Spurs star Victor Wembanyama opened up on his frustrations with a perceived lack of foul calls after the Ivica Zubac incident.
James Harden scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-117 on Saturday night.
Wednesday's game between the Celtics and Clippers was highly entertaining. Boston required overtime to win despite having Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White in the lineup. The Clippers were down four starters (James Harden, Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac), but the available players didn't use that as an excuse.
Playing without six of their top eight rotation players, Derrick Jones Jr., Kevin Porter Jr and Amir Coffey lead a gutty effort as the hosts push the reigning champs until the end in a 117-113
The San Antonio Spurs' last six losses have all been by double digits, troubling news with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in town
Victor Wembanyama finally had enough. It won’t be the last time. It won’t be the last time he loses his cool, because it won’t be the last time an opponent goes too far. There are only so many hip checks and forearm shivers and flying elbows and tackling-dummy takedowns a man can take.
SAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard stood in his usual spot during starting lineup introductions with the LA Clippers on the road. The San Antonio Spurs’ public address announcer rattled off the names of the Clippers’ starters and got to Leonard last:
On Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs fell even further below the .500 mark on the season as they lost to a veteran Los Angeles Clippers team, 128-116. Victor Wembanyama continues to stuff the stat sheet,
Following a series of Jekyll and Hyde games in Paris, the Spurs returned home to take on the Clippers on Wednesday night. The two teams’ contrasting styles were evident from the tip. While San Antonio moved the ball to create open shots,
Wembanyama heard Sochan say this, and he didn’t dispute the truth of it. He also didn’t dispute that was exactly the point he tried to prove an hour or so earlier, when in a 128-116 loss to the Clippers he came as close as he ever has as a Spur to flipping out.
Clippers: Points, Powell (23.9 per game). Rebounds, Zubac (12.6). Assists, Harden (8.3). Steals, Dunn (1.5). Blocks, Zubac (1.2). • Powell's career-best 23.9 scoring average is an increase of 10.0 from last season. He ranks second in the league in fourth quarter points with 7.6 and his eight 30-point performances are a career high.
James Harden scored 40 points, Norman Powell added 33 and Kawhi Leonard had 18 in three quarters in their 127-117 victory over Milwaukee.