Victor Wembanyama had a slow start to his three-point shooting but turned it around by hitting six in the San Antonio Spurs’ 111-110 loss to the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Wembanyama made 6-of-9 from deep and 8-of-15 from the field. Prior to this game, he had only shot 13-of-41 from 3-point range over his last five games.
Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson commented, “He made shots that he’s missed earlier [this season]. So, there’s not a reaction either way. He’s a phenomenal shooter. We want him shooting all those shots.”
Wembanyama said, “I don’t think there’s really a corner to be turned. That’s not how progression goes. I’m not going to be shooting 66% in my career. But I’m also not going to be shooting 25%. This is how progression goes. You don’t want to react one way or the other.”
Wembanyama also made history by becoming the second player in league history with six 3s and seven blocks in a game, joining Brook Lopez who achieved this feat in 2017. It was his third career game with at least five 3-pointers and five blocks, tying Kristaps Porzingis for the second most in NBA history, behind Raef LaFrentz who had four.
