Wembanyama on the last play: “I would have dunked the ball”
Victor Wembanyama had 25 points and 13 rebounds in San Antonio's loss to Houston, but the decisive moment belonged to Amen Thompson, whose block denied his attempt to tie the game. The Frenchman said he would have dunked the ball and pointed to repeated double-digit deficits.
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O San Antonio está 0-2, e Victor Wembanyama sabe como a segunda derrota foi decidida: Amen Thompson chegou ao arremesso dele.
O pivô francês, em pouco menos de 32 minutos no Moody Center de Austin na sexta-feira, somou 13 rebotes, 25 pontos, duas assistências e dois tocos — e o Spurs ainda perdeu por pouco para o Houston, com o jogo terminando naquele bloqueio à tentativa de empate, um lance que manteve a partida fora da prorrogação.
Perguntado na entrevista coletiva pós-jogo se mudaria algo naquela última posse, ele respondeu com calma: “Sim.”
Aí veio o detalhamento que todos queriam, dito sem rodeios. “Eu teria enterrado a bola.”
O bloqueio não era a única coisa na cabeça dele. Ele apontou os rebotes ofensivos que o Houston pôde pegar e as desvantagens de dois dígitos em que o time insiste em entrar.
“Mostramos uma cara melhor”, disse ele. “Precisamos parar de ficar dois dígitos atrás. E cometemos alguns erros que custaram muito caro. Esse é o nosso problema.”
“A gente trabalha duro por um tempo e depois joga fora o que tem. Mas foi melhor”, acrescentou o duas vezes All-Star.
Pânico por um início 0-2 não está na lista dele. “Vamos mostrar a nossa mensagem na quadra”, disse ele.
O calendário não dá fôlego: o Spurs completa um back-to-back no sábado, viajando ao American Airlines Center para enfrentar o Dallas Mavericks.
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