Wembanyama disappointed after Spurs fall to Thunder, despite another brilliant stat line
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama fouled Jalen Williams on a shot attempt in the opening minutes of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. Except, no, he really didn't. Yes, Wembanyama made contact with Williams.
Yes, it looked like a foul. Yes, it was called that way — at first. Upon review, it was determined that Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein actually shoved Wembanyama into his teammate and caused the foul himself.
That's how physical the Thunder were with Wembanyama in Game 2. They grabbed, pushed, nudged, anything and everything they could muster against the 7-foot-4 French star who still finished with 21 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots. But the Thunder won 122-113 , tying the series at a game apiece.
“It's all in the scouting,” Wembanyama said. "I have to trust the scouting. We have to trust it and do our work early.
It's straight effort. ... Doesn't mean it's easy.