As the oldest head coach in the league, Popovich has a lot of work for the Spurs. He cultivated a Duncan for the team that year, which made the team glorious for twenty years. In the previous offseason, it helped the team get the top pick Wembanyama as desired, and helped the Spurs return to the top. But what we never expected was that Wembanyama did not help the team to achieve the expected results. So far this season, the Spurs remain the team with the worst record in the West.
And in this game, Wembanyama came to Detroit with the team to challenge the Pistons, who have the worst record in the East. It is worth affirming that although the Pistons also have Cunningham, who was born in the top pick, they have not been able to return to the winning track. Since the start of the regular season, they have only won three games, and they are properly the league's fish belly image. This time the home team accepted the challenge of the Spurs, and the Pistons were once again deflated, allowing Wembanyama to lead the team to a total score of 130-108 and complete a 22-point victory.
In the first half, the Spurs were in excellent form on the road, extending the difference between the two teams to double digits. Wembanyama only played 5 minutes in the first quarter and delivered 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Vassell also contributed 4 points and 3 assists, and Sochan, who handed over 6 points, helped the team play a 31-19 score and get a 12-point lead. Entering the second quarter of the matchup, the Pistons found their form, and with the help of Bogdanovic 9 points in a single quarter and Hayes' 6 assists, they only played a score of 32-32.
Yibian fights again, and the Spurs can further expand the point difference. In the third quarter of the game, Vassell shot 3 of 5 and delivered 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Johnson also had 6 points, 1 steal and 1 block, and other players could also blossom more, continuing to expand the difference to 18 points with a score of 32-26. In the final quarter of the decisive game, the Spurs did not give the Pistons a chance to reverse, and played a 35-31 score in one go, and won the game with an overall score of 130-108.
Looking back at the game, the overall performance of the Spurs was amazing. Eight players on their team scored in double figures, and the offensive aggression was evident. Among them, Wembanyama only played 21 minutes, shot 6 of 16, and delivered a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the youngest triple-double in Spurs history. At the same time, the other teammates behind him are also doing well. Vassell had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Sochan had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Johnson, who came off the bench, also contributed 17 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, as well as Osman, who handed over 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
On the other hand, on the side of the Pistons who lost at home, the scores of all five players on their team reached double digits, and the overall offensive aggressiveness can be seen. The star Cunningham was absent due to injury, although Bogdanovic gave away 19 points, Duren also handed over 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, and Ive, who handed over 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, can only be unable to enter the empty slash group. In addition, Burks also had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Knox also had 12 points and 4 rebounds, all of which didn't work.