{"id":755345,"date":"2026-06-08T01:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/755345\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:45:16","slug":"victor-wembanyama-to-follow-lebron-james-dwyane-wades-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/755345\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama to follow LeBron James, Dwyane Wade’s lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor Wembanyama has a chance to make history in this year\u2019s NBA<\/a> Finals. He can he lead the San Antonio Spurs in becoming the first team to win the championship<\/a> after losing Games 1 and 2 at home. The superstar center could also be the next Capricorn hero.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been a trend of teams blowing 2-0 leads in every 10 years. The Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 Finals, while the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in 2016.<\/p>\n

MORE: Kevin Garnett mocks \u2018emotional\u2019 Victor Wembanyama for reaction to making NBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n

Interestingly, the Finals MVPs, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, are both Capricorns. The Heat legend\u2019s birthday is Jan. 17, 1982. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, on the other hand, was born on Dec. 30, 1984.<\/p>\n

Will a Capricorn leader (Wembanyama) rise to the occasion once again? <\/p>\n

The scary part? Every team that engineered a massive Finals comeback in the last 20 years was led by a Capricorn.<\/p>\n

\u2022 2006: Dwyane Wade (Capricorn) \u2192 Heat erase 0-2 deficit<\/p>\n

\u2022 2016: LeBron James\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/Tm6zzwV0Sf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Zodiac GM (@TheZodiacGM) June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Wembanyama will turn 23 on Jan. 4. The Spurs will rely on him heavily as they look to bounce back strong starting in Game 3 on Monday.<\/p>\n

\"\"May 28, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) enters the court for a warm up before the start of game six of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

How did Victor Wembanyama perform in Games 1 and 2?<\/p>\n

The two-time All-Star recorded 29 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and four blocks in Game 1 on Wednesday. He followed it up with 26 points, 12 rebounds, two assists in three blocks two days later but made a crucial error late in the game. His pass to Stephon Castle was stolen by Jalen Brunson, which led to the New York Knicks captain shooting two free throws.<\/p>\n

Brunson knocked down 1-of-2 shots, leaving San Antonio with the opportunity to win with 7.5 seconds left. However, Wembanyama missed the potential game-winning jumper.<\/p>\n

The Spurs will be the road team in Games 3 and 4. New York\u2019s loud crowd awaits them, hoping for the Knicks to sweep the series and win the championship inside Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama has a chance to make history in this year\u2019s NBA Finals. He can he lead the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":755346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[7,572,144,185,295,189,3881,6,474,693],"class_list":["post-755345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-heat","tag-basketball","tag-dwyane-wade","tag-heat","tag-lebron-james","tag-miami","tag-miami-heat","tag-miamiheat","tag-nba","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116711963179720297","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/755346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}