NBA followers had been in for a deal with when Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson engaged in a battle to keep in mind on Friday evening.
Brunson erupted for a career-high 61 factors, whereas Wembanyama put up a career-best 40 factors to associate with 20 rebounds and 7 assists. Wemby had the final giggle, clinching the 130-126 extra time win for the Spurs.
Here are a few of the greatest reactions from across the web:
Wemby CHUCKED Jalen Brunson’s 61 level ball 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/gkXC6URDw1
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) March 30, 2024
Wemby!!!!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 30, 2024
Wemby is particular dawg pic.twitter.com/FHdWF0teRZ
— Snowyy (@SnowyyTheRular) March 30, 2024
Wemby 40/20/7 . We are watching the start of greatness. pic.twitter.com/UdzDFUAQ5T
— Lexie Brown (@Lexiebrown) March 30, 2024
WEMBY 40-20 GAME HIT THE FUCKING MUSIC pic.twitter.com/cvv0pUJEev
— Victor HIMbanyama (@CoachPopoDrip) March 30, 2024
If you had informed me 5 years in the past {that a} 7’4 participant was hitting clutch off the dribble 3s in extra time, I’d have laughed in your face pic.twitter.com/dqv06fcTeo
— Wemby Central (@WembyCentral) March 30, 2024
Wemby is so unfair 👽
pic.twitter.com/Ds27o703cC— WembyMuse (@Wemby_Muse) March 30, 2024
Wemby is unreal pic.twitter.com/qIC46SndjE
— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) March 30, 2024
Here’s what Wembanyama, Brunson and others had to say after the sport:
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA:
“I’ve never seen so much greatness before,” Wembanyama stated. “The season has been going on for just some months. I’ve just witnessed so much greatness and I want to be a part of it. I always wanted to, but more and more seeing that I’m already able to compete with those guys. I’m not near, but I’m on the right path. I know it and I’m going to get there and soon.”
JALEN BRUNSON
On his efficiency – “It’s great, but it’s washed out with the window with the loss,” Brunson stated. “So, it doesn’t really matter.”
On Wembanyama’s expertise – “He’s going to be one of the greatest players this game has seen,” Brunson stated. “Just the way he’s built. What he’s been able to do so far. I have a lot of respect for him.”
DONTE DIVINCENZO
“He’s special,” DiVincenzo stated of Brunson. “I think he’s an All-NBA talent. Even if we didn’t come away with the win tonight, I think what he did tonight showed you that he’s one of the best guards in the East. Every single night, whatever it takes to win, he does that. Tonight, it was almost.”
GREGG POPOVICH
“They stayed strong when New York made a heck of a run,” Popovich stated of his staff. “To me, that’s the best part of the game. It shows that progression in what it takes to win a game in the NBA.”
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