If you throw an errant alley-oop, having a seven-foot-four power forward around to atone for your mistake is a nice luxury.
Spurs forward Keldon Johnson found that out firsthand Friday evening against the Rockets.
With 9:45 left in the first quarter, Johnson caught Houston's defense napping and tossed a lob to San Antonio forward Jeremy Sochan. As Sochan struggled to corral the high pass, Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama wrested the ball out of his hands and calmly put it in the basket to give San Antonio a 4–2 lead.
