Victor Wembanyama Made NBA History In Nuggets-Spurs Game
On Friday evening, the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Denver Nuggets in Texas.
The Nuggets had control for the entire game, and the Spurs lost by a score of 117-106.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks while shooting 4/12 from the field and 1/5 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.
He also made NBA history during the game.
Via NBA History: "Victor Wembanyama becomes the 2nd player (since blocks were officially recorded in 1973-74) to tally 200+ blocks and 100+ made threes in a season, joining Raef LaFrentz in 2001-02."
Wembanyama has had an excellent rookie season and is averaging 20.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field and 33.1% from the three-point range in 59 games.
He will have an excellent chance to win the 2024 Rookie Year of The Year Award.
With the loss, the Spurs dropped to 14-53 in 67 games, which has them as the 15th seed (last place) in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a three-game losing streak and are 3-7 over their last ten games.
Following the Nuggets, the Spurs will host Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening.
As for the Nuggets, they improved to 47-20 in 67 games, which has them as the first seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a five-game winning streak and are 9-1 over their last ten games.
