The San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 118-105, on Thursday night. Victor Wembanyama had a quiet night with 12 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three blocks and two assists. The main reason for that might have been the hard-nosed defense of Portland's Jerami Grant who was not afraid to get physical with the French big man.
Never was that more apparent than during a deadball with 7:14 remaining in the third quarter. As substitutions were made and referees waited to put the ball back into play, Wembanyama and Grant jostled for position in the paint and Wembanyama ended up on his back.
