New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs honored Christmas Day in the best possible way of the NBA, giving life to a very entertaining and hard-fought match until the last second. They came out on top after 11 draws and 14 changes in the lead the hostscapable of finding the right plays at the end of the match thanks above all to Mikal Bridges. In his first Christmas game with the Knicks shirt, the former Nets player signs a performance 41 final points shooting with stellar percentages (68% from the field and 6/9 from three points) and making all the most important baskets to push his team to victory in the point-to-point final. Giving him a strong hand are the 20 points from Jalen Brunson and 21 from Karl-Anthony Townshowever kept on the bench in the final minutes in favor of Precious Achiuwa who was valuable with 10 rebounds. Even more precious, however, is the contribution from Josh Hart, who finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds (of which 5 on offense) and 6 assistsgetting his hands on all loose balls at the decisive moment.
Wembanyama extraordinary at its Christmas debut, but it's not enough
The Knicks needed a great team performance to get the better of a Victor Wembanyama simply extraordinary. Making his debut on a Christmas Day, the Frenchman closes with 42 points (only McGrady and Chamberlain better than him in his Christmas debut), 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks with 16/31 shooting and 6/16 from long rangegiving a clear demonstration of all his offensive and defensive talents destined to be fixed appointment in the Christmas races in the near future. However, the rest of San Antonio is missing: Jeremy Sochan finished with 21 points and 9 rebounds with 3/3 three-pointers, but only Chris Paul (13 points) and Devin Vassell (11) reached double figures, lacking consistency and experience in the finish because of it after also losing in a sprint against Philadelphia two days ago. Growth errors, but the entire NBA goes ahead with its Christmas Day with a clear awareness: soon this will be Victor Wembanyama's league.
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