Victor Wembanyama played 36 minutes in Spurs' 121-120 win over Denver. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has limited the Frenchman's playing time in recent times.
The Spurs will play their final match of the season against Detroit on Sunday. The mayor of San Antonio is a fan of the Spurs and took out a sign “Wemby for Mayor” for the occasion. The Frenchman scored 34 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks in the win over the defending champion. “Victor did a lot of good things but he couldn’t have done anything without the others,” summed up the coach. ‘I hadn't seen this kind of aggression in a while but I had to react. (…) My state of mind at half-time was to wonder how I was going to react,’ said the Spurs star. “Even if I had played 40 minutes, I would have been ready.” “, he insisted.