By Mathieu S. | Sports editor
New match and new defeat for the Spurs this Sunday evening. The franchise did not resist against the Heat and Victor Wembanyama did not completely reassure offensively. Do we need a trade to resolve this?
Traveling to Miami before coming to France for two meetings, the Spurs did not reassure the supporters at all. Defeat with a score of 107-128 for Mitch Johnson’s men, with an absolutely shameful third quarter of 27-46. This has been a trend in recent weeks for the Texans, unable to shine when returning to the floor after the break.
In San Antonio today, we must ask ourselves a lot of questions about the continuation of this campaign. The franchise now has a record of 19 wins for 22 losses and the playoffs are slowly starting to fade away. Nothing is finished yet obviously, but it will take a wake-up call Victor Wembanyama in prime.
Victor Wembanyama still worries
Getting off to a good start in this match with an almost perfect shot, the Frenchman then collapsed in the second quarter, missing all his shots and scoring no points. He finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds at the finish, but it was his opponent Kel’el Ware who dominated the duel with 25 points and 8 rebounds.
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Supporters were waiting for a wake-up call from Wemby and Spurs, but it clearly didn’t happen. Many hope that the two matches NBA in France will allow the machine to be restarted, or else a trade will obviously be necessary. Someone thinks they’ve found the reason behind Victor’s difficulties at the moment.
@RealPjHoops : “One of the possible reasons behind Wembanyama’s breakdown is his important job in defense. Without real defenders on the perimeter, he is constantly under pressure to cover the pivots but also the backs. It’s a really difficult situation. We need wingers in defense! »
A scoring leader and defenders, even a backup at position 5: the truth is that the Spurs have significant needs before the deadline. Except that the franchise will not necessarily take action, preferring to keep this squad and wait until the summer of 2025 to try something. You will obviously have to be patient.
The struggle continues for Spurs and Victor Wembanyama. Their performance this Sunday evening was still quite worrying, to the point where some supporters already no longer believe in the playoffs. The two meetings in France will be very important to get back on track.
