Victor Wembanyama returned to the Spurs lineup after missing several games with an ankle sprain, but the Spurs lost 112-to-102 at home to Golden State. Wembanyama had 27 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. Jonathan Kuminga led the way for the Warriors with 22 points. The Spurs are back in action tonight when they host the Houston Rockets.
SPURS POSTGAME QUOTES
Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich:
(On the loss…)
“When you lose, oftentimes you do a few things poorly. If you win, you do more things well and you have a chance to win. If they had a 30-6 run, we probably did some pretty bad things during that period. You can just guess, write down whatever you want. It’s a simple game. You turn it over, you miss shots, they make shots. Your defense sags, maybe you don’t rebound. It’s all of the above. It’s no secret. So, to say, ‘What went wrong?’ doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. All those things went wrong and then you lose the game.”
(On Warriors Guard Chris Paul…)
“He’s one of the all-time best competitors in the league. He’s a great leader, great competitor. It's always fun to see him. I just hope he stays healthy for the whole year, because he’s really important to those guys. He’s up there. One of the best.”
Spurs Forward Victor Wembanyama
(On how he feels after two games off...)
“Great rhythm, surprisingly. I thought I would struggle more on that. My hands, I was a little bit clumsy, I would say. That’s how I felt, but I’m glad I had that rhythm and it’s going to be important tomorrow for the back-to-back.”
(On how he thought he was going to feel after his injury…)
“Of course, all the pain with so many days of rest, it tends to ease off. But the counterpart is maybe the rhythm would have been affected a little bit and the stamina. My body felt great, and that wasn’t the problem today.”
(On what the team can take away from the third quarter)
“Consistency, as always. But today, I think it’s also responding to the physicality. We didn’t have a strong enough response I think.”