Luke Kornet made a victorious return to Boston as the San Antonio Spurs defeated his former team, the Celtics, 100-95 on Saturday night. However, despite being legit championship contenders, the Spurs didn\u2019t look the part for most of the night. They trailed 91-88 to the Celtics with less than 3 minutes on the clock. That\u2019s when their talisman, Victor Wembanyama, took over.<\/p>\n
As it has often happened, Wemby went Super Saiyan and, with a couple of great shots, dragged San Antonio to an unlikely victory. The French star, who scored 21 points while playing just 26 minutes, would have wanted some more time on the court, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perhaps that would have also allowed San Antonio to exert a bit more control early on, along with the chance to have more of the Wemby-Kornet partnership at play. The French star said as much, too, after the game.<\/p>\n
During a post-game interview, Wembanyama asserted<\/a>, \u201cI just love playing with him [Kornet].\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been great. Unfortunately, my minutes being a little low right now, we haven\u2019t spent as much time together on the court. But we did at the end, and that was the first time in a long time, and I just love playing with him,\u201d he added, lamenting their limited time on the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, the center\u2019s minutes on the court are kept conservative for a valid reason. Wembanyama<\/a> hyperextended his left knee on New Year\u2019s Eve against the Knicks, and the ligament damage kept him out of the next few games. He returned to action off the bench against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 6 and scored 30 points. The Spurs, however, really want to be careful with his minutes. It\u2019s a long season, after all.<\/p>\n The team\u2019s defense remains weakened without Wemby in it, though. But they are 2nd in the West and can afford to wait it out till he is fully fit. Unfortunately, that means the big Frenchman doesn\u2019t get to spend a lot of time with Kornet, something he believes provides the Spurs with an added dimension.<\/p>\n