[Highlights] Same exact miss by JDub and Westbrook.
Same exact shot by Wemby and Curry.
The resemblance is uncanny
I just noticed Harrison Barnes was there for both of those shots.
Forrest Gump of the NBA
That goes to Jeff Teague
Lt Dan of the NBA
If Teague starts imitating lt Dan imma die laughing
Thats derrick rose 😭
Bubba of the nba
Nah it has to be Steve Kerr.
Played on the Jordan Bulls
Played on the Duncan Spurs
GM of the tail end of the SSOL Suns
Head coach of the Curry Warriors
Yeah but where was he yesterday?!? Better get back to the spurs. For history reasons.
Probably time traveling between front offices checking continuity errors in real time
What about Robert Horry? I guess with Kerr’s GM/coaching career, he’s gotta be the luckiest dude ever in the NBA. But as players, I think Horry was even luckier.
Played under one of the most legendary college coaches too, Lute Olson
Robert Horry. 2nd most rings ever (7 rings). Hakeem Drexler Rockets, Shaq Kobe lakers, Duncan spurs
7 rings is definitely not the 2nd most ever. Assuming you’re only counting rings won as a player the list goes:
1: Bill Russell (11)
2: Sam Jones (10)
T-3: John Havlicek (8)
T-3: Tom Heinsohn (8)
T-3: K.C. Jones (8)
T-3: Thomas Sanders (8)
T-7: Robert Horry (7)
T-7: Jim Loscutoff (7)
T-7: Frank Ramsey (7)
Though you may notice that Horry is the only member of this list that wasn’t a part of the 50’s and 60’s Celtics lol
Kind of have to mention Phil Jackson with Jordan, right?
Jeff is like the Nibbler(Futurama) of the NBA.
Verily.
Jeff Teague is like the Everybody Hates Chris of the NBA
Dallas Mavericks legend Harrison Barnes?
Nah, Barnes was a solid part of that shooters line up from 2016. Dude was a good roleplayer.
Somebody didn’t watch Forrest Gump.
I’m European, I might miss some shit
I thought that was Kerr
Sam Cassel is also one of those guys that seemingly was present for a huge amount of big moments
He knows a thing or two, because he’s seen a thing or two
He does have a ring and, soon, may be two.
Barnes on the bench last night thinking, “Now that’s a shot I haven’t seen in a long time.” 😏😄
I don’t want to upvote you. Your current karma is 1337.
It’s an older meme, sir, but it checks out.
Barnes was a great player during the GSW run. He’s one of my favorites. I support him on any team he’s on.
those last 3 games tho.
Woof.
He has been quite good for us this year, especially in the first part when he was shooting on good-high efficiency.
He fell short of the rotation in the second part because his shooting dropped a lot, but he is still very helpful in defense, a thing he’s been good at all season.
Great vet presence. I don’t know if we are going to resign him next year, but i hope so. Even just as a vet sub wing, he is still valuable in any team.
There’s also a Steph C. on the court for both of them
Thanks for posting this, was annoyed the other one didn’t include the two missed shots lol
Once I saw how ugly Williams missed that shot I knew it was gonna come back to bite em
My favorite part is Chet with loud “Ayyyyy” and then acting like he got hit by a truck lmao
Holy shit I thought he got shoved but I rewatched it and it was him running into the hip of the other player. They should be fining him for that flop, ridiculous.
If he doesn’t go into that play intending to flop, he probably gets the rebound over the smaller player, or at the very least is available to get back on defense. Wemby might not get the same shot 5 on 5 that he did in transition 5 on 4.
Losing his team the game is probably punishment enough
Yeah, I had to re-wind it a couple times to figure out if the audio was delayed and that it was JDub. Ad then realized it was Chet lmao.
Dude runs in, sticks his ass out, and then goes flying like the other guy can send him flying that easily smh
I feel like Chet didn’t start as a flopper, does OKC actually have a fucking training program for obnoxious flopping development? Or did I just not notice?
I don’t really follow college basketball and was wondering the same - like if he did that in college or not.
