Chet Holmgren and the OKC Thunder escape Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, 122-121, as both top rookies show glimpses of stardom in NBA preseason action
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Holmgren logged 21 points and 9 rebounds, guiding the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 122-121 win over Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama wound up with 20 points and 5 rebounds. “It’s preseason. We’re trying to get better within our teams, and sometimes that comes down to making a play individually, but going out there and making it about ourselves wasn’t what I was trying to do and I’m sure it wasn’t what he was trying to do on his end.”
Holmgren played 16 minutes, all in the first half, and hit seven of his 10 field-goal attempts, including both of his shots from 3-point range.
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