In a thrilling display of basketball talent on January 5th, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor 'Wemby' Wembanyama faced off in an NBA game that had fans and commentators buzzing. Giannis put up an impressive performance with 44 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists, shooting 67% from the field. Meanwhile, Wemby showcased his skills with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks, shooting 55% from the field. The game featured a series of highlight-reel moments, including Wemby's reverse dunk, a block on Ja Morant, and a self-assisted off-the-glass dunk. Giannis responded with powerful dunks, including one over Wemby. The game was tight, with the Bucks leading 64-59 at halftime and the score tied at 121 later on. Wemby's performance was particularly notable as he played fewer minutes than Giannis but still made a significant impact, including a block on Giannis that preserved a three-point deficit. Despite the back-and-forth action, the Bucks ultimately won the game. Post-game, Giannis praised Wemby, calling him an 'unbelievable talent' and acknowledging the excitement of playing against him.
Giannis in his last two games π€ 44 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST 48 PTS, 18 REB, 16-26 FG GREEK FREAK. https://t.co/9NELol7u1s
Giannis Antetokounmpo in disbelief after first matchup with Victor Wembanyama: 'Never seen anything like him' https://t.co/D5xH2Pgoa8
Giannis vs. Wemby was A MOVIE π¬ https://t.co/eDiLHyhse9
Giannis Antetokounmpo on Victor Wembanyama: 'Never seen anything like him' https://t.co/cUB2SFIO5U
With one jaw-dropping highlight after another, Wemby and Giannis put on an absolute show last night. @MichaelVPina: https://t.co/ufiS8A4yZb
Giannis Antetokounmpo & Victor Wembanyama delivered in their first meeting last night, but Antetokounmpo came out on top. βI donβt know how to explain it. You just feel the moment, you feel that you can put the signature on this moment." At @TheAthletic: https://t.co/uIrWsgjrcq
Giannis Antetokounmpo On Victor Wembanyama: I've Never Seen Anything Like Him https://t.co/AKoAw3kDDw
Giannis Antetokounmpo on Victor Wembanyama: βIβve never seen anything like himβ #GiannisAntetokounmpo #VictorWembanyama https://t.co/rGzi8grWzG
Giannis couldnβt believe Wemby in their first matchup π πΏ (via @bucks) https://t.co/NzbsRTfTwB
Wemby had Giannis on skates π (h/t @JoeVirayNBA) https://t.co/UX2HzVQtkP
Wemby vs Ja was awesome. Wemby vs Giannis was phenomenal. Wemby vs The Worldβ¦
Did Wemby really leave Giannis hanging? https://t.co/qocJvY6Pge
Not Wemby leaving Giannis hangingπ https://t.co/fp1cV3P26n
GIANNIS VS. WEMBY WAS A MOVIE πΏ (via @ayroned) https://t.co/fPF8yzXhr8
Wemby met Giannis at the summit in crunch time β π₯ @NBA https://t.co/tUIjjGsEr5
GIANNIS VS. WEMBY WAS A MOVIE πΏ https://t.co/2MNV2p2wXq
Giannis on Victor Wembanyama: "He's an unbelievable talent ... It was great playing against him." π€ (via @NBAonTNT) https://t.co/XuLxLPDkay
Giannis: 44 points on 29 true shot attempts and 32% usage, including 15/17 at the rim. His 7 assists came with just 1 turnover. He also had 14 boards, 2 steals, and 1 block. Wemby: 27 points on 20 TSA and 37% USG. He also had 9 REB, 1 AST, 5 TOV, 1 STL, and 5 BLK in 26 MIN. https://t.co/hLkvC45FOT
Wemby blocking Giannis??? Mark it as one of the top moments of 2024. π₯π₯π₯ (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/BlWeQPjtmx
"He's an unbelievable talent. Can score at will any time he wants...plays to win. It was great playing against him." π€ Giannis on matching up against Wemby for the first time https://t.co/FjLCd0kgLu
GIANNIS WAS UNSTOPPABLE TONIGHT!π€― β Giannis O 31.5 Points β Giannis O 12.5 Rebounds β Giannis O 5.5 Assists https://t.co/Vd2c5uLdJX
Giannis over Wemby https://t.co/5BRBGpKVv8
Wemby vs Giannis Round 1 Giannis: 44 pts, 14 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk in 40 mins Wemby: 27 pts, 9 reb, 5 blk, 1 stl in 26 mins
Wemby just easily blocked Giannis - bad idea by Giannis. But Giannis mostly had his way with Wemby down the stretch basically saying to him: "Nope. Not yet." Bucks win despite having to play back to back on the road after emotional loss at Indiana.
