Historic Performances by Wembanyama and Brunson in Spurs-Knicks Overtime Thriller

Coach Popovic's words at the end of the game: 'I have never seen a challenge like this' are enough to describe what happened in the NBA night between San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks, with historic performances by Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson. Spurs-Knicks 130-126: Wembanyama and Brunson dominate. In the end, the Spurs won in overtime 130-126, but the show will remain one of the most exciting of the season. Battling it out were a veteran like Jalen Brunson (leader of the Knicks) and a rookie like Victor Wembanyama who seemed like a colossus and certainly not a first-year rookie in the League. 'WHAT. A. BATTLE. 🤯 Jalen Brunson: 61 PTS (career high) | 25 FGM | 5 3PM | 6 AST. Victor Wembanyama: 40 PTS (career high) | 20 REB | 7 AST. Spurs top the Knicks in an overtime THRILLER.' 'I have never seen such greatness before this season, I want to be part of it and I want to be able to compete with all these great players. I know I'm not at their level yet, but I'm getting there.' With great humility, the French class of 2004 spoke at the end of the game, which, however, is already to be included in the list of great NBA players. The numbers say it and the performance of this night confirmed that his future can be bright. 40 points (career high), 20 assists, and 7 rebounds for the 224-centimeter giant; 13/22 shooting including 4/9 from three and 10/12 from the free-throw line, all in less than 38 minutes. Not even the sumptuous performance of Brunson was enough to counter the San Antonio rookie. The New York playmaker scored a career-high 61 points. Just one point away from Carmelo Anthony's 62 in 2014. His 38 points in the second half, however, tied the franchise record held by Patrick Ewing (1995). The American class of '96 celebrated his opponent Wembanyama at the end of the match: 'He will become one of the greatest in the history of the game. For the way he is built and for what he has managed to do so far there is no doubt. I have a lot of respect for him and it is definitely very difficult even just to shoot over him.'