The NBA is in a great place, yet there aren’t as many high-quality big men like there were in the ‘90s and ‘80s. So it’s special when two of the top heavyweights match up, even if an injury scare limits their time against each other, and if their teams are far away in status.
The San Antonio Spurs led by as much as 39 points because the visiting Milwaukee Bucks started defending like they wanted their coach fired. It must’ve been a cathartic experience for the Spurs to get the offense back on track after a humbling experience in Oklahoma City, but one was expecting more pride and attention to detail defensively from their even more desperate opponent, who had just been humiliated equally has badly against the Timberwolves two nights earlier.
It started turning into a party in the second quarter when Victor Wembanyama, who returned from the locker room like Wolverine after banging knees with Giannis Antetokounmpo, began taking over. The Max Payne look suits Wembanyama, especially if he’s going to come out blasting like that from deep — he made 5-6 on the night. They eventually tied their second-highest scoring third quarter of the season (40), and it was essentially curtains after that.
They’ll have two outings left at Frost Bank Center before taking off on a brief, two-game road trip.