Cavaliers’ Bigs Upstage Wembanyama, Spurs Buckle

Rookie of the Year frontrunner Victor Wembanyama has been the talk of the NBA since San Antonio drafted him with the No. 1 overall pick last June.

For the most part, Wembanyama has lived up to the hype, averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game in his rookie campaign. The 7-foot-4 Frenchman leads the NBA in blocks – which you’d expect – but his skill set goes much deeper than that. He can run the floor like a guard, he can make 3-point shots and his passing acumen is off the charts.

All the hype seemed to add some extra juice for Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. The recently reunited Cavaliers frontcourt was dominant in a 117-101 Cavs win in San Antonio.

In just his third game back from knee surgery, Mobley had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and took a page out of Wembanyama’s playbook by connecting on all three of his 3-point attempts.

Allen had 26 points and 16 rebounds in what is turning into a career year for the affable center.

Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 31 points.

There wasn’t much intrigue in this one – that is, until Mitchell and San Antonio’s Zach Collins were ejected with 54.7 seconds left in the game.

Mitchell took umbrage to Collins elbowing him in the face on a moving screen, and went after the San Antonio center. Although Mitchell was merely standing up for himself, both players received Flagrant 2 penalties and were ejected.

While San Antonio fell to 10-40 with the loss to the Cavs, Wembanyama kept the home fans entertained with some high-flying dunks.