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Mike Brown Wants To Make Victor Wembanyama Work For His Buckets Tonight

"You hope you can make him work at the end of the day. You hope he misses some shots," said Brown. This comes after Wemby dropped 29 points on 11-21 shooting in Game 2. "Then if you get a win, then you say, 'thank goodness we were able to get out of there with a win,' because he's that impactful."

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Mike Brown Livid Over Game 3 Free Throw Disparity

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Mitch Johnson Credits Late Game Execution For Spurs Game 3 Win

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Mitch Johnson Isn't Surprised By Victor Wembanyama's Brilliant Play Tonight

Wemby dropped 32-8-6, making him the first Spur since Tim Duncan in 2003 to put up those numbers in a Finals game. When asked about these Game 3 numbers, Coach Johnson said, "I don't think any of us are surprised or expect anything different than strong performance and him being on his front foot in terms of attack mode."

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Victor Wembanyama Embraces New York Villain Role, References Trae Young

Wemby, after dropping 32-8-6 on the Knicks at MSG in Game 3, was asked if he's assumed the "villain role" in New York and if that's the ultimate compliment for him. "I guess, I’m nowhere near Trae Young level though," said Wemby. Trae still catches 'F*** Trae Young' strays even five after eliminating them from the 2021 Playoffs.

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