Mohamed Diawara and the Knicks end the series of the Spurs!

No 12th straight win for Spurs. At Madison Square Garden, Victor Vembanyama and his teammates thus fell face to face Nix motivated, who knew how to take advantage of the mistakes of the Texans.

However, it is the “Wemby” troupe who start the meeting better. The French alien, placed on Josh Hart in defense, scared the attackers of New York, and the visitors took a 12-point lead (7-19) after the first eight minutes of the match.

But the Jaylen Brunson-Michal Bridges tandem finds space and the Knicks quickly retake the lead.

On the San Antonio side, things are generally messy and clumsy, allowing New York to take control of operations. At halftime, Mike Brown’s team is logically at +10 (51-41).

Victor Wembanyama tries to shake up his team after returning from the dressing room and manages to get rid of Mitchell Robinson feints to put up a huge poster on OG Anunobia. Unfortunately for the Spurs, the French All-Star also mixes speed and precipitation at times. So he sends a throw-in directly into touch, then tries to restart too quickly after the rebound, and his team never manages to get into a rhythm.

At the end of the third quarter, the gap is still there (80-69), but it is not too big. Apart from Mohamed Diawara punishing Victor Wembanyama’s deadlock and also appearing in defence, Spurs will not be back.

Too clumsy, both with the ball and with the shot, Mitch Johnson’s players logically ended their winning streak (114-89) against the Knicks, who did not give up hope of finishing in 2nd place in the East.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Victor Vembanyama, poster, but some mistakes. His huge poster on OG Anunobi will be blowing up social media in the coming days or weeks. Still clumsy from distance (1/7), Wemby made up for it as soon as he got close to the circle, particularly taking advantage of corner screens. But he was also pushed around, disrupting his team’s set-up, and in particular made numerous mistakes in simple transfers. His 7 turnovers (of his team’s 22) didn’t allow his team to find any rhythm.

– The influence of Mohammed Diawara. Conversely, Mohamed Diawara rightfully punished Wemby’s dead ends, unlike Josh Hart, and also made his presence and energy felt in defence. The Frenchman got a little carried away at the end, drawing to increase the counter point as the match was over.

– Good defense by the Knicks. Of course, the Spurs did not have a great night of skill, but also because the general activity of New York was very good. Mike Brown’s players did well to contain the Spurs’ attacks, helping to push San Antonio to the periphery at the right time.

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