Spurs, Victor Wembanyama set historic NBA Playoffs record despite Game 3 loss to Thunder
Coach Mitch Johnson and the Spurs led by Victor Wembanyama still notched a historic NBA Playoffs record despite losing to the Thunder in Game 3.
Spurs, Victor Wembanyama set historic NBA Playoffs record despite Game 3 loss to Thunder originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Antonio Spurs had all of the momentum going for them in the first quarter.
Coach Mitch Johnson was running the proper schemes as he had both Dylan Harper and De'Aaron Fox back. Victor Wembanyama was also balling out while being a great defensive anchor against the Oklahoma City Thunder . All of it may have ended on a 123-108 loss to go down 2-1 in the NBA Playoffs but they still broke a historic record.
Spurs led by Wembanyama get historic NBA Playoffs record no one reached before The Spurs started Game 3 with an insane 15-0 run to force the Thunder in making immediate adjustments. This is the longest unanswered run to start a conference finals game ever since the play-by-play era started in 1997-98, per ESPN Insights. As fate would have it, Victor Wembanyama and Coach Mitch Johnson could not hold on to that historic lead.
The Thunder fought back immediately and the first quarter ended with a score of 31-26 in favor of the Spurs. By halftime, the Spurs lost control of the game completely. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Hartenstein, Alex Caruso, Jared McCain, and Jaylin Williams all started activating like sleeper agents.