For his 20th birthday, Victor Wembanyama enjoyed a memorable first battle with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Spurs floor. Not a bad gift, if we exclude the defeat at the end of the suspense of San Antonio against the Bucks. Without a Greek Freak up to the occasion, Milwaukee lost. As often, finally. Wemby is not quite at this level of influence yet. Already because he plays less: 26 minutes of effective time compared to 39 for his elder, a quarter-time difference, for four points difference at the end of the match (125-121 in favor of the Bucks). We’re not drawing a picture for you: with a little more playing time, the Frenchman would (perhaps) have had the weapons to turn things around in the right direction.
Antetokounmpo pays tribute to Wemby
We are taking relatively few risks by advancing like this given the match put out by Wembanyama. 27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, the stats sheet is more than honorable, the highlights are even more so. The alley-oop alone, his dribble behind the back to crucify Lillard before dunking? Pfff “are you kidding me?” »And what about his angry counter, 20 seconds from the end, to allow San Antonio to stay in the match until the last moment?
Normal that his opponent of the day, yet also unreal (44 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists), praises him at the TNT microphone. “He’s an incredible talent,” Giannis said. He can score at will at any time… he plays to win. It was great to play against him. »
Also great for the Frost Bank Center which has rarely vibrated since the start of the season. Even if, in the end, the result is the same as always. Without Wembanyama really having much to do with it.