Wembanyama’s defense leads Mets 92 to the French league finals

Victor Wembanyama and Mets 92 bounced back in Game 4, playing inspired basketball to eliminate ASVEL with a final score of 71-69.

Wemby had a relatively quiet first half but delivered the goods in the second half to knock out the highly rated ASVEL. Most notably, with the game on the line and the clock ticking away, he delivered a crucial block on forward Alex Tyus from ASVEL.

Other highlights for included an impressive dish to Bilal Coulibaly for a monster dunk, a step back three pointer over 7 footer Youssoupha Fall, a pivotal mid range jumper with the shot clock winding down in the 4th quarter, as well as two handed block on a dunk attempt from Tyus.

Wemby’s final stats were 15 points (12 in second half), 8 rebounds, 5 blocks , 2 assists, and 1 steal. Game 1 of the LNB Pro A finals will be against number 1 seed Monaco Basket this Saturday, June 10 at 1:30 pm CST on the NBA app.