[NBA] That time Wemby showed us his POV on a basketball court
[Chaudhary] “When I was in Golden State and we played Houston, we counted James Harden’s dribbles. We told our guys he’s dribbling close to 1000 times a game,” Brown said. He added, “Keep picking him up full court and making him dribble. At the end of the game, it would wear him down.”
Carmelo Anthony invites Jeremy Lin on his podcast: “Jeremy Lin, I’m giving you my invite to come sit on the couch. Let’s have a conversation, let’s clear the air on a lot of bullshit that’s out there please… Come speak the truth.”
Jeff Teague: “Shoutout to JJ Redick. People are taking his blueprint on how to stop SGA, and applying it. He changed the whole way of guarding OKC. This might hurt OKC going forward, and their whole trajectory of being a dynasty. That way of guarding him may have messed up everything”
[ESPN] Timberwolves seeking leap to NBA’s top tier, team president Tim Connelly says | “We know our competition is not going to sit still, and nor will we,” Connelly said. “If we mess up, we’ll mess up loudly. We’re going to try to be as aggressive as possible.”
Jalen Brunson (78 games) is now the 2nd fastest PG in NBA playoff history to reach 2,000 career playoff points. Only Steph Curry (77 games) got there in fewer games
Mike Brown is questionable with calf soreness after trying to call timeout at the end of regulation last night, but says he’s good to go for Game 2: “I would’ve blown my Achilles out if I didn’t have on my PF Flyers.”
[Highlight] Chet gestures at Wemby’s foot, then steps on it to prevent him from getting an offensive rebound during a free throw
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (1-0) survive Game 1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) in overtime, 115-104, behind Jalen Brunson’s 38 point performance
Mike Brown: “It’s no secret, we were attacking Harden”
James Harden has played some of the worst defense I’ve ever seen during this Knicks comeback
James Harden: “We gotta do a better job as a team… it’s not a one-man job” in regards to defending Jalen Brunson
[Stein] The Mavericks just announced they have mutually parted ways with coach Jason Kidd.
[Highlight] Brunson ties the game, Sam Merrill’s shot is so close that Mike Breen misfires on a “bang”, and we have another OT
[Inside the NBA] Chuck on Jalen Brunson targeting James Harden: “This dude out here like Karl Malone, he going hunting”
AMA: Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard will be answering your questions during an AMA on Thursday, May 21st at 4:00 PM ET.
[Highlights] All the times James Harden was hunted on defense in the 4th quarter and overtime of game 1 vs. the New York Knicks.
Including replays of some.
[Highlight] Compilation of Carter Bryant hounding SGA last night
[PatMcAfeeShow] “Masai Ujiri has full authority to do whatever he wants with the direction of this Mavericks team..Mavs sources believe that Jason Kidd had a level of support for the Luka Doncic trade. This is a complete restart for the entire organization”
[Highlights] Same exact miss by JDub and Westbrook.
Same exact shot by Wemby and Curry.
The resemblance is uncanny
Jalen Brunson in the win: 38/5/6 with 3 steals on 57% TS
Draymond Green on the Cleveland Cavaliers: “When Dennis Schröder left the game things got a little bleak. Because you got guys in there that don’t really want that challenge, they don’t want to fight through the screen and say that’s my matchup I want to stop this guy. They don’t do it.”
Jalen Brunson is the real anomaly
[Vorkunov] The Spurs and Pelicans will play in Europe next season. A game in Paris on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2027, and at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027
[Highkin] Talked to one person who survived the (Blazers) cuts today who said it feels like they just looked at a spreadsheet of salaries and cut the highest ones without any regard for what anyone does and how important they are.
Nico Harrison’s famous last words: “The future 10 years from now, they’ll probably bury me and Jason Kidd by then. Or we bury ourselves”. They have now both been buried
[NBA on ESPN] The moment Charles Barkley and the crew found out that Dallas dismissed Jason Kidd as head coach.
[Highlight] After being down 21 points in the 4th quarter, the New York Knicks battled back and took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a 115-104 victory in OT over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Including overtime, the Knicks close the game on a 44-11 run.
[Mullen] The Portland Trail Blazers are laying off 20% of their staff, according to a source with knowledge of the decision. Staff were told that “the decision came at ownership’s direction.”
[MacMahon] Sources said Kidd had expressed a desire to be promoted to president of basketball operations after general manager Nico Harrison was fired in November, but Dumont informed Kidd months ago that he wouldn’t be considered for the front office.
[Uthayakumar] NBA teams were 3-747 when down by 20 or more in the 4th quarter of a playoff game over the last 30 years. They are now 4-747. Knicks come back from 22 in the fourth quarter, the second-largest 4th quarter comeback in the playoffs in the play-by-play era (since 1997).
Kenny Atkinson: “I like to hold my timeouts. I try to hold them”
[Scotto] Kenny Atkinson was asked if he thought of benching James Harden on defensive possessions at the end of Game 1. He replied, “No. He’s been one of our best defenders in these playoffs. I trust him. Smart. Great hands. Didn’t think about that.”
Jalen Brunson in the fourth
Donovan Mitchell on Cleveland Cavaliers ownership: “It’s a big reason why I re-signed. Look at the 25 buses that was sent to Detroit, that’s a small thing that we done to show they’re about winning. This is something I’ve never seen before. It’s not like this everywhere.”
[Philly Inquirer] Ben Simmons is a champion — of a professional sport fishing tournament. The former Sixers guard’s team, the South Florida Sails, won the 2026 Sports Fishing Championships Walker’s Cay Open. Simmons turned down a vet min contract to join the Knicks, who play in the ECF tonight
[Highlight] Alex Caruso pushes the broadcast camera away at the end of regulation
[Highlight] Chet Holmgren embellishes contact on the rebound attempt, creating a 5-on-4 that resulted in Wemby’s game-tying three
[Highlight] A Landry Shamet 3 has the Knicks up 9 in OT after trailing by 22 in the 4th quarter
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama striking a pose in front of the Spurs bench
Donovan Mitchell: “It’s one game, we could have lost by 40, still would have been 1-0”
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Kenny Atkinson: “[James Harden] is a good isolation defender… I was a little more upset with our back line defense… Everybody’s putting it on James… Sure, some of it was him… Sometimes micro experiences get exaggerated.”
Steph Castle: “That was the hardest game I ever played in my life… but it’s easy when you’ve got the best player in the world” (via @NBA)
[Hollinger] Against Wembanyama, two minutes into the first game of this series, the 64-win, defending champion Thunder realized that one of their elite performers was unplayable… Hartenstein didn’t play one second on offense against Wembanyama the rest of the game.
Playoff scoring since Brunson joined the Knicks: Brunson 29.6 PPG on 57.3% TS, Luka 29.1 PPG on 56.5% TS, SGA 29.7 PPG on 58.2% TS
Landry Shamet in the win: 9 points on 113% TS
[Highlight] Brunson picks on Harden for a banker and a 3. Suddenly a 5 point game