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
The faces on the 76ers players on the bench, as the 76ers are about to go down 0-3 in the series.
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”
[Aaronson] Someone yelled out “LET’S GO KNICKS” during a moment of silence for Nick Nurse’s brother. Boos ensued. Pretty brutal moment.
Wemby on his scars postgame - “It’s gonna happen. It’s gonna happen. They’re Wolves after all”
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (3-0) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (0-3), 108-94, with Brunson being perfection
[Highlight] Chris Finch and Tony Brothers have to be separated after they start jawing at each other
[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.”
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”
[Highlight] Wemby drops the mic as the clock runs out on his biggest career playoff performance
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (2-1) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-2), 115-108.
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’
Jalen Brunson in the win: 33/5/9 on 64% TS
Victor Wembanyama 39/15/1/1/5 and Stephon Castle 13/4/12 as Spurs win game 3
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”
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
[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.
Wemby Postgame: “We don’t have the experience, and we don’t care”.
[Highlight] Ant pulls up for a deep 3 to beat the first quarter buzzer, giving him 13 points
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.”
Victor Wembanyama: “I had to resort to some things that Hakeem taught me, in this 4th quarter… Especially that spin fadeaway over Rudy.”
Mikal ‘5 FRPs’ Bridges in the series against Philadelphia: 19.3⁄3.3⁄2.7 on 74% TS
OKC players laughing at Lakers swarming the ref after the game
Anthony Edwards despite the loss: 32/14/6 on 56% TS
Victor Wembanyama becomes only the 4th player in NBA history to record 35+ points, 15+ rebounds & 5+ blocks in a playoff game
[Highlight] Alley-oops so nice, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe did it twice
[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.
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.’”
[Highlight] Julius Randle slams it over Wemby off the pass from Jaden McDaniels
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.”
[Funakistats] Steven Adams explaining his offensive rebounding strategy to maximise available angles
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] The 76ers empty their bench, as the Knicks fans are celebrating.
The Knicks will go up 3-0 in the series.
[Highlight Joel Embiid tries to draw a foul and gets called for the offensive foul instead (with replays)
The Knicks have tied their franchise record with 6 straight playoff wins
[Highlight] Mitch Robinson completes the baseline alley-oop play and yams it over Embiid
[Tim Bontemps] Joel Embiid is in for tonight’s game
[Highlight] Wemby has 37 points, spurs lead by six after he hits a 3
[Highlight] Wemby blocks Ant while Gobert is holding his arm, then Ant prevents him from reaching the loose ball
The Cavs have an Evan Mobley Problem
Landry Shamet in the win: 15⁄3 on 97% TS
[Highlight] Austin Reaves kicks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the family jewels area in mid-air and scores the And-1 (with a replay)
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama hits the clutch jumper and then the clutch 3-pointer over Rudy Gobert, giving him 37 points (with replays). Also grabs a nice rebound.
[The Bill Simmons Podcast] Bill Simmons somehow thought Jalen Williams played 14 minutes last night vs the Lakers. Simmons has an MVP vote
Lakers huddle at midcourt to speak with tonight’s referee crew after the game
Jalen Brunson gets MVP chants in Philly
[Highlight + Replay] Julius Randle throws it down on Victory Wembenyama