US EditionVictor Wembanyama Praises Celtics After Win: ‘Great Culture’
Victor Wembanyama scored 21 points and blocked three shots as the Spurs used strong defense to limit Boston to 40 second-half points and secure a key road victory.
- On Saturday, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 at TD Garden, with Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs big man, a central factor in the win.
- Facing the league's top offensive rating, the Boston Celtics managed just 40 second-half points as the San Antonio Spurs relied on defense and timely shots.
- Victor Wembanyama finished with 21 points, six rebounds and three blocks in 26 minutes, hitting contested jumpers over Neemias Queta and Baylor Scheierman.
- San Antonio now sits at 27-11, good for second in the Western Conference, and the win reinforces the view that the Spurs look ready to take the next step this season.
- Playing at TD Garden in January created a playoff-like atmosphere as Victor Wembanyama forced rotations and Spurs roster depth, including former Boston Celtic Luke Kornet, shone Saturday.
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Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Sends Classy Message to Celtics After Road Win
The San Antonio Spurs earned a gritty 100-95 road win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday, and the final score only hinted at how much of an impact Victor Wembanyama made in limited minutes. Boston entered the night with the league’s top offensive rating, but the Spurs flipped the script in the second half, leaning on defense and timely shot-making to close the game at TD Garden, per Boston.Wembanyama finished with 21 points, six rebounds, and t…
The San Antonio Spurs have won the NBA top game against the Boston Celtics. In the duel of the second Eastern Conference with the second Western Conference, the Spurs in Boston won 100:95 and won the 27th win in the 38th season game. The Celtics slipped to third place behind the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks because of the defeat. The Los Angeles Clippers won their eighth win in a row with a 98:92 against the Pistons. However, the Germ…
Work well done for Victor Wembanyama. The crack of the Spurs was decisive in the last minutes of the success won by San Antonio in Boston on the night of Saturday to Sunday (100-95). Always moved out of the bench, the French interior managed to finish a boss match to help his franchise to impose at the TD Garden at the end of a tight shock - never more than nine points apart - between the second in the West and the third in the East (they were s…
Victor Wembanyama Praises 'Pretty Cool' Boston After Defeating Celtics
Victor Wembanyama showed respect to the Boston Celtics following Saturday’s marquee encounter. The Spurs notched a 100-95 victory at TD Garden behind 21 points, six rebounds and three blocks from Wembanyama, who played 26 minutes off the bench. After the game, the 22-year-old commended the Celtics organization and the city of Boston. “Playing Boston is cool,” Wembanyama said. “First of all, the city is pretty cool. I think even though, since it’…
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