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The Salesian Sisters show they can ball before Game 6 - Thunder vs. Spurs. They also predicted a W for the Spurs.

[Lowlight] Shai flops twice in back to back possessions but doesn’t get the whistle

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama said that the robe he wore to the game tonight wasn’t because of the monks. It was to celebrate Eid al-Adha, an Islamic holiday.

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (3-3) force a Game 7 as they blowout the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3) in Game 6, 118-91, behind Wembanyama’s 28 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 stocks

[Charania] Mitchell Robinson has undergone surgery on his broken right pinky finger – and fully plans to play in the New York Knicks’ Game 1 of the NBA Finals against OKC or San Antonio next Wednesday while wearing a brace on his hand, sources tell ESPN.

With the plug pulled on the starters, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sits the entire fourth quarter in a blowout loss vs. San Antonio: 15 PTS │ 1 REB │ 4 AST │ 2 TOs │ 6-18 FG │ 0-5 3P │ 3-3 FT │ -28 +/-

Wemby pulls up to game 6 in a thobe

[Highlight] Devin Vassell blocks the dunk attempt by Chet Holmgren, pushes him, bumps him, and also has some trash talk (with a replay)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander through 6 games this series: ⁴⁴⁄₁₁₆ FG (37.9%), ⁶⁄₂₃ 3PT (26%), ⁵²⁄₅₄ FT (96.2%)

[Highlight] Carter Bryant trucks SGA on consecutive possessions. Called for the foul on the second

Victor Wembanyama answers a question in the postgame interivew on the court, says “Thanks.”, and quickly rushes to the locker room.

SGA currently holds the record for the worst drop off from regular season TS% efficiency to playoffs for MVPs

Victor Wembanyama in the First Half: 22 PTS | ⁹⁄₁₆ FGS | ⁴⁄₈ 3PTS | 0 FTS | 6 REBS | 2 STLS | 1 BLK

Dylan Harper: “When he came in with the outfit I think everyone knew what was gonna happen”

Spurs with Wemby through game 6: +55, Without: -38. Thunder with SGA: -28, without SGA: +11

Underdog is REFUSING to end the “foul baiting” campaign against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

[Edwards III] BREAKING: Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson broke his right pinky finger earlier this week and there is not yet a timetable for his return, league sources tell me and @FredKatz.

[Highlight] Carter Bryant with the powerful two-handed driving dunk

The Salesian sisters also attending Game 6

[SNY] Mike Brown says it doesn’t matter who the Knicks will face in the NBA Finals but… “If we played San Antonio, it would save me some money because my family lives in San Antonio. I don’t have to buy airline tickets”

Mike Greenberg on SGA style of play: “Watching him play is agonizing. It is not fun…. You have to understand that for the rest of us, watching this style of play is not like watching Steph, it’s not like watching Michael Jordan. It’s just not.”

SGA on fatigue following game 6: “I’m good. I’m ready to go. Biggest game of my career, if I lose my season’s over.”

Villanova alum Pope Leo gives the Knicks his blessing

Half the reason I want the Spurs to win is so the finals aren’t tainted by foul/ref discourse

[Charania] Breaking: The NBA’s Board of Governors has passed new anti-tanking rules that include expanding the draft lottery from 14 to 16 teams, a relegation zone where the bottom 3 teams get penalized with lessened chances for the No. 1 pick, and flattened odds, sources tell ESPN.

2X MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Arrives Back in Oklahoma City (2:30 AM) Following Game 6 Loss. OKC Fans Greet Him At The Airport

[Patt] It’s kinda funny how the Thunder have just alternated between looking like the best team in the NBA and totally hopeless the last 4 games. Also SGA’s shooting numbers this series are downright ghastly. Not going to say he’s been legit bad but he’s been pretty awful by his standards.

[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets the goaltending call and a phantom foul call to go his way — Victor Wembanyama is confused

Dylan Harper checks out in the Win against the Thunder: 18 PTS | ⁶⁄₉ FGS | ²⁄₃ 3PTS | ⁴⁄₄ FTS | 6 REBS | 4 ASTS | 22 MINS | 84% TS

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “A lot of the shots that I’m shooting, I shot plenty of times before and they feel good. They’re just not going in. It’s too late to abandon my work and abandon my game and who I am this late in the season I gotta trust it and live or die by it”

De’Aaron Fox leads both nba conference finals in Assist to Turnover ratio. He has 26 assists and 5 turnovers in 4 conference final games. 5.20 ast/to ratio.

Victor Wembanyama checks out in the win: 28/10/2/2/3 on 62% TS

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s -28 plus-minus is tied with 2023 Joel Embiid for the lowest plus-minus by the NBA’s MVP in a clinching opportunity in the play-by-play era (since 1997)

[Charania] The NBA’s Board of Governors vote passed 29-1 – with the Memphis Grizzlies as the lone vote against the new anti-tanking lottery reform, sources tell ESPN.

[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses the three-pointer, now 0-for-5 from beyond the arc

[Highlight] Wemby steps back from Hartenstein to drain a 3

[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals to force Game 7. The Spurs’ 27-point victory is their largest win in franchise history when facing elimination.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on if the Spurs are the toughest opponent they’ve played: “They’re up there for sure. Indiana and Denver were pretty tough. Taking us to game 7 probably the common denominator with those groups. But they’re a very tough team, really good team”

[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander clamped by Carter Bryant as “flopper” chants can be heard on the broadcast

The Cheapest Knicks Tickets for the NBA Finals Are Thousands of Miles From New York

[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses the floater over Wembanyama, now 6-for-18 from the field

Devin Vassell in the WCF: 14.³⁄₄.⁷⁄₂.³⁄₁.⁷⁄₁ on 62.2% TS

[STAT REPORT] Stephon Castle currently has more made free throws than made field goals in this series

[Uthayakumar] OKC never led tonight, making this their first wire-to-wire loss in the playoffs since 2016 in Game 1 of Thunder/Spurs

[Murray] This is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s worst plus-minus (-28) since Game 3 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals, a road game that the Thunder lost by 42 points.

[Highlight] Wemby blocks Chet as the 3rd quarter ends

[Charania] Return news: Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams is available for the Thunder in Game 6 tonight against the San Antonio Spurs after missing the last three games with a re-aggravated hamstring strain, sources tell ESPN.

[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses the point-blank scoop shot to end the second quarter