The duel of the “poorly classified weakened” people of the West turns to the advantage of Spurs in Tennessee, as they quietly dominated the Grizzlies (102-87), behind the new match full of Victor Wembanyama : 18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 blocks and 6 assists!
However, it took a quarter to San Antonio to enter into his encounter. The fault of a 15-0 initiated by Memphis, and Jordan Goodwin, as well as second chances and better shooting success (25-16). Collectively not in it, between ball losses and missed 3-pointers, the Spurs recovered when they finally found a little address from afar, and they could count on good passages from Blake Wesley, Justin Champagnie, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Above all Sidy Cissoko (49-48). Just to compensate for “Wemby’s” discreet evening in scoring.
It was finally the third quarter which saw the Grizzlies explode and submit to the law of their opponents. Starting of course with Victor Wembanyama, who is active in getting his points from mid-distance and near the circle, while the Spurs inflict a 29-12 over the period on Taylor Jenkins' men, finishing it with a 24- 8. The break is therefore made (77-61) and Gregg Popovich's players have completely thwarted Memphis, who will not succeed in getting back behind. “Wemby” is responsible for driving the point home in his usual register and Scotty Pippen Jr. or Zavier Simpson take care of their stats, in the void (102-87).
TO REMEMBER
– Victor Wembanyama in two stages. After a discreet first half, Victor Wembanyama recovered after the break and, as if by magic, the Spurs began to score and put a blow behind the Grizzlies' lead. Chance or coincidence, everyone can form their own opinion on this, but the fact remains that “Wemby” bounced back well from one half to the next and his presence notably helped to defeat the Memphis attack, which repeatedly impaled itself on him and, more generally, on the San Antonio defense.
– Sidy Cissoko shows up (finally). Author of the best match of his young career, with his records for minutes (21), points (10), baskets (4), assists (2) and blocks (1), Sidy Cissoko was invaluable off the bench for the Spurs. Particularly during this second quarter where, with Blake Wesley, he helped put his team back on track when Victor Wembanyama had not entered his game offensively. A great performance for the French winger, who will try to confirm and do as much, or even better, in the last three matches of the season.
– First since… 2020. By beating the Grizzlies last night, in what constitutes their 20th victory of the season, the Spurs signed their first success against this opponent since December 2020! At a time when DeMar DeRozan, LaMarcus Aldridge and Dejounte Murray were all still there on the roster. This time, it is Victor Wembanyama who leads the Texan franchise and a big boost in the third quarter in any case led San Antonio to victory, by limiting Memphis to 35% on the shoot only.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
