Spurs vs. Pacers, Part Deux: Wembanyama and San Antonio seek Parisian sweep

Theyll run this matchup back.

And well oblige! The NBA s Paris series concludes Saturday with a second Spurs Pacers installment, this time on ESPN.

San Antonio threw 140 up on the scoreboard Thursday, beating ascendent Indiana by a full 30 points.

Victor Wembanyama was masterful in Thursdays opener.

He left the floor to a lively, 15,000-fan French chant that needs no translation .

The MVP collection will indeed be bountiful.

OFF THE BACKBOARD pic.twitter.com/8B5BiR4mYZ San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 23, 2025 San Antonio pulled away off the strength of a grooving, confident second-half offense that dropped 45 in the third quarter and 35 in the fourth.

Harrison Barnes finished with 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting.

Devin Vassell drained 5-of-6 treys.

Jeremy Sochan and Tre Jones were dynamic off the bench.

We make a special demarcation for 50/40/90 shooting splits.

Well, the Spurs were 60/50/100 in this game.

Advertisement The Pacers have been one of the Easts toughest outs for a full month now.

Lets attribute Thursdays stinker to jet lag.

Or maybe they toured the Louvre and felt overcome by the beauty of sculpture.

Indiana is still enjoying a cool turnaround thats bumped them up to fifth in the conference.

They play with pace, knock down jumpers and fully share the love on offense.

Four Pacers average 15 points; seven average at least 10, with Obi Toppin and T.J.

McConnell doing it on fewer than 20 minutes per game.

As for the recipient of those MVP chants? Wembanyama finished with 30 points, 11 boards, six dimes and five blocks.

Look, hes tied with Giannis Antetokounmpo for third-best MVP odds right now at BetMGM.

Its +10000 to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander s -450, fine, but this year is still a prelude.

Hes 21 years old.

Twenty-one! Every national TV look deserves a tune-in.

While people argue about TV ratings and changes in style , Wemby is out here doing singularly cool stuff.

Michael Grady takes the call for ESPN.

Cory Alexander and Brian Windhorst will be on the broadcast as well.

Sliding doors moment: Cutaway to Kawhi Leonard s draft night, David Stern beaming to his right, a white-navy two-toned Pacers hat on his head.

Sorry, Indy .

Starting five to wear both jerseys (min.

50 games for each franchise, via Sports Reference): Starting five of NBA French players: In their primes, of course, that team would play some truly funky and exceedingly awesome basketball.

Spurs vs.

Pacers odds (Photo of Victor Wembanyama and Pascal Siakam: Franck Fife / AFP via Getty Images).

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