I’m guessing it’s a organization cultural thing they teach at OKC lmao
Yup, he 100% knew the score and clock situation and was trying to put the refs in a position to decide the game. Flop on the rebound attempt to get to the foul line, make at least 1 of 2 and put the team up by 4 or 5 points with only 30 seconds to go.
It would put the Spurs in a position where they need to score quickly and intentionally foul on defense, which is very difficult to make a comeback like that.
Respect to the refs for not falling for that BS flop attempt and glad that Wemby made them pay for it.
Every time I watch Chet (against Wemby or anyone else), he’s just… not good. Way too light and weak for his height, outmatched by rival centers, playing very soft. He’s clearly better than I think, but in my mind he’s just a bad player.
softest player in the league. least deserving guy to get that height lmao
Chet is pathetic and needs to be called out more for this shit. The Flop Brothers on OKC.
If he actually tried to grab the rebound instead of flailing to the ground, he could have either a) possibly grabbed the rebound or b) provided resistance to Wembys wide open shot. Absolute abomination out there in game 1.
It was such a bad shot and a selfish play that cost them game 1
It was also missing Chet’s Wilhelm Scream
Don’t mean to hate on current OKC, but Westbrook’s miss is a lot better. Time and score is different, he did his job killing clock.
I guess this is a 2 for 1 attempt? Which I don’t think is necessary up 3.
The Thunder legit win big so much they get frazzled in these tight late games they’re not used to it
checked it, interestingly enough the spurs and knicks both had 24 games this year decided by 2 scores or less and the cavs and thunder both had 20.
also interesting the cavs had 0 games decided by 1 point
Hey, don’t let data get in the way of a good post!
Shai was clutch player of the year this year
“the thunder” sga is not the entire team
Makes you wonder how differently this possession goes if Jdub kicks it back to Shai up top…
Then Shai gets closed on again and he swings the rock
Hence why he’s MVP
The upvotes on this are hilarious , they’re literally the defending champions and we’re statistically one of the most clutch teams this year.
But yes, the defending Champs aren’t battle tested enough. Absolute brilliant take.
right?? they were 5-0 in OT this season, it was the Spurs that have never been in that situation before
I am a certified thunder despiser and even I know you are completely speaking out of your ass LOL
OKC played the 12th most clutch minutes this season and had the second best clutch net rating.
Both higher than the Spurs.
Stephs shot is also a lot better and smarter based on all the same things. Ppl don’t care cuz Wemby hit the shot but that was a terrible decision lol
Steph didnt make that decision out of surveying the court for the tactically optimal approach. He said he made that decision because he was dog tired and didnt feel like driving into the lane just to get blocked by Ibaka.
When you’re dog tired, sometimes the easiest thing to do is to just flick it into the basket from the logo
Personally that is what I would do.
Yea people are criticizing this shot but didn’t realize the context. The Spurs offense stagnated, guards were turning over or almost turning the ball over on every possession, Wemby was gassed. Sort of maybe the best look he might’ve gotten. If he’d gone into the paint, he likely would’ve gotten stripped due to straight exhaustion. It was a necessary shot.
Exactly. I don’t buy the criticism, because sometimes the most optimal shot given whatever advanced metrics you want to use just isn’t the best to take in the moment given the variables no mathematics can account for (i.e., pace, energy, flow, anxiety, confidence, etc). Sometimes, a “suboptimal” shot is the smartest one to take. Not to mention there was zero anticipation that he’d take it from there, so given all the variables, it ended up being a free, wide open look. And now the Thunder are gonna have to consider that in other game scenarios which could create opportunities to draw defenses out further for a pass inside.
He knew the game was tied and he knew how much time was left on the clock.
I think Wemby did it for the same reasons, so the people who are criticizing this shot but didn’t realize the context. The Spurs offense stagnated, guards were turning over or almost turning the ball over on every possession, Wemby was gassed. Sort of maybe the best look he might’ve gotten. If he’d gone into the paint, he likely would’ve gotten stripped due to straight exhaustion. It was a necessary shot.
Smart decision by Steph.
