On an excellent night by Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 116-96. The number 1 in the 2023 Draft had a brilliant performance with 34 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, in addition to three blocks and a steal in 34 minutes played.
Wembanyama entered after this game in a reserved group made up of legends such as Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Blake Griffin and Sidney Wicks, who are the only athletes in NBA history to score 1,700 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists in his first 82 games in the top American competition.
The Texans stepped on the accelerator and had the game under control at all times after the break, led by Wembanyama who scored six triples (in 12 attempts) for the second consecutive game, surpassing the five he had as his best mark in both games. rookie season.
For his part, the newly incorporated Chris Paul achieved a double-double against the Kings with 12 points and 11 assists. Harrison Barnes, another veteran added in the last transfer window, added ten points to San Antonio’s scoreboard. The best of the Californians was Domantas Sabonis with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
Traveling to Illinois, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls at home by 113-119 and have not yet known defeat this season (12-0) in what is already a dream season, with only five initial streaks over in NBA history. Kenny Atkinson’s team was led by Donovan Mitchell, who was the game’s top scorer with 36 points (5 of 6 from three-point range) and eight rebounds.
Two other notable names in Cleveland were Evan Mobley (15 points and 11 rebounds) and Darius Garland with 17 points. On the other hand, the Bulls had Zach LaVine (26 points) and Patrick Williams with a double-double (13 points and ten rebounds) as their main assets.
In Louisiana, the Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans away from home 105-107. The team coached by Jordi Fernández places fifth and is confirmed as the revelation of the Eastern Conference, occupying a direct play-off place, with a balance of five wins and six losses.
The main figure of the Nets was a spectacular Cameron Thomas with 17 points and seven rebounds, who was also responsible for deciding the game in favor of his team with a three-pointer with 32 seconds left. The guard appeared when he was needed most in the last quarter, in which he scored 10 of his 17 points.
Other important names from Brooklyn were Noah Clowney (15 points achieved on 5 triples and 7 rebounds), Nicolas Claxton (13 points and 9 rebounds) and Ben Simmons (6 points and 12 assists). Locally, the performances of Brandon Ingram (24 points and 9 assists) and Yves Missi (17 points and 11 rebounds) stood out.
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