Victor Wembanyama, who earlier in the day was named a starter on the All-Star team for the first time, rang up 33 points and took a team-high 10 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs dispatched the visiting Utah Jazz 123-110 on Monday to win their third consecutive game.
On Monday, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was announced as an All-Star starter for the first time in his young NBA career. Wembanyama joins the Western Conference starting lineup of Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers) and Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets).
Yeah, the Spurs are back. And it doesn’t feel fluky, as ESPN wrote in its midseason grades. San Antonio has navigated long stretches without De’Aaron Fox, Victor Wembanyama, and No.
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Growth in the NBA often happens between highlights. For the San Antonio Spurs, that quiet growth has centered on Victor Wembanyama. While his recent new look caught attention across social media, his steady on-court adjustments are truly shaping how far San Antonio can go this season.
It says a lot about the San Antonio Spurs' progress this season that recent postgame criticism centered not on winning and losing but on how their latest victory was accomplished.
The San Antionio Spurs will look to salvage a game in the season series with Minnesota and solidify their place in the Western Conference standings when they host the Timberwolves on Saturday.
It's a sign that the Spurs, losers of four of their last six games, are deciding to get rid of extraneous distractions and get serious at the season's midway point.
After dropping its first three games to San Antonio this season, Oklahoma City was finally able to overcome its season-long shortcomings with a 119-98 win on Tuesday.