Barkley on how often flopping occurred in his era: “All the time. It’s interesting people act like flopping & tanking are new. There’s always been flopping, screaming, flailing. All great players make contact with the defense first. I always tried to knock him off balance so I could get my shot off”
[Hollinger] 1. Cameron Boozer… Yes, some weaknesses jump out when you watch Boozer… The reason you take him No. 1 anyway is that Boozer was basically “college basketball Nikola Jokić” last season… I have a basic draft theory that I call the Marc Gasol Rule: Bigs who can pass, figure it out.
[Amick] It is widely believed that Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to be traded to a “true title contender” and wants to remain in the Eastern Conference
Jaden Mcdaniels on Victor Wembanyama “He’s eight feet tall. He contests everything. He’s just good at his job.”
Victor Wembanyama in Game 2 against the Wolves: 39 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 13⁄18 from FG
[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama blocks Anthony Edwards despite his arm being grabbed behind the back by Rudy Gobert, then Anthony Edwards grabs Wemby’s jersey, preventing him from running on transition offense (with replays).
Wemby is upset about the no foul calls
Victor Wembanyama: “I’ve really been waiting since I’ve been in the league to live those moments, those high stakes games… the feeling I get before games, this heat in my heart, it’s even stronger, and it just gets stronger as the games go on. I’m built for this, I love this more than anything”
Wemby on his scars postgame - “It’s gonna happen. It’s gonna happen. They’re Wolves after all”
Victor Wembanyama on his pick for the UEFA champions league final Arsenal vs PSG: ‘PSG of course, at least they’re going to make it fun, cause I know Arsenal ain’t’
The faces on the 76ers players on the bench, as the 76ers are about to go down 0-3 in the series.
[Highlight] Spurs and Timberwolves players drawing fouls in Game 3
Scottie Barnes on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “Shai don’t really foul bait, yo. He’s aggressive going to the basket so they call fouls for him….There’s no reason to hate on his game”
Blake Griffin on Jared McCain: “They didn’t sell high enough”
[Highlight] Chris Finch and Tony Brothers have to be separated after they start jawing at each other
Victor Wembanyama: “I had to resort to some things that Hakeem taught me, in this 4th quarter… Especially that spin fadeaway over Rudy.”
[Highlight] Wemby drops the mic as the clock runs out on his biggest career playoff performance
[Aaronson] Someone yelled out “LET’S GO KNICKS” during a moment of silence for Nick Nurse’s brother. Boos ensued. Pretty brutal moment.
Will Embiid retire as the only MVP to never make the conference finals?
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (3-0) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (0-3), 108-94, with Brunson being perfection
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (2-1) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-2), 115-108.
[Highlight] Mitchell Robinson baptizes Joel Embiid!
Charles Barkley responds to Draymond’s comment on him: “Hey, man, I never punch down. Draymond’s a good player but we’re not on the same level…. He’s a really good player. He’s had a hell of a career, but we’re not on the same level.”
Wemby Postgame: “We don’t have the experience, and we don’t care”.
Post your draft conspiracies before the lottery instead of after
Nick Wright: “All year I heard how the old guys Curry/Steph/Kawhi/KD/Harden are better than LeBron. I live in NYC, I saw Steph yesterday… at the Met Gala! KD somewhere ruining a locker room via Twitter. Kawhi winning Pablo a Pulitzer. LeBron is throwing alley-oops to his son and clinching series”
[Russo] Victor Wembanyama is the first player in 25 years to have at least 35 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a postseason game.
Victor Wembanyama 39/15/1/1/5 and Stephon Castle 13/4/12 as Spurs win game 3
Anthony Edwards: “It’s competition at the highest level. We want to win. Finchy want to win. And Tony Brothers is Tony Brothers. We all love him, so it’s all good there.”
Jalen Brunson in the win: 33/5/9 on 64% TS
Paul George in the last 3 quarters of Game 3 vs New York: 28 MIN | 0 PTS | 0-9 FG | 0-4 3PT | 3 TO
Anthony Edwards despite the loss: 32/14/6 on 56% TS
Lakers coach JJ Redick: “We didn’t lost because of the refs, that’s never the case. You don’t lose because of refs, you lose because the other team outplays you. Oklahoma City outplayed us” Reporter interjects: “They shot 13 FTs in that stretch I’m talking about.” Redick: “A lot of them were fouls”
Wemby just put up one of the most unique playoff lines ever & his stat line isn’t even the most interesting part
[Highlight] Ant pulls up for a deep 3 to beat the first quarter buzzer, giving him 13 points
[Highlight] Carter Bryant after hitting a 3 off the dribble hounds the Wolves on defense
Victor Wembanyama becomes only the 4th player in NBA history to record 35+ points, 15+ rebounds & 5+ blocks in a playoff game
According to Pablo Torre, Knicks owner James Dolan has strong disdain for dogs that compelled him to pull NY Rangers pet mascot ‘Ranger’ right before his in-game debut. Per Torre, “Dolan had effectively banished an autism service puppy from the arena in addition to his human enemies.”
Wilt Chamberlain’s recorded career high block total is 23 blocks in a single game
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs take a 2-1 series lead with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Victor Wembanyama becomes the 4th player, and first since Shaquille O’Neal in 2001, to record 35+ PTS, 15+ REB, and 5+ BLK in a playoff game.
Mikal ‘5 FRPs’ Bridges in the series against Philadelphia: 19.3⁄3.3⁄2.7 on 74% TS
Tyrese Maxey on being down 3-0: “It’s still a great challenge. You gotta go do it. Either you don’t play with any pride and you get swept on your home floor in the 2nd round of the playoffs or you play with some pride you win one game at a time”
[Highlight] Alley-oops so nice, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe did it twice
OKC players laughing at Lakers swarming the ref after the game
[Funakistats] Steven Adams explaining his offensive rebounding strategy to maximise available angles
[Highlight] Cade Cunningham scores off his own miss, and Donovan Mitchell with the half court lob to Evan Mobley for the dunk (with a replay).
The entertaining basketball game continues.
[Highlight] Julius Randle slams it over Wemby off the pass from Jaden McDaniels
Anonymous Knicks beat reporter on MSG surveillance: “I had a report and then I get a call from the Knicks shortly after that. ‘I know who your source is,’ … I said ‘How did you know I spoke to that person? There was nobody around.’ And the person said ‘You know us. We’re always watching.’”
Wilt Chamberlain was very good at basketball [OC]