The Paris Game should be his big day – and it came the same. Victor Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs with a gala to a clear 140: 110 (60:57) victory in the NBA against the Indiana Pacers.
In the days before, “Wemby”, who had won silver at the Olympic Games in Paris last summer, was celebrated, before the game he spoke about the microphone some warm words to his compatriots – and then he also showed His sporty class.
In 32 minutes, Wembanyama was the top scorer of the game with 30 points, and his impressive statistics also showed eleven Reboundsix Assists and five blocked throws. “Victor is a fantastic player, France should be very, very proud of him. He is unique”enthused trace coach Rick Carlisle after the game.
In addition to the upcoming NBA superstar, who had only been drafted to number one last year, Devin Vassell was able to convince with 25 points and an outstanding three-year rate of 83 percent (five out of six). In addition, that was Scoring A crucial factor of the bank – the replacement players of the Spurs came up to 53 points, which the Pacers only 33rd best thrower at Indiana was Bennedict Mathurin.
Paris can look forward to the second “Wemby” appearance
The spectators in Paris only had eyes for one: Wembanyama. Every successful action from the 2.21-meter man with the technology of a Point Guardsthe threesome one Shoot-Specialists and the defender qualities of a center were celebrated loudly. But especially one at the beginning of the fourth quarter when Wembanyama threw the ball from the free -wire line to the board, so that he could then turn it into a dunk to the meantime.
It was the highlight of a first Wembanyama mark in his home country – and the second is said to follow two days later. On Sunday evening (25.01.2025) there is a second duel between San Antonio and Indiana in Paris.