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Raptors spoil Wembangyama’s special night

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of san antonio spurs They tied him up well after the first half. Victor Wenbanyama it will be necessary. At the premiere of prime time With French fans flocking to Europe, television, Spain, and many other parts of the Old Continent, the 19-year-old French talent finally had to shine. Of course, there is no final reward.of toronto raptors They taught him and his friends a good lesson afterwards. return 22 points disadvantage They finished the job with a 116-123 victory in overtime against Texas, their first away game of the season.

scotty burns He got up on time in the second half, especially in the final quarter, and orchestrated the away team’s victory. 30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks. (9-20 TC; 5-10 3P). The Canadian group leader completed the pick and shovel work. Dennis Schroder and OG Anunobyboth are key players with 24 points and are shameless when it comes to facing unknown challenges with the NBA’s new “Aliens”.


Wenby After a very subdued and cerebral match, which became a benchmark in overtime in San Antonio, his size and overwhelming talent allowed him to temporarily suspend his professional career and take it one step at a time. This proves once again that he also has an amazing brain.and 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 blocks, the No. 1 draft pick remained undaunted even though the team ultimately gave up on him. He hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left in overtime, but the defense contested it, but it went wide after circling the rim twice.He narrowly missed Wenby There is also the option of heading out again, shoulder to shoulder.

It wasn’t a fairy tale, after all, but this tall kid’s display of character and intelligence was entertaining to watch, and right up front with anyone thanks to finding a new dimension in generational talent. We have shown that we can compete fromIron will to fight to win keldon johnson (26 points), Zach Collins (21) or a type like Malachi Branum (16) would probably be the same one that ranked last in last year’s classification, if we felt that they were not accompanied by such special phenomena.


set of greg popovichthere were a lot of details to polish, and they dominated in the first half, winning by 22 points and heading into the break. 54-35 up on the scoreboard. In the third quarter, Schröder carried the Raptors with world champion determination, and in the final period cracks appeared in San Antonio’s fledgling plan as Toronto quickly trailed the Raptors by 15 points.

The final give-and-take of the final quarter yielded no wins for anyone, with a Canadian team plagued by mistakes and multiple bad calls, also still adjusting to the demands of a new coach. Darko Radjaković. In fact, Wembangyama missed a rebound that would have won the game and instead forced overtime on Anunoby’s basket. It was the Frenchman’s first strike of the night, but he added another after he saw his triple, which came within a point of overtime, do a dramatic dance near the rim and then go off the mark. Ta.


Barnes was the first to be chosen as a star. Pascal Siakam This year’s Toronto plan, What’s more, he was denied the entire accident and acted as such, ultimately giving Toronto some parity. The versatile player spoiled a special night for Wenbanyama and was clearly frustrated as he watched his near-winnable match slip away in the final stages. Despite the defeat, the 19-year-old Frenchman’s emotions emitted in his first match. prime time They continue to invite us to talk about unique and outstanding players.

For now, even if he loses, he remains a story worth telling.

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San Antonio (116): Malachi Branum (16), Jeremy Sochan (4), Keldon Johnson (26), Victor Wembaneyama (20), Zach Collins (21) -Starting Quintet-; Justin Champagnie (2), Doug McDermott ( 12), Cedi Osman (7), Charles Bassey (2), Tre Jones (6).

Toronto (123): Dennis Schroder (24), OG Anunoby (24), Scottie Barnes (30), Pascal Siakam (8), Jakob Poelt (16) – starting quintet. Jalen McDaniels (0), Otto Porter Jr. (6), Malachi Flynn (5), Gary Trent Jr. (10), Grady Dick (0).

partial: 26-22 / 28-13 / 32-36 / 24-39 (6-13)

Umpire: Zach Zarba, Che Flores, Dedrick Taylor.

Incident: The 2023-24 NBA regular season game was played in front of a crowd of 18,354 at Frostbank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Raptors got their first road win of the year, falling to 3-4, while the Spurs fell to 3-3.

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Source: Mundo Deportivo

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