San Antonio Spurs fans have gradually come to terms with the fact that it is not easy for a team to rise, even if they have got Wembanyama, but it is obviously not enough. Attacking Durant, defending Gobert, Wembanyama must have heard too much praise before entering the league, but when Wembanyama appeared on the NBA stage, people realized that these are not big words, even if they are not now, there is hope for Wembanyama in the future.
In this game, the Spurs welcomed the challenge of the Boston Celtics at home, the first team in the league, and this team has Porzingis, the league's first unicorn. The dialogue between the two generations of unicorns is undoubtedly the focus of fans' attention, even more than the outcome of the game, because there is really not much suspense about the outcome of the game.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Wembanyama stepped up and scored 8 points on 3-of-6 shooting, Vassell also had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, the team only scored 22 points in a single quarter, and Porzingis only had 2 points and 3 rebounds on 0-of-6 shooting, but White and Brown each scored 8 points, and the team still scored 30 points in a single quarter. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Wembanyama scored 7 points and 2 assists on 3-of-5 shooting, Sochan also had 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 4-of-6 shooting, Branham had 7 points and 1 rebound, and the Spurs gradually found their form, scoring 31 points in a single quarter, but the difference was still widening.
Tatum showed the strength of the star of the house, with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks on 5-of-6 shooting, and Porzingis also had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, successfully regaining face, the team scored 35 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Celtics led the Spurs by 12 points 65-53. In the second half, Wembanyama scored 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Vassell also had 5 points and 2 rebounds, the Spurs only scored 23 points in a single quarter, and the Celtics scored 40 points, Brown scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Tatum also had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the team successfully stretched the difference to 29 points.
With such a huge point difference, the game has completely lost its suspense. However, for the Spurs, there is not much difference, Wembanyama and Vassell continue to return to the court, but the Celtics are not nervous, directly let the main players clock out of work, even so, the Celtics did not let the Spurs narrow the difference. With the final whistle blowing, the Boston Celtics defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 33 points 134-101.
The Celtics won the game without suspense, Tatum shot 10 of 17, 5 of 10 three-pointers, got 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Brown shot 9 of 13, also had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, both Tanhua did not go all out, but it was enough. White shot 7-of-11, with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and Porzingis shot 4-of-14 and 0-of-7 from three-point range, with only 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
Wembanyama only played 23 minutes, 8-of-16 shooting, 3-of-8 three-point shooting, 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and only 4 shots under the basket, all hits. Vassell also had 22 points, five rebounds and one assist on 9-of-15 shooting, and Branham had 11 points and one rebound, and only three players on the team scored in double figures. Sochan finished with nine points, three rebounds and five assists on 4-of-11 shooting, while Keldon Johnson didn't play.