NBA fans were in for a treat when Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson engaged in a battle to remember on Friday night.
Brunson erupted for a career-high 61 points, while Wembanyama put up a career-best 40 points to go along with 20 rebounds and seven assists. Wemby had the last laugh, clinching the 130-126 overtime win for the Spurs.
Here are some of the best reactions from around the internet:
Wemby CHUCKED Jalen Brunson’s 61 point ball 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/gkXC6URDw1
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) March 30, 2024
Wemby!!!!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 30, 2024
Wemby is special dawg pic.twitter.com/FHdWF0teRZ
— Snowyy (@SnowyyTheRular) March 30, 2024
Wemby 40/20/7 . We are watching the beginning of greatness. pic.twitter.com/UdzDFUAQ5T
— Lexie Brown (@Lexiebrown) March 30, 2024
WEMBY 40-20 GAME HIT THE FUCKING MUSIC pic.twitter.com/cvv0pUJEev
— Victor HIMbanyama (@CoachPopoDrip) March 30, 2024
If you had told me 5 years ago that a 7’4 player was hitting clutch off the dribble 3s in overtime, I would have laughed in your face pic.twitter.com/dqv06fcTeo
— Wemby Central (@WembyCentral) March 30, 2024
Wemby is so unfair 👽
pic.twitter.com/Ds27o703cC— WembyMuse (@Wemby_Muse) March 30, 2024
Wemby is unreal pic.twitter.com/qIC46SndjE
— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) March 30, 2024
Here’s what Wembanyama, Brunson and others had to say after the game:
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA:
“I’ve never seen so much greatness before,” Wembanyama said. “The season has been going on for just some months. I’ve just witnessed so much greatness and I want to be a part of it. I always wanted to, but more and more seeing that I’m already able to compete with those guys. I’m not near, but I’m on the right path. I know it and I’m going to get there and soon.”
JALEN BRUNSON
On his performance – “It’s great, but it’s washed out with the window with the loss,” Brunson said. “So, it doesn’t really matter.”
On Wembanyama’s talent – “He’s going to be one of the greatest players this game has seen,” Brunson said. “Just the way he’s built. What he’s been able to do so far. I have a lot of respect for him.”
DONTE DIVINCENZO
“He’s special,” DiVincenzo said of Brunson. “I think he’s an All-NBA talent. Even if we didn’t come away with the win tonight, I think what he did tonight showed you that he’s one of the best guards in the East. Every single night, whatever it takes to win, he does that. Tonight, it was almost.”
GREGG POPOVICH
“They stayed strong when New York made a heck of a run,” Popovich said of his team. “To me, that’s the best part of the game. It shows that progression in what it takes to win a game in the NBA.”
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