Victor Wembanyama added 21 points and 7 rebounds this Sunday, but the Boston Celtics made his New Year's Eve bitter with a resounding 101-134 victory against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Celtics closed 2023 as the best team this season as leaders in the East, with the best record in the league (26-6) and with six straight victories.
Jayson Tatum (25 points and 6 rebounds) and Jaylen Brown (24 points and 6 rebounds), the first with one minute left in the last quarter and the second completely unprecedented in the outcome, led the attack of those in green, who overwhelmed the Texans with 54.3% in field goals and an imposing dominance of the rebound (60 compared to 45). Dominican Al Horford contributed 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
For their part, the Spurs (5-27) had Devin Vassell as their top scorer with 22 points. Gregg Popovich's men are bottom of the West and only the historically terrible Detroit Pistons, who lost 28 games in a row - the worst streak in the history of the league - have a lower record than theirs (3-29).
