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Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index | Playoffs

A stadium full of Seattle sports fans at the Mariners game cheering on and celebrating watching the Thunder lose

Bill Simmons on the Nuggets: “Why do they have to trade anybody to sign Peyton Watson? You have Jokic in your team, pay everyone, F*** off. Kroenke has a gazillion dollars, just keep everybody AND pay Peyton Watson. Your owner is super rich what are we doing?”

[Buha] Reaves \(40 million for the next five years, or LeBron \)40 million for one year, they’re going to prioritize the long-term contract here. Reaves is more of a priority for the Lakers than LeBron is. That’s just a fact. The second part of it is that Reaves is going to have a market.

The NBA community is rejoicing in OKC’s WCF exit and the fact that we have 8 straight years of unique NBA champions. This is the longest streak in NBA history. This got me thinking what is the second longest streak? A little research and I see it’s 6 years, between 1975-1980.

NBA fan, 17, on life support after suffering catastrophic injuries while celebrating Spurs’ playoff win

SGA when asked on the spurs defense “There’s a guy on their back line that’s a little bit different from everyone else’s.”

Shai in his end of the year presser “I don’t need to umbrella Chet, he’ll figure it out”

[Orsborn] “I thought it was over, I ain’t going to lie to you,” Champagnie said, recalling how emotional he was when the Sixers let him go… “I was always told how small the window is to kind of get your foot in the league… getting waived with no warning, no explanation or anything, it was tough”

[Press] Jared McCain on coming to Oklahoma midseason: “I was writing in my journal last night how if you told me 4 months ago, that I would start in some WCF games, I woulda looked at you a little weird.”

Jaylin Williams on being referred to as ‘The Other Jaylin Williams’: “I’m not seeking approval from anybody… I’ve been called way worse in the last 12 hours.”

Wembanyama on not winning MVP: “This fuelled me more than anything else could have. You have to use every emotion in you in order to win. Sometimes the emotion is passion, love, anger, sometimes it is jealousy. I don’t want to weigh myself down with any of those energies, save it for the court”

NBA Finals Games 1-4 Uniform Matchups Released

[Highlight] Wembanyama hits an “Attack on Titan” celly after advancing to the NBA Finals

Sacramento Kings fans have now watched Luka Doncic, Tyrese Haliburton, De’Aaron Fox, and Mike Brown make the Finals within the past two years

[Highlight] Luke Kornet on his chase-down block:

“Someone from the bench yelled, ‘Who that is? LeBron James?’ We’ll see which one has more staying power in the record books of history.”

Charles Barkley

Updated “asterisk” counter (last 30 years)

Lu Dort on his team option: “I want to stay here. This organization and this city have really shaped me as a person and as a player.”

Knicks-Spurs in the Finals is great for the NBA.

36% of OKC’s losses this season were to the Spurs

Spike Lee: I want to see you guys in the Finals, baby. Wemby: Let’s go. Me too. I want to see you guys

Chet Holmgren answers what happened in the Spurs series, and also the aspect that he took fewer field goal attempts and 3-pointers.

[Highlight] Josh Hart on Victor Wembanyama potentially guarding him in the Finals: “The only unanimous Defensive Player of the Year is guarding me. That’s a good sign for me. That means I’m a pretty good basketball player.”

Dylan Harper quickly dives in to save an angry Castle from potentially getting a technical or ejection after Caruso fouled him. Overlooked play that might have saved the game for the Spurs

[Highlight/Press]: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “It was a failure. I failed at my goal. I didn’t achieve what I wanted to achieve. But through those experiences, I learn the most about myself and make the greatest amount of increases in my career when I fail.”

If the Knicks beat the Spurs in the finals they would be the first non-⁴⁰⁄₂₀ team to win a championship without beating a ⁴⁰⁄₂₀ team before the finals.

Cason Wallace on being extension eligible: “Love the Thunder but I’m more focused on getting better.”

The court designs for the 2026 NBA Finals have been released

Dylan Harper: “It’s a blessing to represent the Philippines, where I’m from. I think me and Jordan Clarkson are doing a great job doing that.”

An underdiscussed aspect of the Knicks/Spurs 2026 NBA Finals: This will be the 4th pair of black head coaches in the Finals. Mike Brown is responsible for 2 of those four pairings.

Two unusual NBA scoring records were set by Spurs players, both New Yorkers, against the Knicks in the last 15 months.

The New York Knicks are currently on a 11 game winning streak in the playoffs and are a +262 in those games

All-NBA 3rd Team Chet Holgrem had less total points during 7 games of the 2026 WCF than Bam Adebayo put up in a single game

[Highlight] Wembanyama contests McCain’s 3 point attempt.

Jalen Williams on potential Spurs-Thunder rivalry: “It’s honestly crazy playing them because it feels like we’re playing a version of ourselves”

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM 2026 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION

Despite their success, the Spurs have had more Top 3 draft pick than the Knicks have had since 1999.

The Spurs have saved us all from having to watch an NBA Finals where both teams would have orange juice and toothpaste jersey colors

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama overcome with emotion as Spurs eliminate Thunder to advance to the Finals

Wemby “I’m worried for the opponents in a couple years. Everywhere.”

[Highlight] Luke Kornet races back for the big chasedown block for San Antonio.

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (4-3) advance to the NBA Finals as they defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-4) in Game 7, 111-103, behind Victor Wembanyama’s 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 stocks performance

[Murray] Chet Holmgren not having a single shot attempt in the last three QUARTERS of this Game 7 is astonishing

Josh Hart was asked how much the Knicks can take from their NBA Cup experience against the Spurs this season: “Technically, that game didn’t happen, so I don’t think there’s anything that we can learn from”

Victor Wembanyama on Gregg Popovich: “He goes through some things we can’t even imagine. So I need to call him. I need to see him. I need to talk to him.”

The Spurs beat the Thunder 8 times this season. The Thunder went 71-14 (regular season + playoffs) against the rest of the NBA combined.

Thunder with SGA on: -35, with SGA off: +9. Spurs with Wemby on: +62, with Wemby off: -36

[Highlight] Spurs are going to the finals!

The 2025-2026 OKC Thunder are the first team in NBA history to start 24-1 and not appear in the NBA finals