The San Antonio Spurs are up 3-2 over the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Victor Wembanyama thinks there is some key areas where the Spurs can improve before they close out the series.
The San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 3-2 series lead on Tuesday night, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97. San Antonio jumped out to an early 15-point lead in the first quarter, although they allowed Minnesota back into it.
Midway through the third quarter, the Timberwolves went on a run, going as far as to tie the game up. However, Victor Wembanyama and the rest of the Spurs have their foot on the gas, eventually winning with ease.
Wembanyama finished with a dominating 27 points and 17 rebounds, having no trouble scoring from all over the floor. After the game, however, he did identify an area where the Spurs desperately need to improve, especially if they want to push past the Wolves and upset the OKC Thunder.
How Wemby Wants to See the Spurs Improve
Letting the Wolves back into the game after dominating for the entire first half was not the best look for the Spurs, who are trying to prove to the NBA that they are one of the most dominant teams in the league.
All season long, the Spurs have had to address their lack of experience. For the most part, they've passed every test, although in the postseason, they have given up more than their fair share of runs, both to the Wolves and the Portland Trail Blazers.
A lead is never totally safe, and Wemby thinks the Spurs need to do a better job of closing games out.
"I explain it through their experience," he said in French, giving Minnesota some credit. "It's a team that knows how to take advantage of their opponents' mistakes. And it's something that has hurt us in the past, and we need to improve on that."
In the regular season, after a game like the one the Spurs just played, more often than not, they would match up with a worse team in the following contest. In the postseason, that's not the case, as opponents get better and better.
"At this level, in the playoffs, there are no bad teams, and they will necessarily have a run at some point or another," he added, still in his native tongue. "But what we tell ourselves when the other team takes a run is that it's their run. It was between the start of the game and the timeout. After that, it's over. It's up to us to take things into our own hands."
The Spurs roared back, although with their backs against the wall in Game 6 on Friday, fans should expect the Wolves to play with even more aggression and desperation.