Recently, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama made headlines by publicly making his case for the league MVP award following his team’s win over the Miami Heat.
While the whole issue about the Department of Homeland Security continues to boil over, an alien has been wreaking havoc in the NBA. His name is Victor Wembanyama, and he is out to rule us all.
Out of all of the San Antonio Spurs’ blowout victories over the last month, Wednesday’s 123-98 win over the Memphis Grizzlies felt different. It wasn’t too long ago when the Spurs were on the other end of games like this – playing multiple players on 10-day contracts and two-ways.
Now that I’m writing these recap articles, blowouts like this can be a little frustrating. The reason is that I find myself looking at the box score as
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
Count De’Aaron Fox among those surprised that the San Antonio Spurs are second in the Western Conference standings and have already clinched home court advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The night never really gave the Memphis Grizzlies a chance to breathe. From the opening tip, the San Antonio Spurs played like a team with something to prove—sharp, connected, and relentless.
The San Antonio Spurs hardly broke a sweat in their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at FedExForum as they ran away with the lopsided victory, 123-98.
Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks as the visiting San Antonio Spurs dominated from the opening minutes and posted a wire-to-wire 123-98 victory Wednesday night over the injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Another inferior, short-handed opponent, another Spurs blowout victory. They’re done taking lesser teams lightly as they continued their trend of blowing everyone out, both good and bad, and this time, the Memphis Grizzlies were the victim.
Victor Wembanyama has spent the last month turning the NBA into his personal playground, leading a San Antonio Spurs resurgence that few saw coming so quickly.
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The San Antonio Spurs are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a Western Conference matchup. San Antonio enters Wednesday’s game with a 54-18 record after defeating the Miami Heat on the road in dominant fashion on Monday night.
The San Antonio Spurs have been rolling over the last month, thanks in large part to the play of Victor Wembanyama, who has emerged as a legit MVP candidate down the stretch of the season.
On February 20th, I wrote a fan post in which I introduced a metric called the Average Four Factor Index (aFFI). I won’t provide a full primer on the index
The NBA is officially exploring expansion opportunities after approval by the league’s Board of Governors. After years of rumors, Seattle and Las Vegas are being considered as landing spots.
Stephon Castle is having himself a season. He has followed up his Rookie of the Year with improvements to every aspect of this game. Averaging 16.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 7.1 assists sounds great, but for a player like Castle, it just doesn’t tell the whole story.
The Oklahoma City Thunder won last year’s NBA championship despite being the youngest squad. They have broken the notion that it takes years for teams to become good.