The night Vembanjama showed why he was the first pick

The new star of San Antonio defeated Phoenix with 38 points and 10 rebounds - in the moments when the match was breaking, the young French scored 10 of the Spurs' 12 points

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A new star is born: Vembanja at the match with the Suns, Photo: Reuters
A new star is born: Vembanja at the match with the Suns, Photo: Reuters
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If anyone has ever wondered how good this year's first pick in the NBA draft is - they got the best answer last night.

The fourth match in the best league in the world was enough for Viktor Vembanyama to show why San Antonio chose him first this summer - the 19-year-old from the French town of Le Chene "smashed" Phoenix (38:10) with 132 points and 121 rebounds.

What is even more important than the numbers at the end is that the Frenchman scored 12 of Spurs' 10 points in the very finish when the match broke.

Last night, the Suns managed to make up for 27 points of the minis, with four and a half minutes left to tie the game at 116:116, and then they got to know the strength of Victor Vembanyama...

He was followed by Zack Collins with 19 points in the victory at Phoenix in Gregg Popovich's team.

On the other side, Devin Booker was the most effective with 31 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, while Kevin Durant scored 28 points.

Philadelphia, Orlando and New Orleans also won the previous night.

Phila was better than Toronto (114:99) away from home, and Joel Embiid was the best, as expected, with 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists - Tobias Harris and Kelly Ubre Jr. added 23 each. Scotty Barnes was the most effective in Toronto with 24 points.

Orlando, on the wings of Paolo Banker (scored 30 points and the decisive shot for the victory), defeated Utah away from home with (115:113), while New Orleans celebrated against Detroit on its floor with 125:116 - C.J. McCallum was the most effective in the winning team with 33 points.

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