Ben Simmons was in fine form once again – but the debut of Dennis Schroder for the Brooklyn Nets is what everyone was talking about during their 123-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday (AEDT).
The scoring and passing from the NBA journeyman were impressive, but it was Schroder’s fiery response after getting struck in the face by Victor Wembanyama that had the crowd chanting his name.
Schroder finished with 15 points and 12 assists, while Cam Thomas scored 25 points in the victory, spoiling Wembanyama’s return to the Barclays Centre – the same arena he was selected as the No.1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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Schroder had the most assists by a Nets player in his debut since James Harden (14) over three years ago, but the chants came after he screamed at an official when there was no foul called when Wembanyama accidentally hit him with his elbow attempting a shot, then wrapped up Wembanyama for a foul to stop play so he could protest.
Dennis Schroder.
“I’m glad we got the win, I think that’s the most important,” he said.
“Of course the appreciation was there and I love that the fans did it big-time for me.”
Aussie star Simmons remained in the starting lineup at point guard, finishing with 13 points and continuing a promising return to the league.
Wembanyama scored 21 points, but the Frenchman grabbed just four rebounds after managing only one in a loss at Orlando in his last game.
It was his first appearance at Barclays Centre since the Spurs took the him with the top pick in June. He has gone on to lead first-year players in scoring (20.3), rebounds (10.1) and steals (1.2) coming into the game, and all NBA players in blocks (3.1), but he’ll have to settle for individual success this season.
San Antonio have now dropped seven-straight matches and are 10-43, placing them last in the Western Conference, and the 20-year-old Wembanyama said coach Gregg Popovich has talked to him about the difficulty of getting through a fatiguing part of the schedule before the All-Star break arrives next weekend.
“He told me a little bit about it and so it’s not more complicated than that, it’s just hard to do,” the rookie said.
Brooklyn acquired Schroder on Thursday from Toronto for Spencer Dinwiddie, who was waived and signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday after clearing waivers and becoming a free agent.
Dinwiddie was the Nets’ starting point guard, but Schroder came off the bench and made a quick impact despite limited preparation time with his new team.
“He’s won games and played in high-level games, so for him to be out here on the floor and lead our group tonight, pretty impressive,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said.
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