Before you know it, another year of playoffs is coming, and at this time, we have a few teams that don't seem to care that much about the outcome of their games, including the San Antonio Spurs.
Although the head coach of the Spurs always said in the press conference before the public game that the team will go all out to win the game, but from the actual situation of the game, the Spurs do not seem to have any determination to win, and their record has always remained in the middle of the table.
If nothing happens, such a record will be difficult to make the playoffs, and it looks like it will take some time for the San Antonio Spurs to rise.
In a game that ended not long ago, the Spurs challenged the Portland Trail Blazers away, and in this game, the unstoppable Wembanyama once again showed his super individual ability, he scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocks to help the team successfully defeat the opponent and end the recent losing streak.
Trail Blazers' absence tactics:
Before this game, the Trail Blazers had announced that the team's three main players, Simmons Jr., Sharpe and Ayton, would all rest due to injury, which was undoubtedly a big blow to the team.
After all, in the previous game, it was the outstanding performance of these three players that allowed the Trail Blazers to defeat strong opponents and win valuable victories.
But despite that, the Trail Blazers' management hasn't changed their decision, and they seem to have made up their minds that this season is all about doing their homework and trying to finish better in the draft.
As for the Trail Blazers' approach, the Spurs' coaches and players naturally have some complaints.
In their opinion, although the Trail Blazers deliberately put it badly, their lineup talent is still very good, and the team's back scorers and interior scorers have excellent individual abilities, so even without the main players, the Trail Blazers are still not so easy to deal with.
And the actual situation of the game is true, even if the Trail Blazers are absent, but the Spurs did not dominate the game at the beginning, but the Trail Blazers found their form in the second quarter of the game, and they chased the score to within a dozen points with their excellent offensive performance.
It's just that after that, no matter from any point of view, the Spurs' performance is more comprehensive than the Trail Blazers, whether it is on the offensive end or on the defensive end, the Spurs players can complete their tasks in an orderly manner, so in the end, they successfully defended their advantage and achieved a victory.
Full outbreak in Wembanyama:
Not long ago, the Spurs and the Cavaliers made a trade in which the Spurs sent away Lillard, the team's core scorer, and in exchange, they got Wembanyama, the Cavaliers' interior scorer.
Although at the beginning, fans still had some opinions about such a trade, thinking that there was no benefit for the Spurs to do so, but judging from the performance of the game during this period, Wembanyama is indeed a very good player.
In the previous games, both the head coach of the Spurs team and other players have said that without Wembanyama's joining, the team's record may be better.
After all, after having Wembanyama, the Spurs' interior defense ability has been greatly improved, and in some games, Wembanyama can also have a very good offensive performance, becoming the team's scoring champion and rebounding champion.
In the game with the Trail Blazers, Wembanyama's individual ability was fully released, he not only had an efficient performance on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, using his actual actions to tell everyone what it means to be all-round.
In the whole game time, Wembanyama only took 24 minutes to score 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocks, which can be said to help the team do everything.
And in the final moments of the game, when the Trail Blazers wanted to launch a final comeback, Wembanyama still stepped up and completed some very beautiful attacks at key moments, helping the team stabilize the game and finally win.
Through such a performance, Wembanyama has once again been recognized and affirmed by everyone, and his outstanding performance has also given the Spurs some encouragement, letting them know that even if the current record is not very good, as long as Wembanyama has it, the future of the team is still full of hope.
Epilogue:
Although with the addition of Wembanyama, the Spurs' performance on the interior has indeed improved a lot, but if you want to fight your way out of the Western Conference, you can't just rely on the outstanding performance of one player, and the rest of the Spurs team also need to have a more comprehensive performance in the next games.
I believe that as long as the whole team works together, the Spurs will have a chance to bounce back sooner or later, and at that time, they will still be strong contenders in the playoffs.