Giannis Antetokounmpo tonight: 44 points 14 rebounds 7 assists https://t.co/3IrIZmSX1f
GIANNIS VS. WEMBY TONIGHT Giannis Antetokounmpo: 44 PTS - 14 REB - 7 AST - 67% FG Victor Wembanyama: 27 PTS - 9 REB - 5 BLK - 55% FG π₯π₯π₯π₯ https://t.co/2rWG8gwjyT
Wemby block on Giannisπ€― https://t.co/s8bzUH96ew
The Spurs win this if Wemby plays as many minutes as Giannis
WEMBY VS GIANNIS IS BASKETBALL PACIFIC RIM
Wembyβs World.
Giannis tried to end it; Wemby had other plans. https://t.co/SKuhaPIeHz
Wemby rejection preserves the 3-point deficit! Spurs have the ball down 3 with 16.5 seconds remaining on TNT π¨ https://t.co/1P2y2a3ebM
Wemby rejects Giannis at the rim https://t.co/G12QyoCtjp
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA WITH THE REJECTION ON GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPOπ± https://t.co/n7onUpWjZw
WEMBY BLOCKS GIANNIS π€― https://t.co/OkTz2o5BI4
Wemby and Giannis just trading haymakers.
Wemby and Giannis balling out in a January Thursday night game You love to see it
Wemby block on Giannis π
Wemby π€―
Wemby block β‘οΈ Wemby triple π― https://t.co/3ZmKwV2tol
WEMBY!! π±
Wemby vs Giannis is incredible tonight https://t.co/5wxPBISyfW
Wemby rules!
Wemby block on a Giannis dunk, oh my 5 blocks for Wemby
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA WITH THE REJECTION ON GIANNIS π± https://t.co/mAgv6pUumv
Watching Giannis and Wemby go back and forth is an absolute treat
Watching Giannis vs. Wemby tonight https://t.co/tqQE5ndlxf
Dude...Wemby vs. Giannis is INCREDIBLE
WEMBYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Wemby block β‘οΈ WEMBY 3 https://t.co/dURuTrrFJq
WEMBY BLOCK INTO 3 TIES IT UP. 121-121. Bucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/1WFaT2wU9N
The Spurs survive this stretch, get Wemby back and then Giannis hits back-to-back threes π€· https://t.co/wUrYBtFeTR
WEMBY IS SO UNFAIR. π¨ (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/tKBm9731Ke
This Wemby block π³ https://t.co/cmiHLa5cRo
Wemby STRETCHES to block the corner 3 π³ πΊ Bucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/LnjsVPjjeE
LOL Wemby (πΈ via @cjzero) https://t.co/4lrMajhUSO
Wemby v Giannis tonight has been pretty cool.
