Before Victor Wembanyama gets selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft, he has an opportunity to lead his LNB Pro A team to a championship. Wembanyama and Boulongne-Levallois got off to a slow start in the LNB Finals on Saturday, losing 87-64 to Monaco in Game 1.
Wembanyama was held in check during the contest, scoring just 8 points on 3-of-8 shooting. He added seven rebounds, two assists and one impressive block to open the contest.
He also added a nice jumper near the end of the first quarter.
Armel Traore of Boulogne-Levallois led all scorers with 15 points. Three players on Monaco, Alpha Diallo, Mike James and Elie Okobo finished with double-digit points. Diallo led the way with 14 points.
Poor 3-point shooting and rebounding led to Boulogne-Levallois’ downfall. The team shot just 3-of-16 from beyond the arc, good for 18.8%. Monaco hit 41.7% of its 3-point attempts. Wembenyama and Boulogne-Levallois were also dominated on the glass by Monaco, which snagged 15 offensive rebounds.
Wembanyama will look to get back on track when the two teams square off in Game 2 on Monday. The LNB Finals are a best-of-5 series, so Wembanyama and Boulogne-Levallois still have time to turn things around.
That might start with Wembanyama, who averaged 21 points per game in the regular season.