SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was so proud of his players for beating the Denver Nuggets that he urged them to all go get a celebratory beer together, simply because they “deserved it”.

On April 12, Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points as the Spurs stunned the reigning National Basketball Association (NBA) champions 121-120 to upend the race for the No. 1 seeding in the Western Conference.