Wemby just having fun with it π₯ (via @NBA) https://t.co/7QecvegLbZ
Giannis vs. Wemby right now https://t.co/5lGSR7Uggg
Giannis vs. Wemby πΏπΏπΏ (via @NBA) https://t.co/Klbm6qoTAX
GIANNIS π€ https://t.co/81yuapNK0D
GIANNIS OVER WEMBY https://t.co/zRF2fUPike
Giannis dunks on Wemby! ππ¨ https://t.co/GNpX2pWe57
Giannis had to remind Wemby
Wemby is ROLLING in the 3Q and up to 19 PTS for the game π₯ πΊ Bucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/ZLYzNRWzHw
WEMBY MADE IT LOOK TOO EASY π€ BEHIND-THE-BACK AND-1 SLAM π³ (via @NBA) https://t.co/aCqdxJP8W5
Wemby going off
WEMBY IS NOT HUMAN. π± (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/fa95VwQl3r
WEMBY π± STEAL β‘οΈ BEHIND THE BACK POSTER π₯ (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/LgPmmdzRmg
Holy hell, Wemby, WTF https://t.co/g3p91dTPUE
OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT AN AND-1 BY WEMBY!!! π± (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/40t9hJUmYK
OH MY GOODNESS WEMBY π± Bucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/6lHbOH3cr3
my god Wemby https://t.co/D4UwJKwuoQ
Wemby lol
Yo. Wemby. What a move.
Wemby is a show
Wemby what?! π€― hella fun!
Wemby what the fuck
Wemby puts it back πͺ https://t.co/EGUajLhTpG
Wemby with the putback heading into half πͺ Bucks lead 64-59 at the break. πΊ Bucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/BJ6U6OLUEL
Wemby π― https://t.co/e3bOgUrQca
Wemby off the glass to... himself π π₯ @NBA https://t.co/ruXAo8UjnQ
THIS SEQUENCE FROM GIANNIS AND WEMBY π₯ (via @NBATV) https://t.co/hsXBzL4pnz
DENIED BY WEMBY β πΊBucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/piIil6ir9a
Giannis and Wemby trading dunks π€ https://t.co/247ENzRUuq
WEMBY LOBS IT TO HIMSELF π€― https://t.co/Tmrue2fdhb
Giannis throws it down, and then Wemby goes off-glass to himself! https://t.co/SsTckSNJo9
WEMBY OFF THE GLASS TO HIMSELF π€― https://t.co/PO8kBm3o5L https://t.co/MpPwW3CfDb
OMGGG WEMBY SELF LOB π± (vi @NBA) https://t.co/xVNXNxVgd2
Giannis spins to the cup for the HAMMER π₯ Wemby responds with the lob to himself! π€― https://t.co/Yo8pbPL1ka
Giannis throws DOWN a slam and Wemby comes RIGHT back with a self alley-oop!π± πΊ Bucks-Spurs on TNT https://t.co/ItrOsbnwEQ
Wemby off the backboard π€―π€― https://t.co/m80QCHhNjx
WEMBY OFF THE GLASS TO HIMSELF https://t.co/w93mKABozg
That was an unbelievable Giannis-Wemby sequence
Giannis and Wemby arrive ahead of their first clash! Don't miss Bucks-Spurs at 7:30pm/et on TNT πΏ https://t.co/y3rdOJHIPx
Wemby: https://t.co/GgxpHs6zEl https://t.co/nrrmH4FNhT
JA THROWS IT DOWN OVER WEMBY π€― (via @NBATV) https://t.co/YoWESOMADq
Ja got Wemby https://t.co/EOBDTqE29R
Wemby just hitting a 30-foot floater π€― (via @NBA) https://t.co/X48ghE7d3g
Sheesh, Wemby π³ (via @NBA) https://t.co/tZhSOWEFKC
Wemby throws down the two-hand slam π£οΈ https://t.co/aPR1xVtARs
WEMBY π€ (via @spurs) https://t.co/eivjafcuVg
WEMBY BLOCKS JA β https://t.co/9FVk2VjSpE
Wemby blocks Ja. π± (π₯: @NBA) https://t.co/V8WbJfLcFw
ANOTHER lob to Wemby!
Giannis Antetokounmpo tonight: 30 Points 18 Rebounds 11 Assists 2 Blocks 1 Steal 55% FG https://t.co/o63Wigbk9P
Too easy for Wemby π (via @NBA) https://t.co/8w5N6JSuQe
WEMBY WITH THE REVERSE π€ (via @NBA) https://t.co/hzPdlRi9Ld
Wemby went reverse π€ https://t.co/MH1nI2h70C https://t.co/TG4wq8e7W1