Highly visible since the start of the season, Victor Wembanyama had an uneventful evening on Sunday against the Suns, with the Spurs conceding their first defeat.
Big setback for Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Traveling to Phoenix, San Antonio actually recorded its first defeat of the season. Winners of their first five matches, the Texans lost 130-118 after counting up to 31 points in the third quarter.
And Victor Wembanyama is undoubtedly the best symbol of this difficult evening experienced by the Spurs. The French interior, which averaged more than 30 points since the start of the season, in fact completely fell through, finishing with only 9 points on 4 out of 14 on shots but also six ball losses.
This is only the third time that the former Parisian has scored less than 10 points during a match and he has not experienced such a complicated evening since October 30, 2024, when he had to settle for 6 points against the Thunder. Stephon Castle tried to take over with his 26 points on 10 out of 16 shots and Keldon Johnson came off the bench with 19 points, but more would have been needed to compensate for the Frenchman’s disastrous match.
Oklahoma City last undefeated team
Because opposite, the Suns went all out, especially from long distance, scoring 16 of their first 20 three-point attempts. Devin Booker led by example with his 28 points on 10 of 16 shots, including 3 of 3 from three points, and in his wake Ryan Dunn and Grayson Allen added 17 points each, the second notably making a nice 5 of 7 behind the arc.
After this first defeat for the Spurs, Oklahoma City remains the only undefeated team in the League. The reigning champion in fact corrected the Pelicans (137-106) on Sunday, with 30 points from Canadian MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and now has seven victories in seven matches.
