Among the many NBA statistics, there is one single-game statistic that is much more difficult than a triple-double, and that is the "5 5" (i.e., 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a single game), which the Spurs' rising star Wembanyama, who just turned 20, did in his first NBA season.
Wembanyama. On February 24, Beijing time, in the San Antonio Spurs' away game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Wembanyama played 31 minutes, scored 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks on 7-of-16 shooting, but the Spurs in the rebuilding period could not provide much help to the superstar, and finally the full-court battle, the Spurs lost 118-123 to the Lakers who ushered in the return of the star James.
Despite not being able to get a win thanks to his excellent stats, Wembanyama's stats today make him the youngest Mr. 5 5 in NBA history at the age of 20 years and 50 days, after being held by Jazz legend Andrei Kirilenko, a forward of Yao Ming's era who is now president of the Russian Basketball Federation. Wembanyama is also the 15th player in history and the fifth player in the active team to do so, along with Lakers forward Davis, Suns center Nurkic, Warriors forward Draymond Green, and 76ers forward Batum.
The biggest difficulty of 5 5" data is to get 5 blocks and 5 steals at the same time, generally speaking, players with good steal data are limited by their height and often cannot undertake the task of protecting the basket; However, players with strong basket protection ability are mostly large interior players, and it is difficult to be compatible with agile skills at the same time. Therefore, the "5 5" figure is generally achieved by a striker who can swing between the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, and the height of Wembanyama is 2A 26-meter center forward is extremely rare. In addition, it is not easy to become a regular in the "5 5" club, which requires players to continue to provide top-notch help defense and basket protection ability throughout their long careers, which is an important reason why many players have only once in their lives to get the "5 5" statistic.
However, such doubts do not apply to Wembanyama. This game against the Lakers was a "back-to-back" game for the Spurs, and Wembanyama got 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in the game against the Sacramento Kings on the 23rd, only 1 assist away from achieving the unprecedented back-to-back consecutive "5 5" achievements.
I really hope that behind this statistic is a win. While Wembanyama, who has suffered back-to-back losses, is obviously not too interested in this statistic achievement, Lakers star James, another superstar in NBA history, has been full of praise for the French star: "I said from the beginning that Wembanyama was special, that he had an incredible coach (referring to Spurs decorated veteran coach Popovich) and that would make sure he did the right thing, played the right way, and he would continue to develop." Wembanyama is special, he will improve and get better with every game he plays and every season he plays. ”
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Wembanyama has put up some exaggerated statistics this season. In the away game against the Raptors on February 13, Beijing time, Wembanyama played 29 minutes, scored 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks on 10-of-14 shooting, and achieved the same rare block triple-double; Earlier, on December 9, Beijing time, in the Spurs' home game against the Bulls, Wembanyama played 31 minutes and scored 21 points and 20 rebounds, becoming the youngest "double 20" Mr. in history; Wembanyama also scored at least 1,000 points, 150 assists and 150 blocks in the first 50 games of his career, becoming the first man in history to achieve this statistic.
Early in the season, Wembanyama and the Thunder's rising stars Holmgren were in the rookie of the year award. After a year of recuperation, Holmgren, who was more mature physically, technically, and consciously, and had a clearer team positioning, briefly suppressed Wembanyama with greater efficiency. But as the season progresses, especially Wembanyama's successive stunning performances after switching to center, the topic of the best rookie has been silenced, and Wembanyama is 206 points 101 rebound 129 steals 3The average of 41 blocks per game, as well as the number of performances with the best single-game stats, have completely suppressed Holmgren.
Proofread by Xu Heng.