Learning how to function when teams take away Victor Wembanyama's shots will be a key focus for the Spurs going forward
Houston forward Dillon Brooks exited the Frost Bank Center after Tuesday’s 103-101 victory over the Spurs feeling like a kid at the end of a Disneyland vacation. He didn’t want to leave. “I wish we played them again,” Brooks said. Who could blame him? For the second time in a week, the 6-foot-6 Brooks had accomplished what many taller men throughout the NBA could not. He successfully made 7-foot-3 Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama appear momentarily mortal.
The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox Hounded by Brooks and a cast of what seemed like thousands, Wembanyama finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. It was good for his ninth consecutive double-double, his longest streak of the season. It would have also marked Wembanyama’s lowest-scoring game since December, had it not been for the 10 points he managed in a loss against Brooks and the Rockets on March 5 in Houston.
Popovich holds Spurs' rebuild plans close to vest as Wembanyama's rookie season nears home stretch Wembanyama beat that one with a sweeping hook pass from one block to Jones on the opposite 3-point arc. Jones attacked a seam toward the basket from there, then dumped the ball to a diving Sandro Mamukelashvili for a layup. Alas, officials later determined Mamukelashvili’s shot did not beat the 24-second clock and was wiped out.
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