Despite being a much higher rated team, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers encountered many difficulties against the bottom team San Antonio Spurs, largely due to Victor Wembanyama’s excellent performance.
LeBron returned strongly after a game out due to injury, scoring 30 points with 9 assists and 7 rebounds. But he and his teammates were not able to finish off their opponents easily.
On the other side of the front line, the rookie known as the “French unicorn” finished the match with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks, trying his best in defeat with a final score of 118- 123.
Highlights Victor Wembanyama’s historic match against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers
Wembanyama’s stats alone put this tall player in the NBA record book when he became the second rookie in history to have at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a match .
Another statistic that helps Spurs’ young talent go down in history is that two consecutive games had 5 steals and 5 blocks, something only the legendary Michael Jordan had previously done in the 90s of the last century.
Every time LeBron James confronts Victor Wembanyama, he witnesses a good match from the European rookie. This time, the “king” continued to praise Wemby after a historic performance.
“I feel like his growth ceiling is limitless. It seems like he can do anything on the field without much difficulty even though he’s very young,” LeBron James said about Wembanyama.
“This is not only the result of natural talent but also the result of practice. I feel he has spent a lot of time with enthusiasm and passion to achieve his current skill set.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Wemby is an extremely special player. It’s as simple as that”.
Despite just entering the NBA in his first season, Victor Wembanyama is averaging 20.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.3 blocks per game.
Taking advantage of his extremely long arms and great height, rookie San Antonio Spurs is leading the entire NBA in average blocks per game, creating a valuable weapon not to mention excellent offensive ability.
Even scarier for the league is that Wemby just played his rookie season, so like LeBron James said, the French bigman’s development ceiling is limitless.
