Spurs Split I-35 Series as They Return Home to San Antonio

Whereas the Frost Financial institution Heart performed host to Drake & J.Cole, the San Antonio Spurs would crash on little brothers sofa for the weekend. Within the second yr of the now annual “I-35 collection” performed on the Moody Heart on the campus of the College of Texas. After falling 117-106 to the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs ended their bizarre weekend in Austin in even wilder vogue; outlasting the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 in overtime.

San Antonio Spurs I-35 Sequence

A brand new official attendance report for an athletic occasion at Moody Heart: 16,223 

The hardly two yr outdated area nonetheless smells like a brand new automobile, and the Spurs new stretch limousine Victor Wembanyama would lastly get an opportunity to essentially open up the throttle and add some mileage to the odometer. In simply his third sport enjoying 35 minutes or extra this season, Wembanyama totaled 33 factors, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and seven blocks in a lightweight Sunday drive downtown.

The back-to-back western conference rookie of the month remains to be averaging simply 29.9 minutes per sport. Coach Pop and his coaching workers sometimes letting Victor surpass that 30 minute mark in just 28 games this season. Nevertheless, the final time the now 20 yr outdated performed over 35 minutes was in a late November loss to Golden State. The 118-112 loss on the highway was the ONLY sport this season Vic eclipsed 35 minutes in regulation. The opposite two events he noticed prolonged minutes, had been probably by chance… as each got here in additional time wins over Houston and now Brooklyn.  

Victor Towering Tall Above the Relaxation

Wembanyama’s stats match his stature as they each tower over his friends. With simply 14 video games remaining he’s far forward of the tempo in total blocks, main the pack whereas enjoying considerably much less minutes than his pursuers.

Wemby isn’t simply main his fellow rookies in blocks, he’s main the whole league, forward by over 40 blocks via 68 video games. At all times in elite firm in relation to information, there are at the moment two different former Spurs gamers who had over 200 blocks of their rookie season. David Robinson with 319 & Tim Duncan with 206. Wembanyama simply now eclipsing Duncan with 207 following the overturning of his game sealing block in additional time on Sunday.

Whereas we will solely surprise “why” the clear and apparent minutes restriction remains to be in impact; we will’t assist however ask “what may Victors stats appear to be if he was actually allowed to play freely? The quadruple double is imminent, that query has lengthy been answered, as i mentioned its solely a matter of when.

In diminished minutes, Wembanyama is already the primary participant EVER with 200+ blocks, 100+ threes and 75+ steals in a single season.

However might he actually be the primary participant to win Rookie of the Yr AND Defensive Participant of the Yr in the identical season?

Hopefully we get an opportunity at a glimpse at these solutions, as Wembanyama and firm will return to their TRUE house court docket this night because the San Antonio Spurs host Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs are coming off of a sensational buzzer-beater from Irving to win 107-105 over the identical Denver Nuggets that not too long ago performed in Austin.