Despite this bitter setback, Victor Wembanyama thus returned to the United States with a smile on his lips. “This week has been incredible, seeing my family. It was a very emotional moment. I was very happy to play these two matches in Paris in the middle of a season, it is priceless. This will allow us to fuel ourselves for the rest of the season. This will greatly help us, collectively, we have also grown. »
Mitch Johnson, the Spurs coach, explained to him that he had mismanaged his opponent’s strong moment. “The Pacers were in the fight and we dictated the tempo throughout the game. We played pretty well in the 3rd quarter but I made a mistake by taking out three starters (at the end of the period), I should have only taken out one. »
Le match de Tyrese Haliburton
The Texan technician also sang the praises of Tyrese Haliburton, “an incredible player. He hit some fantastic shots. He did a lot of isolation but he made some difficult shots so we have to congratulate him. »
Obviously, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle agreed.
“A lot of people saw what Tyrese (Haliburton) did at the end of the 3rd quarter (14 points in the last three minutes of the period), he changed the game. With Pascal Siakam, this two two All-Star players. »
-As for Pascal Siakam, he praised the collective work of his team to slow down the star of this French week.
“We made sure to make all possessions hard for Victor (Wembanyama). Myles (Turner) did a huge job on him but generally speaking, the whole team contained him better. It wasn’t really us in the 3rd quarter but at the end, Tyrese (Haliburton) had a heat stroke. When he’s like that, it’s hard to stop him. Playing with energy is part of our identity and we did it better tonight. More generally, it was a very good week, the public was fantastic. Everyone was kind and warm to us. »
Comments collected at the Accor Arena.
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