NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets welcomed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs to Barclays Center on Saturday and won 123-103.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 25 points and four assists while Nic Claxton had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks. Dennis Schroder had 15 points and 12 assists off the bench in his Nets debut and Mikal Bridges had 14 points.
For the Spurs, Wembanyama had 21 points and four rebounds while Keldon Johnson had 19 points and four rebounds off the bench. Devin Vassell had 17 points and Jeremy Sochan had eight points.
In the first half, the Nets initially had trouble dealing with Wembanyama and Devin Vassell as Wembanyama continued to draw fouls on Brooklyn’s frontcourt in some questionable calls during post play. However, Dennis Schroder put up 10 points and six assists in the half during his debut with the Nets.
In the second half, the Nets played the Spurs to more of a standstill as Brooklyn wasn’t able to rip off a game-changing run to essentially put the game away. However, the Nets consistently played better than the Spurs in this one as those small wins within quarters added up to a blowout win.
Here are your Nets player grades following Saturday’s win: