[Highlight] Julian Champagnie alley-oops a three-pointer to Devin Vassell
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (1-1) Obliterate the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1), 133-95.
[Highlight] Harper scores on McDaniels which gets Tim Duncan very excited.
[Highlight] The Knick faithful erupt after KAT beats Drummond to the basketball
Karl-Anthony Towns since the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2: 17.7⁄10.9⁄6.4 on 76% TS
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (2-0) edge out the Philadelphia 76ers (0-2), 108-102.
Jaylen Brown on the refs: “I had to say something. There’s an inconsistency and it’s there. You called me for all these offensive fouls and that’s not the reason why we lost, but Shai is about to win his 2nd MVP with the same move.”
SGA leads the league in free throw attempts over the last two seasons, with 1,552 FTA. Second place has 425 fewer FTA.
[Cowherd] Watching him (SGA) flop in an NBA game is like inserting one of those Life Alert commercials. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! into Cirque du Soleil. It tears at the fabric of the creativity of the NBA.︀︀ ︀︀
[Highlight] Julian Champagnie is positively overcome with joy after hitting his 4th three in 4 minutes
Anthony Edwards on getting blown out and bouncing back - “My mama used to say a hard head makes a soft ass, and that’s what happened tonight”
Victor ‘Slim Daddy’ Wembanyama checks out in the win: 19⁄15 with 2 blocks
[All-Access] “When you win, you’re never as good as you think you are, and when you lose you’re never as bad…” After their Game 2 victory, Victor Wembanyama quotes Coach Popovich and how San Antonio will prepare for Game 3.
[Highlight] Joe Ingles hits a huge three to cut the lead down to 42
Jaylen Brown: “I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this. Me and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it was up to me I could play here for the next 10 years. This was my favorite season of my career.”
In 2014, Raptors GM Ujiri went viral by yelling “Fuck Brooklyn!” at a rally before a TOR-BKN playoff game. The Nets coach at the time was Jason Kidd. Postgame, Kidd said, “I don’t even know who that is, so I could [not] care less what they think about Brooklyn.” Ujiri is now Kidd’s boss in Dallas.
Dylan Harper continues to shine with spectacular plays on both ends of the floor: 11 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, +24
(Basketnews) [The Athletic] NBA players voted Houston Rockets All-Star Alperen Sengun the most overrated player in the league.
[Charania] Just in: Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has been ruled out for Game 2 tonight against the New York Knicks due to ankle and hip injuries, sources tell ESPN.
[Highlights] Paul George goes unconscious to start game 2, with an assist, a jumper and then hits four straight shots, three 3s in the defender’s face. 11 quick points
[Cowherd] “KD is like buying a boat. The first day you have it and the first day you sell it are the two happiest days.”
Chris Finch: “I just told them [Timberwolves] we just got punked”
Jaylen Brown reacts to the fine he got: “They fined me $50K. Season is over. Embiid cooked us. I’m moving on.”
Spurs fans trolling Ant with a Raid sign.
Ant saw it and started laughing
Lowest FG% by a Laker in a playoff game this century (min. 15 attempts): 18.8% - Austin Reaves (2026), 20.0% - Kobe Bryant (2000), 20.8% - Kobe Bryant (2009), 21.1% - Kobe Bryant (2004), 23.8% - Kobe Bryant (2002), 25.0% - Kobe Bryant (2010), 25.0% - Austin Reaves (2026)
OG “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Anunobi in Game 2: 24 Pts/ 2 Assists /5 Rebounds, 4 Steals and 1 Block on 53/29/100 Splits (67% TS) for a +12
[Highlight] Kelly Olynyk goes ISO against Joe Ingles and scores the driving layup on him
Luka Doncic: “I’m just doing everything I can… The doctor said 8 weeks at the beginning of the first MRI, so I’m just going day-by-day and I feel better every day”
KAT postgame - “[Maxey] walked up to me and I was like I went to Kentucky longer than you so I have a little more experience with the geometry and all that, getting the ball off. Shoutout to Cal and the amazing teachers we had at Kentucky.”
Tracy McGrady, mentor to Jaylen Brown, says that Jaylen is “frustrated” with the Celtics organization
Stephon Castle checks out in a blowout win in Game 2 with: 21 PTS (6⁄10 FG), 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, +17
Brad Stevens today - “There were a lot of teams, in the NBA, playing for draft positioning this year. And that won’t be the case next year. The league is gonna be a lot better, the regular season’s gonna be a lot harder.”
[Lowlight] Paul George air balls a 3-pointer late in the 4th, and the Knicks are closer to win game 2. He is having some words with Quinten Grimes.
Andre Drummond gets called for his 4th personal foul. The ball gets stuck behind the backboard, Maxey gives him the mop to rescue the ball, but Drummond fails over and over again to rescue the ball.
Karl-Anthony Towns takes the mop from him and rescues the ball on his first try, and receives cheers
[Highlight] Carter Bryant commits elder abuse and shoves Mike Conley to the ground
Victor Wembanyama 19/15/2/1/2 and Stephon Castle 21/4/4/2 bounce back in game 2 to blowout Minnesota
[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama hits a deep 3 to give him 14 points and then block Ayo Dosunmu at the other end (with replays of both plays). His first block of the night.
Anthony Edwards is playing in his 48th career playoff game tonight, most in Timberwolves history.
[Highlight] Stephon Castle somehow manages to regain control of the ball in mid-air and scores the And-1 reverse layup on Jaden McDaniels (with replays).
He also went to drink some juice to rehydrate.
4th foul on McDaniels.
Julian “Danny Green from TEMU” Champagnie in the Spurs game 2 win against the Timberwolves: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, Zero turnover, 1 Foul, 4⁄6 FG, 4⁄6 3PT, +19 in 22 min
[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama grabs the rebound and hits a 3-pointer off a pass by Julian Champagnie. Then, Wemby grabs another board and finds Champagnie for a triple (with replays)
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[Hine] Ayo Dosunmu is back tonight after missing the last 2 games, the team announces
[Highlight] Brunson dribbles out the clock after Maxey’s missed 3 to win the game and take a 2-0 series lead
Austin Reaves shot 0-10 on contested shots, the first player, the first player since Draymond Green in 2023
[Obguia] Carmelo: “James (Harden) has to stop playing with the ball and just go… Every time you ‘tween, ‘tween, ‘tween, ‘tween, the court is shrinking and shrinking and shrinking” T-Mac shared Melo’s sentiment: “We don’t need you dancing out at the top of the key trying to get your game off”
[Highlight] Dylan Harper hits the 3 and grabs a quick steal (which Stephon Castle gives back). Spurs lead by 23 in the first half
[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama full highlights vs. Minnesota Timberwolves tonight (133-95 W) in Game 2 - Western Semifinals - 2026 NBA Playoffs:
19 Points on 7⁄15 FG (46.7%), 2⁄7 from 3 (28.6%), 3⁄3 FT, 15 Rebounds (4 Off. Rebs), 2 Assists (2 TOV), 1 Steal, 2 Blocks, 1 PF, and a +/- +12, 25:54 MP