The Grizzlies, the only ones undefeated; The Thunder pay their losses and ‘Wemby’ scores 43
The Memphis Grizzlies They remain the only undefeated team in the NBA (6-0) after a day in which the Oklahoma City Thunder They suffered their second defeat of the season this Saturday at a time when their infirmary does not stop growing, and Victor Wembanyama dressed up as The Witcher to score 43 points in the victory of the San Antonio Spurs against the Wolves.
Boozer leads undefeated Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 136-105 and are the only team in the league that counts its games by victories with a balance of six out of six since the start of the season.
The Kings, for their part, are, along with the Brooklyn Nets, the only teams that have not yet won.
The Grizzlies dominated 54-36 in points inside the paint and 81-20 in points off the bench. Cameron Boozer was the Grizzlies’ leading scorer with 27 points, followed by backups Isaiah Stewart and GG Jackson with 24 and 21, respectively.
The Kings, with 38 points from Darius Acuff Jr., paid for the lack of resources beyond the starting five.
The casualties, too much of a burden for the Thunder
Without Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and also without Chet Holmgren, who will be out for between eight and ten weeks, the Thunder fell 119-98 in Houston and suffered their second defeat in three days, after losing on Wednesday in Dallas.
Jabari Smith Jr. completed 30 points for the Rockets, Marcus Smart 24 and Alperen Sengun touched the triple-double with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Kevin Durant was left with only 14 points.
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points. The NBA MVP of the last two seasons has the mission of putting the team on his back even more in the face of the losses of his two main swords, Williams and Holmgren.
Spanish rookie Aday Mara, Holmgren’s natural replacement, was a substitute but played 27:43 minutes and had 7 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.
Wemby, The Witcher
The Frenchman arrived at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio dressed as The Witcher on this Halloween night in which the Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111. The fourth straight victory for the Spurs after starting the season with two losses.
It was the first time these two teams had met since the Spurs eliminated the Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals 4-2.
Wembanyama completed 43 points after 17 of 34 shooting from the field (50%), 7 rebounds, 6 blocks and 4 assists. He was accompanied by Dylan Harper with 25 points and De’Aaron Fox with 22.
Without Anthony Edwards, among other casualties, Ayo Dosunmu was the top scorer for the Timberwolves with 27 points, with Jaden McDaniels and Jonathan Kuminga tied at 19.
In addition to these games, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 104-109 with 38 points from Tyrese Maxey and without LeBron James, out due to sciatica.
The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the paint against Milwaukee, with 27 points from Evan Mobley and 25 from Jarrett Allen, and beat the Bucks 136-111.
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-99 and the Portland Trail Blazers won 90-112 in Salt Lake City against the Utah Jazz.
