I was in awe of Victor Wembanyama’s performance tonight - not only did he score 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, he also became the 2nd youngest player to have 30, 5 and 5 in the victory over the Knicks on their home court (behind some kid who played for the Lakers) 😂
The entire Spurs team deserves a lot of credit for believing they could win and coming out and executing their game plan. They couldn’t have won without help from Castle, who stepped up tonight with 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists - and four other Spurs ended in double figures: Harper scored 13 points, Champagnie and Fox had 12 points, and Vassell finished with 11.
"Just for him to lead us." 👏
Dylan Harper talked with @ChrisBHaynes and @RudyGay about @wemby's approach coming into the game.
Game 4: Wednesday, 8:30 PM ET, ABC
Victor Wembanyama (22 years, 155 days) and Stephon Castle (21 years, 219 days) are the youngest duo (by average age) in NBA history to score 20+ points each in a Finals game 🔥
Victor Wembanyama is averaging 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game this series.
But, all you’ll see is he’s being “dominated” in these NBA Finals.
The unfair standards fans hold him to is the problem with NBA discourse.
Wemby is having a terrific first Finals series at 22-years-old, and he and the Spurs are one win away from flipping the entire script, but everyone is quick to focus on his negatives.
Show some respect.
@wemby spotlighted @swipathefox's clutch shot-making ability after his big 4Q bucket in the final seconds that helped the @spurs secure the Game 3 victory in the NBA Finals! 🏆🗣️
SAS (1-2) NYK Game 4: Wednesday, 6/10 at 8:30pm/et on ABC