Despite a Rudy Gobert less visible than usual (8 points, 8 rebounds), Minnesota, carried by the inevitable Anthony Edwards (32 points) inflicted their 6th defeat of the season on Sunday evening on the Spurs still deprived of Victor Wembanyama (125-112). The French pivot will be reassessed during the week.
Minnesota makes the Spurs fall again without Victor Wembanyama. Despite the absence of its French superstar, who missed his team’s last seven games, San Antonio had done much better than limit the damage. Before completing their four-game road trip on Sunday evening on the Wolves floor, the Texans also had a clearly positive record, with four wins for only two defeats since the former number 1 in the draft had once again been forced to distance himself from the competition, due to a left calf strain contracted last November 15 against Golden State.
These Spurs deprived of their best player had also started a new series, winning their last two games, before traveling to Minnesota on Sunday evening. San Antonio also came close to achieving a third success. Before completely collapsing in the last quarter, De’Aaron Fox, author of 25 points (Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson respectively scored 22), and the Texans, also in front at the break (62-61), were four lengths ahead.
“Wemby” back on Wednesday?
The 36-19 then conceded by the 5th in the Western Conference, which also had to be without the services of Stephon Castle for this meeting, got the better of the usual teammates of “Wemby”, notably falling on a still excellent Anthony Edwards (32 points) and solidly supported by Julius Randle (22 points), Donte DiVincenzo (18 points) and Naz Reid (15). Rudy Gobert came close to another double-double.
On the other hand, the only Frenchman on the floor on Sunday against Spurs (Editor’s note: Joan Beringer remained on the bench), also author of 2 assists in this part, remained very discreet despite considerable success in shots (4 out of 6) like Wolves who experienced very good efficiency on long shots.
Beaten for the 6th time this season, San Antonio could see the return of Wembanyama during its next match, Wednesday at home against New Orleans. The former Boulogne-Levallois phenomenon will be re-evaluated during the week. It had always been planned that he would resume at the end of his team’s four-game road trip, which ended Sunday with this loss against the Wolves.
