The only players in NBA playoff history with:
200+ PTS ย
100+ REB ย
40+ BLK
through their first 10 career playoff games:
* David Robinson ย
* Victor Wembanyama ๐
Reminder:
โข Perk picked SA to win it all and picked them in 6 against MIN (would've been right, for once)
โข 1 DAY later, said they won't win the series after G1 loss.
โข Said he wouldn't overreact to one game after SA won Game 3
โข Desperately argued for Wemby's suspension
Tim Duncan has reportedly been in the gym with Gregg Popovich every single day as Pop recovers from his stroke.
Some player-coach relationships become bigger than basketball itself.
Even in retirement, Gregg Popovich is still finding ways to impact the Spurs.
After San Antonio lost Game 1 at home to the Timberwolves, Pop reportedly stepped in and personally took over the team's film session before the Spurs bounced back in the series.
Then after the emotional Game 4 loss in Minnesota, where Victor Wembanyama was hit with a flagrant 2 foul after throwing an elbow at Naz Reid's jaw early in the 2nd quarter, Pop reportedly went straight to the airport to meet with Wemby before the team flew back to San Antonio.
Game 5 looked like a team that got the message.
The Spurs came out focused from the opening tip, never trailed, and took control behind Wemby's monster night:
๐น 27 points
๐น 17 rebounds
๐น 5 assists
๐น 3 blocks
Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox, and Keldon Johnson all stepped up too as San Antonio is now one win away from the Western Conference Finals.
Retired or not, Pop's presence is still all over this team.
According to Mike Greenberg, after the Spurs lost Game 1, Wembanyama went over to Castle in the locker room.. and they emerged laughing.
When asked why, Wembanyama said:
โBecause we just played as bad as we can possibly play and we still should have won.โ
#GoSpursGo#PorVida