm will return to their TRUE residence courtroom this night because the San Antonio Spurs host Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs are coming off of a sensational buzzer-beater from Irving to win 107-105 over the identical Denver Nuggets that lately performed in Austin.
