[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (2-2) strike back in Game 4 to even the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2), 103-82, behind Victor Wembanyama’s 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks
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De’Aaron Fox: “Everything you hear about Victor is true. He doesn’t want to see blue light after 9 o’clock…When we have games end close to midnight, he comes to the locker room with blue light glasses on.”
De’Aaron Fox: “We lost Game 3… but that was the first time he [Gregg Popovich] walked into the locker room and was like “Nah, that’s BS.. that’s not how we play basketball” and obviously he had some choice words for us…”
[Highlight] Wemby with a half-court buzzer beater to end the half
A Spurs’ fan who was sitting courtside brought an Oscar trophy to give Shai Gilgeous-Alexander every time he hits the deck/flops.
[Highlight] Shai draws a questionable foul on De’Aaron Fox
Tim Duncan talks to Gregg Popovich, and Victor Wembanyama talks with coach Mitch Johnson
Luke Kornet receives a blessing from the Salesian Sisters
[Fader] When patrons walk into San Antonio’s Central Library… just to the right of the circulation desk… are some of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s favorite books… Cate Prazak, a librarian… created two reading lists for what the SAPL is calling the “Read Like Wemby” campaign.
The Spurs without Fox the first 2 games: 42 turnovers. The Spurs with Fox the last 2 games: 27 turnovers
Alex Caruso in the loss. 14min. 0 pts. 0/0 FG. 2 blocks. 2 assists
Was it an unfair advantage for Spurs to tap into Jesus and roll out the Nuns?
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama hits the halfcourt buzzer beater to end the 1st half (with replays)
The Spurs bring an imitation of Rumble the Bison (Thunder’s mascot) to bully the Spurs’ mascot, Coyote, and then WWE HOF, Mark Henry, comes to take care of him.
Victor Wembanyama: “We had never been in this kind of situation before. It was our first deficit in the playoff series, and we just responded. It was nothing amazing, it wasn’t magic, we just did what we needed to do. And the series is far from over. We got 6 more wins before we can rest”
Reporter: “Doesn’t seem like you make a whole lot of halfcourt shots when you’re messing around after practices.” Wemby: “I wasn’t messing around at halftime.”
Victor Wembanyama is done as the Spurs tie the series in dominant fashion: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK, 2 STL on 11⁄22 FG, 3⁄7 3P, 8⁄9 FT, +29 in 31min
SGA is left flabbergasted at a question directed at Chet’s offense
[Highlight] Two generations of Spurs stars and their coaches.
[Highlight] Harper lobs it to Stephon Castle for the dunk after an OKC turnover
4 games in, SGA’s +/- is -8. Wemby’s is +50.
Coach Mitch Johnson gives Carter Bryant a bit of a hard time after a rookie mistake, pulling his jersey, and screams at him.
Victor Wembanyama showing leadership, cheering the young fella.
SGA, who has an active streak of 140 regular season games with 20+ points, has now scored under 20 points 5 times in the last 2 postseasons
Kenny Atkinson : “Analytically… we’ve won 2 out of 3”
[Highlight] Wemby with the thunderous dunk after a Stephon Castle steal
[Charania] 2025-26 All-NBA teams:
The OKC Thunder only scored 82 points in the Loss against the Spurs. This is their worst scoring NBA game since Dec 2, 2021 where they lost 79-152 against the Grizzlies and set the all time 73-point score margin.
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[Charania] The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring former New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager under president Rob Pelinka, sources tell me and @mcten . The Lakers have interviewed candidates to bolster their front office.
Wemby has won his minutes in every game since February 1st, a now 42 game streak of positive +/-
Kelly Olynyk in just 3 minutes in the W vs OKC - 3 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
Stephon Castle in the first 2 games: 20 turnovers, Stephon Castle in the last 2 games: 2 turnovers
[Highlight] Dylan Harper navigates his way to a two-handed dunk
[Highlight] The Spurs with a beautiful ball movement, and Victor Wembanyama finds De’Aaron Fox for the 3-pointer
[Uthayakumar] Wemby’s buzzer beater came from 40-feet, the 2nd-longest made shot of any player this postseason.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting splits through four games this series:.392/.266/.970
Devin Vassell on the Oklahoma City Thunder: “I think they’re super physical, they get away with a lot we try to use that against them too. We’re trying to be ultra physical”
[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs even the Western Conference Finals at 2-2 with a 103-82 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs hold the Thunder to their fewest amount of points in a game since 2021.
Chris Paul says he didn’t join the Heat Big 3 because D-Wade didn’t want to give up #3 : “You was older you could’ve wore #33…what we going to do? CP6? Nah that ain’t it. D-Wade wants to sacrifice everything else but he ain’t wanna sacrifice a damn number.”
Victor Wembanyama in 14 games has the highest playoff EPM of all time at +10.5.
Down 2-1 big blowout statement win history repeats itself between Steph Curry and Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama over last 4 games in WCF: 30.3⁄13.3⁄4.3⁄1.3⁄3 on 52.6/42/9/88.2 shooting splits (65.1% TS)
[Katz] Jalen Brunson has a three-word answer when asked how long he’s thought about reaching the Finals with the Knicks: “Since I signed.”
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama and Isaiah Hartenstein warp around hands around each other like two good friends during a rebound, and Hartenstein is called for the foul (with a replay)
With these all nba selections finalized, Wemby is the youngest player in nba history to be awarded both All NBA First team and All defensive First team
Landry Shamet has been ridiculously good at defending Donovan Mitchell through the first 3 games of the ECF
De’Aaron Fox puts up 12/10/5 with 0 turnovers in a win against the Thunder
[Highlight] Another replay of Victor Wembanyama’s halfcourt buzzer beater to end the 1st half
Wemby Stats vs. Chet and Hart combined in Conference Finals.