Wembanyama is out
San Antonio is in the bottom of the West, but the future of this team is bright, as the performance of Wembanyama and Wembanyama's rookie season proves that he can become a superstar in the league in time. That's right, Wembanyama has such a talent, becoming the league's block leader in his rookie season, and he is leading off a cliff. The unrivaled defense determines Wembanyama's lower limit, not to mention, he also has the dribble shooting ability of a modern center.
In this game, the Spurs will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder away. Because it was back-to-back, Wembanyama was absent. As a youth army in the West, the strength of the Thunder is undoubted, the team ranks third in the West, Alexander has returned healthy, and the competitiveness of the team can be imagined.
Spurs challenge the Thunder
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Spurs fell into a scoring drought, and Collins, who came to the start, scored 9 points and 3 rebounds on 3-of-7 shooting, but the team only scored 11 points, and only Jones scored 2 points on a layup. The Thunder team was naturally unrelenting, Alexander scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Keady also had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and the team scored 34 points in a single quarter and directly took a 23-point lead. After returning from the game in the second quarter, the Spurs regained their form slightly, Collins scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Jones had 4 points and 3 assists, and the team scored 24 points in a single quarter.
The Thunder's offense continued, Alexander scored another 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Keady also had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the team still scored 34 points in the first quarter, and at halftime, the Thunder led the Spurs by 33 points 68-35. In the second half, Jones and Collins each scored 5 points, the Spurs blossomed more, and scored 29 points in a single quarter, but the Thunder's offense did not mean to stop, Alexander scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Hayward and Jalen Williams scored 6 points each, and the team scored another 30 points in a single quarter, and the difference between the two teams came to 34 points.
With such a huge point difference, the game lost its suspense in advance, and the last quarter directly turned into garbage time. Gray on the Spurs' bench was a surprise player, finishing with 10 points and one assist on 4-of-7 shooting, but the margin showed no signs of narrowing. Wiggins had six points, two rebounds and two assists, Hayward also had five points, Biyombo had six points and six rebounds, and the Thunder finally beat the Spurs by 38 points, 127-89.
Clock-out on three periods
A 38-point defeat once again made people realize that this Spurs team with Wembanyama and without Wembanyama are completely two teams. Collins became the team's top performer, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds and two assists on 8-of-17 shooting, which was another masterpiece saved by Popovich. Jones had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Sissoko and Gray scored 13 points each off the bench, and only four players on the team scored double-doubles, shooting 9 of 40 three-pointers, and the shooting percentage was miserable. If you want to attack, you don't attack, and if you want to defend, you don't have to defend.
The Thunder showed their competitiveness, Alexander clocked out in the third quarter, scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 10-of-18 shooting, and really didn't have any power. Keady also had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists on 7-of-12 shooting, and has been in great form recently. Jalen Williams had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Hayward on the bench had 18 points and 1 rebound on 6-of-8 shooting, and in addition, Holmgren also had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.