the essentials The San Antonio Spurs lost on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday on the Memphis floor (106-98) despite a great performance from Frenchman Wembanyma (20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks). The only problem was that playmaker Ja Morant (26 points) dunked on him at the start of the 4th quarter.
The days go by and look the same for Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs! A new defeat on the floor of the Memphis Grizzlies (106-98) which once again pushes them to the bottom of the Western Conference standings. However Wembanyama did “Wemby”! Alley-oop, block of all kinds, post, three points… for an XXL performance with stats that speak for themselves: 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.
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But the action at the start of the 4th quarter risks leaving him with bad memories. While he entered the match well with a counter on the leader of the Grizzlies, the Frenchman, at his height of 2m24, was unable to do anything. While leading by 16 points, Ja Morant put on a show, he used a screen from Bismarck Biyombo then took advantage of his speed to outflank the French pivot while approaching the basket. The 1m88 leader then has the luxury of climbing into the air to dunk on the slender pivot while measuring 36cm shorter.
Back at the end of December after a 25-match suspension for displaying a weapon on social networks, Ja Morant was exultant, as was the crowd, accustomed to the disappointing performances of his team this season (13th in the West with a record of 11 wins for 22 losses). So seeing their star dominate the French giant, leader in the counter rankings this year, in the air gave a good reason to let loose.
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In the end, the Grizzlies, led by Morant as decisive as ever since his return to competition (26 points, 10 assists), won (106-98) against the Spurs, who suffered a third defeat in a row, the 28th of the season (for five small victories).
2024-01-03 12:27:18
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