San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama scored 26 points with 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks in a 107-101 win against the Miami Heat on Thursday. The Spurs have got off to a 5-0 start for the first time in NBA history, and Wembanyama has played a key role in the franchise’s success.
The 21-year-old Frenchman said they have worked hard for their wins and this winning streak is not random.
“It feels great,” Wembanyama said. “It’s not random. We didn’t get those five wins randomly. We worked for it. We started this season strong, and we need to keep that streak going for as long as possible.”
With only 14.9 seconds left on the clock, Wembanyama let out a huge yell to the crowd when his team was leading by five points.
“That instant, I’m feeling like it’s like the exclamation point when we have [a] 99% chance of winning the game,” Wembanyama said. “It’s just me feeding off that energy. It feels great because it was a hard game and it feels good to have this relief and to live that with these people. I was thinking about the 5-0 record, the Spurs’ history and I was just proud of being a Spur at that moment.”
On the other hand, Devin Vassell had 17 points, nine rebounds and a couple of timely 3-pointers late. Vassell said the little efforts helped them won the contest against the Heat.
“Honestly, tired of losing,” said Vassell, a 2020 Spurs first-round pick, who hasn’t yet experienced NBA postseason basketball. “I’ve been here for a long time and it’s been a journey, I can say that. I’ve seen this happen many times. That team going on runs and maybe [coach] Mitch [Johnson] puts it on film that I didn’t dive on the floor. Maybe you don’t go for that loose ball. You don’t do the little stuff. Those little things help you win these games, and that’s what we need. The little details, the little minute things help us win games, and that’s what happened tonight.”
The Spurs will next on the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
