The Bucks had a plan to make the second-year Spurs phenom uncomfortable. Antetokounmpo and his teammates executed that plan to perfection.
This season’s first superstar battle between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama decidedly went to Antetokounmpo. The Bucks star had 25 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists to lead Milwaukee to a 121-105 victory over Wembanyama’s San Antonio ...
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers made a big decision to help ice a critical win over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. The 7-foot-3
Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the victory with 25 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists and one block while shooting 11/21 from the field in 36 minutes. After the game, the two-time MVP was asked about Spurs star Victor Wembanyama when he met with the media.
The latter has turned around in a major way. Since Dec. 1, Wembanyama is making 37% of his 3s on over nine attempts per game. Put that together with his 77% finishing rate at the rim, which Cleaning the Glass ranks in the 86th percentile among all bigs, and Wembanyama already ranks as one of the most dominant inside-out scorers in the league.
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Bobby Portis ... TV's "Run It Back" that he believed San Antonio Spurs superstar center Victor Wembanyama would, at the very least, emerge as the league's top ...
MILWAUKEE -- Less than two minutes into Wednesday night's showdown between the Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama took a pass in semi-transition, pump-faked and floated into a one-legged 3-pointer. A few minutes later, he drove baseline, challenged Giannis Antetokounmpo at the rim and double-clutched for an absurd finish.
VICTOR Wembanyama returned home to be the star of the show at the NBA’s games in Paris. Wemby, 21, paid a visit to the team which helped him kick start his basketball career. He played two
More importantly, they combined for this highlight, which feels like something you'd see between two created players on a video game. After the game, Antetokounmpo had some high praise for his younger competitor, predicting that barring something strange or unfortunate, Wemby will be the face of the NBA for years to come.
Wembanyama may lead the NBA in blocks for the remainder of his playing days, but if he keeps developing his perimeter game on such high volume, he’ll almost certainly earn a scoring title at some juncture.
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This season’s first superstar battle between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama ... The Bucks star had 25 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists to lead Milwaukee to a 121-105 victory ...