2023-11-11 12:15:06
Victor Wembanyama, young prodigy of 2.22 m, lost with his San Antonio Spurs against the Minnesota Timberwolves of Rudy Gobert (117-110), experienced pivot of 2.16 m, for an expected duel between the two French giants of the NBA Friday.
Between a nice hug at the start of the match and an exchange of jerseys at the end of the match, Victor Wembanyama (19 years old) and Rudy Gobert (31 years old) fought on the floor an expected first battle in several sequences, before a logical victory for the Wolves , a team in good shape, much more experienced than the Texan Cubs, the youngest squad in the NBA.
However, of the two French people, it was Wembanyama who stood out the most by scoring 29 points, the second best total in the nine games of his NBA career, which began a little over two weeks ago, after the 38 registered against the Phoenix Suns.
Rudy & Victor.
???????? Victor Wembanyama :
29 PTS / 9 REB / 4 AST / 4 BLK???????? Rudy Gobert :
11 PTS / 10 REB / 1 AST / 1 STLWolves victory 117-110 pic.twitter.com/l1JL99sCYX
— NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) November 11, 2023
The prodigy, No. 1 in the draft in June, displayed his protean talent with several classy actions, between a reverse dunk on the counter-attack (4th quarter), a long three-point shot at the end of second quarter, or even a humiliating counter on Karl-Anthony Towns at the start of the match, the ball going completely vertical in a style close to volleyball.
Another double double for Gobert
Author of four counterattacks, “Wemby” dealt two to Gobert and overall won his direct actions against his compatriot, despite a nice offensive movement from “Gobzilla” between the tentacles of Wembanyama (2.44 m wingspan) in the third period.
29 POINTS
9 REBOUNDS
4 PASSES
4 AGAINST
3x 3PMFirst rookie in NBA history with these stats
Premier rookie @Spurs with at least 25 PTS and 4 BLK since Tim Duncan in 1998 pic.twitter.com/nMd52LaSp4
— NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) November 11, 2023
“He’s already way ahead for a rookie. It is obvious that he is well coached, and that he works tactically. He already represents an obstacle, I think he will become a serious problem very soon,” greeted Gobert about Wembanyama. The two players could form a formidable interior pair for the French team at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.
Despite less flashy statistics, Gobert finished with a double double (11 points, 10 rebounds) and he once again perfectly supported his teammates Karl-Anthony Towns (29 points, 12 rebounds) and Anthony Edwards (28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 passes).
The Wolves thus scored a fifth consecutive victory which takes them to the top of the Western Conference (6 wins – 2 losses), which are far from the Spurs (3 wins – 6 losses), beaten for the fourth meeting in a row. The two teams played their first match in the group stage of the NBA’s newly created mid-season tournament on Friday.
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