Wembanyama Sets Playoff Record with Dominant Block Performance
Wembanyama surpassed the NBA postseason mark of 10 blocks and helped the Spurs stay close in a one-point game, officials said.
- San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama set a new NBA playoff record with 11 blocks during Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Frost Bank Center on Monday.
- The Timberwolves repeatedly attacked the rim throughout the first half, seemingly unaware of Wembanyama's shot-blocking prowess, allowing him to record 7 swats before halftime.
- Wembanyama logged 10 blocks before the third quarter ended, surpassing franchise legend Tim Duncan's 2007 record of nine and tying the all-time playoff record of 10 held by Hakeem Olajuwon, Mark Eaton, and Andrew Bynum.
- In the fourth quarter, Wembanyama's 11th block against Anthony Edwards sparked a transition layup by Aaron Fox that put the Spurs up 3 points, delivering immediate defensive impact.
- Finishing with 12 blocks, the 7-foot superstar redefined playoff defensive dominance, winning multiple battles against fellow All-Star center Rudy Gobert and rewriting NBA postseason history.
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Minnesota Timberwolves protested against the arbitration decision, claiming that some of the 12 touches made by Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs's star, in the departure of this Monday, were illegal. Wembanyama set a new record in NBA's playoffs with the hit mark, but San Antonio, despite the impressive record of the French giant, suffered a 104-102 home defeat for Minnesota in Game 1 of the West Conference semifinals.
Minnesota coach Chris Finch accused Victor Wembanyama of having made at least four illegal matches in his record set (12) on Monday during Game 1 of the West Conference semifinals won by the Wolves on the San Antonio field (104-102).
The Minnesota Timberwolves embittered a historic night by Victor Wembanyama, who beat the record of plugs in the NBA playoffs, with an unexpected 104-102 win over the San Antonio Spurs at the start of the conference semifinals. In the East, the New York Knicks passed over exhausted Philadelphia 76ers by 137-98, driven by a 35-point recital in 31 minutes by Jalen Brunson. Wembanyama signed a stratospheric defensive performance with 12 plugs, eras…
The Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks opened the second round of the NBA playoffs with victories. New York won by at least 25 points for the third consecutive time.
Minnesota basketball players took a 1:0 lead in their victories against San Antonio 104:102 in the semi-finals of the Western Conference playoffs of the American Professional Basketball League (NBA).
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