(Photo : (Photo by Brien Aho/Getty Images)) SAN ANTONIO, TX – FEBRUARY 29: Forward Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs throughout a recreation at Frost Bank Center on February 29, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or utilizing this Photograph, consumer is consenting to the phrases and circumstances of the Getty Images License Agreement.
The San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama has been on hearth.
On the identical evening that featured big-time matchups such because the Nuggets taking down the Heat and the Warriors selecting up a win in opposition to the Knicks, the San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama broke historical past in opposition to the Oklahoma City Thunder as soon as once more that evening.
The rookie sensation stuffed the stat sheet within the Spurs’ 132-118 upset win in opposition to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Wembanyama dropped 28 factors,13 rebounds, seven assists, 5 blocks, and two steals whereas taking pictures 5 for six in three-pointers.
He turned the primary participant in NBA historical past to report 25+ factors, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists, 5+ three-pointers, and 5+ blocks in a recreation.
Wembanyama helped his staff rally within the fourth quarter, making massive performs down the stretch to provide San Antonio the win.
The Spurs had an uncommon offensive explosion final evening, taking pictures 49 % from lengthy vary on Thursday and virtually 40 % from the sphere.
It was an enormous win for the struggling Spurs, who returned dwelling from their annual rodeo highway journey.
“It’s a lot of mental,” Wembanyama defined after the sport.
“You know Kobe (Bryant) said to win a game, it mostly takes shots, big shots, because they don’t call like any fouls. It’s not as much the physical battle. Even though in defense, it’s 90 percent effort, but offensively, it’s a lot of mental.”
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Victor Wembanyama Throughout February
The month of February was a superb one for the Spurs rookie.
Wembanyama seemed poised all through the month with a number of big-time performances regardless of arising brief in a number of of them.
Wembanyama turned the third participant to common 20 factors, ten rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks over a seven-game span since 1973-74, becoming a member of David Robinson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
It was additionally the third time this month that Wembanyama had 25 factors, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks in a recreation.
Rookie of the Year: Wemby Vs Chet
The Rookie of the Year race for the 2023-2024 season has come down between Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama.
With the Spurs’ win over the Thunder and Wemby’s play all through February, it might need swayed voters to go together with the French sensation over Holmgren, who has additionally constructed a robust case for the Rookie of the Year.
Wemby outdueled Chet, who dropped 20 factors in opposition to the Spurs within the Thunder loss. Despite the loss, Chet can also be having a spectacular season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, averaging 17.3 factors per recreation and changing into a significant contributor to the Thunder’s success this season.
However, one might argue that Wembanyama’s numbers have seemed higher this season.
We have an extended solution to go earlier than the season closes and the Thunder are presently competing for the primary seed within the Western Conference whereas the Spurs are enjoying for ping pong balls.
Still, something may occur within the nationwide basketball affiliation.
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