Marie Mahé, Media365, published on Saturday January 4, 2025 at 8:40 a.m.
This Friday evening, as part of the NBA regular season, Victor Wembanyama more than contributed to the victory of the San Antonio Spurs against the Denver Nuggets (110-113). Alexandre Sarr also showed up.
Victor Wembanyama was in great form. This Friday evening, as part of the NBA regular season, the Frenchman, for his 100th match in the prestigious Basketball League, finished top scorer for his team but also second best in the match won by his San Antonio Spurs franchise. on the floor of the Denver Nuggets (110-113), with a double-double and personal statistics of 35 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists. Only Nikola Jokic did better than him (41 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists), but that was not enough. Another Habs showed his strength during this same evening. This is Alexandre Sarr. The player, chosen in 2nd position in the last draft, was the second best scorer for his team, with personal statistics of 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. However, this did not allow its Washington Wizards franchise to avoid relapsing, on the floor of the New Orleans Pelicans (132-120). The Wizards are last in the East and the Pelicans last in the West.
Risacher in retreat
The first choice of this same draft, the Frenchman Zacharie Risacher was much more discreet (7 points, 3 rebounds). His Atlanta Hawks franchise, for its part, lost to that of the Los Angeles Lakers (119-102). LeBron James took advantage of this meeting to break a new record, that of the player who scored the greatest number of times 30 points in a match. This record belonged to Michael Jordan, but James achieved this performance for the 563rd time. As for the other Habs, Tidjane Salaün finished with 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but his Charlotte Hornets franchise lost to that of the Detroit Pistons (98-94). In other results of the evening, the Toronto Raptors lost at home to the Orlando Magic (97-106), as did the Houston Rockets to the Boston Celtics (86-109). For its part, the Oklahoma City Thunder, leader of the Western Conference standings, continued its positive series (14 consecutive victories) by dominating the New York Knicks (117-107). In the East, the leaders are the Cleveland Cavaliers, who won against the Dallas Mavericks (122-134), deprived of their star Luka Doncic, who suffers from a strained left calf. Finally, the Sacramento Kings beat the Memphis Grizzlies (138-133).
