Reunion evening for Victor Wembanyamaopposed toASVELhis former team, with Boulogne-Levallois. The opportunity to test himself against a formation engaged in the Euroleague and against which he will certainly want to shine, after his surprising departure from the last off-season.
Well contained by the physical defense offered to him by the three reigning French champions, and in particular by Yves Pons, Youssoupha Fall, Amine Noua or even Charles Kahudi, “Wemby” thus had difficulty in weighing on this match, bitter, tight and disputed. Limited to 4/12 on shots, including 0/4 at 3-pts, and also author of four faults, he nevertheless managed to compile 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks in 31 minutes. Going for his points on the line (7/7 on throws) and brilliant defensively.
Above all, Victor Wembanyama knew how to be decisive at the very end of the game, since it was he who gave the victory (84-83) to the Met 92, a big tap-dunk 3.5 seconds from the end! An action that most observers will obviously remember but which should not, however, make us forget the difficulties encountered by the Frenchman in the face of his “ex”.
Fortunately, Boulogne-Levallois was able to count on a super Tremont Waters (28 points, 7 assists, 3 interceptions) to forget the offensive discretion of the probable future N°1 of the 2023 Draft and respond to the teammates of Nando De Colo (14 points, 5 assists) and Yves Pons (16 points, 6 rebounds and a huge dunk on the nose of Victor Wembanyama!).
Using forceps, but leading the race for a long time, the men of Vincent Collet (12-4) therefore attack the new year on the right foot, at the same time retaining their place on the podium of the Betclic Elite, behind Monaco (13-3) and tied with Cholet. Next meeting for Ile-de-France residents: Sunday evening, in Dijon.