Could Victor Wembanyama Be the Secret Weapon to Topple the Thunder Dynasty?
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect,” Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson said of Wembanyama’s first-half performance. “I thought he did a phenomenal job of impacting the game without having to score. He was aggressive, he wanted to play with the basketball in his hand, but I thought he did a good job of impacting the game without having to score, especially in that second quarter that you referred to.”
And when the final five minutes of regulation rolled around, behind an emotionally-invested crowd at T-Mobile Arena, the Spurs, those feisty, pesky Spurs that weren’t supposed to even be here, understood the assignment. As long as Wembanyama was on the floor, belief and confidence would germinate. His previous 12-game absence had thrust the team into unknown waters, forcing them to survive — and they responded by commanding the waves, winning nine of them.



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