San Antonio suffered a decisive defeat in Salt Lake City, falling 128-109 to the Utah Jazz despite a strong performance from French rookie Victor Wembanyama, who recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Spurs now face their fourth consecutive loss.

The matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Utah Jazz on Sunday night was clearly one-sided. Salt Lake City’s franchise convincingly defeated the Texas team (128-109), leaving the Spurs with little hope of competing.

San Antonio continues to struggle in this NBA season, having only secured 11 victories so far. They seem poised to perform worse than last year’s 20-win record, already the franchise’s worst in history. Victor Wembanyama’s contribution hasn’t brought about a significant transformation for this rebuilding team, which is facing challenges across the board. In this context, the French player, drafted in the first position last June, is doing his best to make an impact. In the recent game against the Jazz, he posted a personally satisfying performance with another double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds) in just 27 minutes of play. Only his teammate Vassell scored more (27 points).

Wembanyama started the game with an impressive block on John Collins, who had anticipated scoring. He then delivered a behind-the-back pass to Champagnie before scoring in a somewhat improbable manner by tossing the ball towards the hoop.

Once again, his performance generated highlights on NBA social media. He executed a dunk that seemed like he was soaring through the air and rose against Markkanen to prevent him from scoring. In the final quarter, he almost lost the ball but managed to recover it and finished with a powerful dunk. He spent the last moments of the game on the sidelines, as the outcome was already decided. The Spurs will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday in their next game, marking the end of a stretch of 10 consecutive away games due to a rodeo festival at the Frost Bank Center.