Victor Wembanyama is facing his ‘rival’ Chet Holmgren for the fourth time in their young careers. After an exciting ROTY battle last year, fans had tonight’s date circled on their calendar for the matchup between the young bigs.
The first half was not the best one for Wembanyama. He went 1 of 2 from the field, scoring just 4 points. Wemby was seen limping back to the locker room before the end of the 1st quarter, but he returned to the floor in the 2nd quarter and seemed to be moving well. Wemby finished the first half with six points. He shot 1-of-5 from the field and 0-of-3 from the deep.
Surprisingly Wemby attempted no shots in the 2nd half. He suited up in the 3rd quarter, getting two rebounds and two blocks.
He ended the night with a career-low six points, eight rebounds, two assists, and three blocks.
| Victor Wembanyama Stats against Thunder (Oct 30th, 2024) | |
| Minutes | 27:15 |
| Points | 6 |
| Field Goals | 1/5 |
| FG% | 20% |
| 3-Pointers | 0/3 |
| 3P % | 0% |
| Free Throws | 4/4 |
| FT% | 100% |
| Rebounds | 8 |
| Assists | 2 |
| Steals | 0 |
| Blocks | 3 |
| +/- | -4 |
On the other hand, Chet Holmgren had a much better night. He scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the deep. At the same time, he added five rebounds, two blocks, and two steals.
Historically, Wemby has outperformed Chet in their three previous matchups. He averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 3.7 blocks last year vs Thunder. On the other hand, Chet averaged 16.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.7 blocks.
However, Chet Holmgren had the last laugh tonight. The Thunder took the contest 105-93, improving his record to 3-1 vs Wemby.