LOS ANGELES -- Spurs center Victor Wembanyama expressed confidence in slowing down a game that "feels fast right now" after the Lakers became the second straight opponent to hold him in check during a 118-116 San Antonio loss Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.
"Personally, I haven't seen this kind of defense from teams," Wembanyama said. "So we need to adapt as a collective. In the Phoenix game, it was the case as well. We got stalled out sometimes. We're learning."
Three days after the Suns handed the Spurs their first loss of the season, holding Wembanyama to his second career outing with fewer than 10 points (9) and at least 5 turnovers (6), the Lakers limited the Frenchman to 19 points on 5-of-14 shooting with 5 turnovers.