When the schedule dropped, this was supposed to be a battle between two No. 1 picks in their breakout season. Cade Cunningham was ready for the duel, but Victor Wembanyama is out for the year with blood clots (get well soon, Wemby).
The Detroit Pistons guard didn’t disappoint playing in his home state. This game was played in Austin instead of San Antonio. Fresh off All-Star weekend, he carved up the Spurs with 25 points and 12 assists, shooting 8/10 from 2-point range and 3/4 from deep. That’s our All-NBA guard doing All-NBA things, but Tobias Harris kept Detroit in it early, and Jalen Duren’s fingerprints were all over this one.