In the first game after the announcement of the indefinite loss of his coach Gregg Popovich due to a minor stroke, a colossal Victor Wembanyama scored 50 points in the San Antonio Spurs’ victory against the Washington Wizards, in what is already his best record scorer, as well as the most prolific scoring data by a 20-year-old center. His balance in field goals was 18 of 29, also adding 8 of 16 in triples. In addition, ‘Wemby’ had six rebounds, two assists, a steal and three blocks and only lost one ball.
The Frenchman’s performance tonight continues in line with his last game, in which he scored 34 points, 14 rebounds and six assists against the Sacramento Kings. The main figure of the Wizards was Jordan Poole with 42 points (6 of 9 in triples) and six assists.
On the other hand, Giannis Antetokounmpo shone with his own light with 59 points to rescue the Milwaukee Bucks (4-8) at home in their 127-120 victory in overtime against the Detroit Pistons. The Greek forward shot 21 of 34 from the field and achieved a triple-double with 14 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and three blocks, with a total of only three turnovers.
Giannis carried the team on his back from the beginning of the game, in which he scored 22 of his team’s first 24 points, marked by the significant losses of Khris Middleton, Damian Lillard and Bobby Portis. Other notable names in the Wisconsin franchise were center Brook López (29 points and eight rebounds) and Taurean Prince, who achieved a double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds). On the Detroit side, Cade Cunningham led with 35 points and 11 assists.
Traveling to California, the Los Angeles Lakers added their third consecutive victory against Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies by 128-123, with an incombustible LeBron James in command with his third triple-double in a row. The legendary forward scored 35 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and distributed 14 assists.
On the part of the Tennessee team, the 29 points from Jaren Jackson Jr. and the 15 points from Santi Aldama stood out, who continues to have good dynamics, in addition to the same record for Marcus Smart and Scotty Pippen Jr., son of the legend of the Chicago Bulls.
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