Before hoping to reach the heights of the NBA tomorrow, Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs remain the masters of inconsistency. Having already come very close to winning against the Nuggets in a “back-to-back” or even in New York on Christmas Eve, the Texans were pipped to the post by the Bulls at the United Center, this Monday evening (defeat 110 -114).
With a lead of up to 19 points at the start of the 3rd quarter, the Alamo City protégés lacked lucidity and composure in money time. Leading by around ten points before the start of the last period (95-82), the Spurs finished the match very badly, with a 32-15 in the last quarter.
“Wemby” posterized!
In the last four minutes of the game, the Texans did not score a single point, allowing Coby White to score a lay-up at 47 seconds for the Bulls, who took the lead for the first time in the match… Venu helping on Coby White, defended by Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama failed to counter him, and was even “posterized”. He then inherited the last ball nine seconds from the end, while his Spurs were trailing by three points (110-113), but his last 3-point shot did not pierce the net…
Dominated in the paint (54 points in the paint for the Bulls), the Spurs had great difficulty containing Zach LaVine, author of 14 of his 35 points in the last quarter. Also with 10 rebounds and 8 assists, the Bulls guard – very close to a triple-double – offers his team a 4th victory in 5 games, allowing them to remain comfortably in this 10th place (17 wins – 19 losses). ) synonymous with “play-in”, before going to the Pacers on January 8.
The Spurs, still 10th with a balanced record of 18 victories in 36 games, will challenge the Bucks, also on January 8, before playing the Lakers “back-to-back” in Los Angeles.
WHAT TO REMEMBER
— Victor Wembanyama solid. Although he missed the 3-point victory 9 seconds from time, “Wemby” once again finished in a “double-double”, with 23 points on 9/22 shots, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 counters in 35 minutes. This is his 15th double-double of the season.
— The Spurs in difficulty on shots. If they returned 46.5% of their shots (44/94), the Texans suffered the blow at 3-points with a small 15/45 (33.3%). In the 4th quarter, San Antonio scored an ugly 1 out of 9 from afar, compared to the Bulls' 5 out of 8 3-pointers.
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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.
