Victor Wembanyama

De'Aaron Fox scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-99 on Thursday night without Victor Wembanyama in the lineup to win their 11th in a row. Wembanyama was rested on the second night of a back-to-back. The Spurs had six players in double figures, including Stephon Castle with 20 points and Dylan Harper with 19 off the bench.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA Most Valuable Player straw poll with 88 first place votes ahead of Victor Wembanyama who has moved up into second place. Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Jaylen Brown round out the top-5 in that order. Wembanyama, who has been openly lobbying to win the award, had 63 second place votes and eight first place votes while appearing on every ballot. Jokic received only three first place votes while Doncic received none in the poll. Ten players receiv...

Big advantages in shooting efficiency lead to another blowout

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been quiet over the past few weeks, but it’s honestly not their fault. The San Antonio Spurs are on a roll right now, and many people have been focusing on Victor Wembanyama’s MVP case after he gave three reasons why he should be in the conversation. The Los Angeles Lakers […] The post Thunder’s 43-point embarrassment of Lakers sends loud reminder about NBA title favorite status appeared first on ClutchPoints.

His dominance had him a league with legendary players

Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama are the favorites for the 2025-26 NBA MVP award.

The San Antonio Spurs have become one of the fiercest contenders in the NBA, as they have coalesced quite nicely under head coach Mitch Johnson in just the third year of Victor Wembanyama’s career. The Spurs are even on fire, having won their past 11 games, and heading into the playoffs, the Spurs are looking […] The post Kendrick Perkins argues no playoff scheme can stop Victor Wembanyama appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Victor Wembanyama sat out with right ankle injury management on the second night of a back-to-back L'articolo Spurs rest Victor Wembanyama, still cruise past the Clippers proviene da Sportando.

San Antonio Spurs (58-18, second in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (49-28, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays the Denver Nuggets after Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points in the Spurs' 127-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors. The Nuggets are 31-16 in Western Conference games. Denver leads the Western Conference with 121.4 points and is shooting 49.5%. The Spurs are 33-14 in conference matchups. San Antonio averag...

Thompson leads the league in steals and deflections L'articolo Victor Wembanyama, Ausar Thompson named NBA Defensive Players of the Month proviene da Sportando.

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After Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points to lead his team to an overtime victory against the Detroit Pistons, he addressed his MVP race against San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama. For many, Gilgeous-Alexander’s 47-point performance solidified his case to become the first player since Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic to win back-to-back MVP […] The post Did Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander send a subtle shot to Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama? appeared first on Clu...

Victor Wembanyama has taken his game to another level this season, according to Steve Kerr.

It looks like the MVP race is winding down to another tight finish. Many believe that it has become a five-man battle between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, and Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown. Each star has […] The post Michael Malone tabs Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as MVP over Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic appeared first on ClutchPoints.

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama put on another show Wednesday night, defeating the Golden State Warriors 127-113 at Chase Center. The 7-foot-4 phenom scored 41 points, pulled down 18 rebounds, and blocked three shots, shooting 16-of-22 from the field. This was his fourth 40-point game of the season, the most for a Spurs player […] The post Spurs star Victor Wembanyama closing in on David Robinson’s 31-year-old mark appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Since the NBA All-Star break, no team has been hotter than the San Antonio Spurs, who are a pristine 20-2 over that span.

There was, technically and by legal definition, a regular-season game between two NBA teams inside Chase Center on Wednesday night.

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Victor Wembanyama finished the month of March with the highest PER in the NBA with a mark of 32.3 ahead of Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard at 30.3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who remains the betting favorite to win NBA MVP ahead of Wembanyama, ranked fourth at 29.7. Over 15 games in March, Wembanyama averaged 26.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.7 blocks in 29.9 minutes and the Spurs went 14-1 in games he played. NBA March PER: 1. Victor Wembanyama: 32.3 2. Luka Doncic: 30.3 3. Kawhi Leo...