NBA: Double block, monstrous dunk… Wembanyama’s incredible end to the match against Houston

2023-10-29 04:29:55

It was the Wemby show! After a frustrating first experience in the NBA against Dallas (119-126), Victor Wembanyama seems to have truly launched his American adventure on the night of Friday to Saturday. And with style: the number 1 of the last draft delighted in the success of the San Antonio Spurs against Houston (126-122).

With a double block, a reverse oop and several decisive actions in the money time, the 19-year-old Frenchman rewarded the 18,000 spectators at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio with a high-flying end to the match, notably during a fourth quarter then an absolutely boiling overtime.

Decisive on both sides of the floor

Rather discreet during the first three quarters, without three-point skills (0 out of 6), Wembanyama came out of his box at the best of times, notably allowing the Spurs to equalize at 111 all at the end of the four periods. He had previously achieved several high-class actions, on both sides of the floor. Starting with this alley-oop on a Tre Jones serve, while turning around in the air.

Social networks continued to burn after another insolent dunk from the former Mets player from Boulogne-Levallois, who wrapped around Jabari Smith Jr. before finishing the job with a powerful reverse tomahawk.

But the most striking action of the Spurs number 1 is undoubtedly this enormous double counter on poor Smith Jr., mistreated by the Frenchman during the fourth quarter. The Rockets player simply couldn’t believe it.

If everything was not perfect for “Wemby” for his second NBA game, the new darling of the Spurs still finished with a double-double, offering himself a remarkable stats sheet for a rookie: 21 points, 12 rebounds , 1 pass, 2 interceptions and 3 blocks.

“All my life I have preferred the end of matches, where I feel better. But it is also an area of ​​improvement, to be able to contribute to the team from the start. Let’s say that we must at all costs push the team to the top, I cannot afford to show a bad face if I want to help this team to win,” he tempered at a press conference. Next opportunity to shine for Victor Wembanyama: on the night of Sunday to Monday (2 hours), against the Los Angeles Clippers of his French teammate Nicolas Batum.