{"id":338615,"date":"2023-10-14T08:41:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T08:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=338615"},"modified":"2023-10-14T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T13:01:50","slug":"insane-teen-freaks-points-scoring-onslaught-stuns-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=338615","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Insane&#039; teen freak&#039;s points-scoring onslaught stuns NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama scored 23 points in 23 minutes to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/tottenham-hotspur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"San Antonio Spurs\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> to a 120-104 pre-season victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/miami-heat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Miami Heat\">Miami Heat<\/a> on Saturday (AEDT).<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama, the No.1 pick in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"NBA\">NBA<\/a> draft, sank 10 of 15 shots \u2014 one of five from three-point range \u2014 and both of his free throws in his second pre-season game.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the seven-foot-four centre from France had 20 points and one block in 19 minutes in a 122-121 loss to Oklahoma City in the Spurs&#x27; pre-season opener.<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama added four rebounds, four assists and three blocks on Saturday and also had four of San Antonio&#x27;s 13 turnovers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: \ufeff<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/horse-racing\/news-2023-the-everest-think-about-it-winner-results-royal-randwick\/bd5f759a-88a1-4476-adc5-102352419667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"&#x27;Unbelievable&#x27; run takes out $20 million Everest race\"><strong>&#x27;Unbelievable&#x27; run takes out $20 million Everest race<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/premier-league-news-2023-ange-postecoglou-wins-second-manager-of-the-month-title\/63a8c25f-65cc-4705-934d-514c8392f4d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ange secures slice of Premier League history<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/world-cup-2023-wallabies-coach-eddie-jones-news-michael-cheika-exclusive-interview\/e1579dd6-a795-4552-bda9-2b3b3d4394bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;Mate, you OK?&#x27;: Rival&#x27;s concern for under-fire Eddie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noah Magaro-George, an NBA media guru, wasstunned by\ufeff Wembanyama.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Victor Wembanyama casually pulls off multiple insane sequences each game that is impossible for 99 per cent of the rest of the NBA,&quot; he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Victor Wembanyama showing off all the skills tonight,&quot; wrote The Comeback, a US website.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Good luck stopping Victor\ufeff Wembanyama in transition,&quot; wrote The Athletic NBA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/N_Magaro\/status\/1713075473607950709\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/N_Magaro\/status\/1713075473607950709<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecomeback\/status\/1712998088389136393\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecomeback\/status\/1712998088389136393<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNBA\/status\/1712985226132013071\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNBA\/status\/1712985226132013071<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Devin Vassell hit six of seven from beyond the arc and finished with 21 points with three assists for the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Sochan pitched in with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n<p>Jamal Cain was six from eight on three-pointers and finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Heat.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Robinson had 14 points and five assists.<\/p>\n<p>Jaime Jaquez Jr, the 18th overall selection this year, did not play after scoring 13 in Miami&#x27;s opener \u2014 a 113-109 win over the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"18f4eb84-21a1-4696-bb76-bde353b637ff\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/18f4eb84-21a1-4696-bb76-bde353b637ff\" alt=\"San Antonio Spurs centre Victor Wembanyama.\" data-width=\"4757\" data-height=\"3171\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 129-125\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis scored the go-ahead basket on a tip-in with 32 seconds left, then blocked a shot by his former Indiana Hoosiers teammate Jalen Hood-Schifino at the other end to rally the visiting Golden State over Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Curry scored 18 points in 21 minutes for the Warriors, who opened the pre-season with a 125-108 win at home over the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Kuminga scored 26 points on nine of 12 shooting with three three-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>Brandin Podziemski, the 19th overall pick this year, finished with 10 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James had 12 points and five assists in 18 minutes for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Taurean Prince led with 17 points, sinking four of five three-pointers. Austin Reaves scored 16 and Anthony Davis pitched in 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Podziemski hit a three-pointer to cap an 11-1 run late in the third quarter, giving Golden State its first lead since midway through the first quarter, 99-98.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Victor Wembanyama scored 23 points in 23 minutes to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 120-104 pre-season victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=338615\" title=\"&#039;Insane&#039; teen freak&#039;s points-scoring onslaught stuns NBA\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":338617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=338615"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338618,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338615\/revisions\/338618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/338617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=338615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=338615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=338615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}