Published on Oct 27, 2024 at 09:48, updated on Oct 27, 2024 at 09:23
On the night of Saturday to Sunday, for the second meeting of the regular season, San Antonio won its first victory on its floor against Houston (109-106). Discreet against the Mavericks a few days ago, Victor Wembanyama this time put on a show with 29 points.
It didn’t take long for San Antonio to get up and running. After an inaugural defeat a few days ago against Dallas to launch this new NBA season, the Spurs obtained their first success at home in the regular phase on the night of Saturday to Sunday (109-106). And it was the Rockets who suffered the ardor of Gregg Popovich’s men and above all, Victor Wembanyama.
For his second season at the highest level, the Frenchman intends to work harder this year. A few days after scoring 17 points with some clumsy shooting, the No. 1 in the draft last year this time dominated the statistics sheet with 29 points. But above all, his presence and his impact disturbed Houston who had difficulty approaching the racket at the start of the match. In its wake, San Antonio quickly broke away with a 21-point lead at halftime (62-41).
Sochan, the other good news
During the match, Victor Wembanyama showed off his technical palette by performing a series of high-class gestures, including a winning shot at the end of the third quarter. Manhandled during a good part of the match, Houston showed up at the end of the match, just enough to put pressure on the Spurs who tightened the game to secure the result. With 29 points (10/17 shooting), Victor Wembanyama was the strong man of the evening even if we should not forget Jeremy Sochan, author of a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds).
In the other matches of the night, the reigning NBA champion Boston won its third victory in as many games against Detroit (118-124) as did the Lakers at home against Sacramento (131-127). We will also note the triple-double of LeBron James (32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists). On the French side, we can highlight the good performances of Bilal Coulibaly (23 points, 6 assists) and Alexandre Sarr (12 points, 6 assists) despite Washington’s defeat against Cleveland (116-135). Rudy Gobert also stood out with a double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds) during Minnesota’s success against Toronto (112-101).
NBA / REGULAR SEASON
Sunday October 27, 2024
Charlotte Hornets – Miami Heat : 106-114
Detroit Pistons – Boston Celtics : 118-124
Washington Wizards – Cleveland Cavaliers : 116-135
Chicago Bulls – Oklahoma City Thunder : 95-114
Memphis Grizzlies – Orlando Magic : 124-111
Minnesota Timberwolves – Orlando Magic : 124-111
San Antonio Spurs – Houston Rockets : 109-106
Phoenix Suns – Dallas Mavericks : 114-102
Los Angeles Lakers – Sacramento Kings : 131-127