2023-11-07 14:08:33
By SV
Published 4 hours ago, Updated now
Victor Wembanyama couldn’t do anything against the Indiana Pacers. Trevor Ruszkowski / REUTERS
With their French star in difficulty, the San Antonio Spurs were corrected by the Indiana Pacers (152-111).
A real slap in the face. With a Victor Wembanyama, certainly in a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds), but clearly not at the shooting level (3/12), San Antonio was swept away on the floor of the Indiana Pacers on the night of Monday at Tuesday (152-111). From the first quarter, the Texans were behind by 16 points against the offensively unleashed Pacers.
The Indiana players, very effective at three points, did not let up in the second quarter and even increased their lead to 20 points. Despite Keldon Johnson’s 14 points or Zach Collins’ 10, the Spurs trailed 86-61 at the break. The Indianapolis franchise had simply never scored so many points in a half. The last two quarters were a cross for Gregg Popovich’s men. Indiana continued its attacks against a helpless and overwhelmed Wembanyama. The very large gap on the scoreboard nevertheless allowed the Frenchman to rest during the fourth quarter. A meeting to forget for San Antonio and “Wemby”.
In New York, it was former MVP James Harden who was particularly expected, for his first steps in his new Clippers team, against the Knicks. On the field, the Californians’ major five, a little aging, still look great – Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac – and have 32 selections in the All Star Game. But for the results, we will have to go back: despite a more than decent match (17 points on 67% shooting, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 lost balls), Harden could not prevent the Angelinos from suffering a second defeat consecutive. “I thought James was really good,” however, greeted his new coach Tyronn Lue after the match. “It’s going to take him a little time to get back into optimal shape, we understand that. But we really felt his presence on the floor.”
The Lakers beaten in Miami
In Minneapolis, Anthony Edwards shone to allow his Wolves to inflict their first defeat of the season on the Boston Celtics (114-109 AD). With 38 points, including 8 in overtime, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Edwards was essential, helped by Jaden McDaniels (20 points), author of a decisive basket at the end of the game, and Rudy Gobert (14 points, 12 rebounds). With five victories and one defeat, the Celtics are joined at the top of the Eastern Conference with the same record by the Philadelphia Sixers, who recorded a 5th consecutive victory against the Washington Wizards (146-128), with a huge match of Reigning MVP, pivot Joel Embiid (48 points at 68%, 11 rebounds, 6 assists).
Quickly led by 20 points by the Pelicans, the Denver Nuggets, 2023 champions, managed a nice comeback to win at home 134-116 in the wake of their all-purpose pivot, the Serbian Nikola Jokic, author a strong triple double (35 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists). They remain at the top of the Western Conference with seven wins and one loss, ahead of the Mavericks (6-1) of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, who won 117-102 in Florida against the Orlando Magic, and the Warriors (6-2), 120-109 winners over the Pistons in Detroit, including 34 points from Stephen Curry. Also note among the other matches, the defeat of LeBron James (30 points) and his Lakers against his former club Miami (108-107), notably carried by Bam Adebayo, author of an extremely rare statistical line (22 points , 20 rebounds, 10 assists).
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