Spurs' Wembanyama says in Game 4 of West finals vs. Thunder, 'we're going to see what we're made of'
Victor Wembanyama knows this is just part of his NBA education. For the first time since coming to San Antonio, he and the Spurs are trailing in a playoff series. He hopes they'll be quick studies.
The Spurs trail the Western Conference finals 2-1, after falling 123-108 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. It was San Antonio's second consecutive loss after winning Game 1 in a double-overtime classic. And when Game 3 was done, Wembanyama — as he tends to do, even as a 22-year-old in his first playoff run — summed up the moment perfectly.
“It’s my first playoffs. It was the first playoffs for many of us," Wembanyama said. "Of course, there was going to be hard trials.
It is to be expected. But now, we’re going to see what we’re made of. ” In other words, expect to see anything and everything the Spurs can muster when the series resumes with Game 4 in San Antonio on Sunday night.
Wembanyama's scoring numbers on Friday night were stellar again: 26 points in 39 minutes, during which the Spurs outscored the Thunder by four points. The problem was the other nine minutes, during which the Thunder outscored the Spurs by 19. But Wembanyama — again, as he tends to do — found plenty of fault in his own game, after finishing with only four rebounds and three assists.