Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs have finally calmed down. After a spectacular 11-game winning streak, the Spurs faltered on Sunday as their run came to a halt with a 114-89 loss to Mikal Bridges and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Losses have become rare for the Spurs in Wembanyama's third season in the NBA, but Sunday's setback wasn't an eye-opener for San Antonio's franchise player. However, he was still surprised by how it went down.
"They're a good basketball team, but they're not the worst team," Wembanyama told reporters after the game.
"They're not an ugly team to look at, but they've made our game ugly."
The Spurs shot poorly against New York, making only 42 percent of their attempts from the floor. New York was also not efficient on their shots, as the Knicks shot only 44 percent from the field, but they had 20 more attempts than San Antonio, committing 22 turnovers compared to only 14 by New York.
Wembanyama finished the Knicks game with 25 points on 8-for-17 shooting, 13 boards and four blocks in 34 minutes, but he had seven turnovers, making it difficult for San Antonio to overcome New York.
Meanwhile, the Knicks got 25 points from Bridges and 24 points from Jalen Brunson.
Despite the loss, the Spurs are still in great shape and will carry a 43-17 record heading into the final stop of their five-game road trip on Tuesday against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