Why even bother running the entire length of the court just to put the ball into the basket when you can casually sink it from half the distance?
that’s not what he said. In a doc, he said that he took the shot because Roberson kept backing up and he was counting the steps to see where he would be comfortable taking the shot.
source
Like a lot of Steph’s shots though, it’s only a good shot because it went in.
Steph’s shot is a good shot for many reasons: he’s Stephen Curry, it’s a tie game so no consequences if you miss, last second shot, etc.
Yeah if Wemby misses that it’s gg, in some ways even more insane he took that.
Is a good shot for Steph because he’s Steph.. on account of his Steph-ness.
Meanwhile Wemby hadn’t made a single 3pter all game.
Nah, Steph’s ultra long range shots were high percentage looks on volume. Especially in his prime, he could pull up wherever and you were fine with the misses.
My heart dropped when I saw Wemby starting to pull up. But the fucking guy sunk it
Exactly it was one of those no No No NO YESS!!!!!
We used to stuff nerds like you in the locker
How is it terrible? They are down 3 with 25 seconds left against a defense giving them fits and he took an open 3. Not sure running around for 10 seconds and ending up with a heavily contested regular-length 3 or going for 2 and fouling were better options
Idk I see both sides. On one hand I get what you’re saying, yes it’s deep but ultimately it’s an open shot from a guy who can make it and he seemed to be going for the 2 for 1. It went with a 2.3 second differential between game clock and shot clock which is tight for a 2 for 1, so he didn’t execute it perfectly but I understand the decision. Who knows if we end up turning it over or get any kind of clean look if he turns this down and we keep looking for a shot.
On the other hand, while watching the game my instinct was definitely Victor what the fuck are you doing.
Right there with you. I said “What the fu Oh my fucking god” and slammed my hands on the table. If I had gotten all the words out if it missed it would have been “What the fuck are you thinking taking that fucking shot?! I’ll take it!”
Given the distance that’s not an “open 3.” He’s 10 feet behind the arc.
He could huck it from half-court or 3⁄4 court too and that’s technically an “open 3”.
Paul George is that you?
When Dame did it there was 3 seconds left and it was a tie game and Dame is one of the best shooters we’ve ever seen. PG was right to an extent but I think most ppl would take that shot over Wembys based on all those circumstances.
When Wemby stopped and lobbed up that long distance three, I immediately thought it was terrible shot selection.
Of course when it went in, that becomes just clutch performance. :)
At least it was a 2 for 1. But yeah ultimately terrible decision but it went in.
“That was a bad shot”
Also that OKC team all immediately got back on defense and there was even a defender on Curry.
Am I crazy or is it totally logical to go for the 2 for 1 attempt if you’re OKC? They just needed to kill like 2-3 more seconds there. If you make it, cool. Game is pretty much over with them down by 5+ if you miss, worst case scenario, if done right, is you get the ball back with the game tied and a chance to win. If they waste the rest of the clock, they still have to make a shot to seal the win. Otherwise they’re just giving SA the same three to tie that they did here.
Like, analytics say more possessions on offense translates to more wins, right? So you’re up by three: Do you want two more possessions while up by three, or possibly only this possession with them also getting one? Just bad execution not wasting another few seconds to stop SA from getting the 2-1 back.
I think the 2 for 1 advantage is clear if you get a good look, just don’t think this was a good look.
Don’t mean to hate on current OKC
Why not? We all support it.
Steph’s is more iconic because the shot itself won them the game and he did not call a timeout. He was on fire from 3 all game so it was more of a heat check. Had he missed the game would just go to another OT.
Wemby’s shot is much more gutsy though. 22 seconds left in the shotclock, down 3, 0-1 from 3pt, in the WCF. Had he missed they would’ve lost. The balls of this dude…
Steph’s was in a regular season game. Amazing moment but at the end of the day not really important
If Spurs go on to win this series thats going to be a far more iconic shot
At the time though we literally thought Curry broke the game with his three point shooting. This was his 12th three of the game and he made some insane ones down the stretch.
Some people are saying that Wemby is breaking the game too. Putting up 40 and 20 at 22 in the WCF against the defending champs.
Breaks the game with 7’4”
Yeah he’s more of a temporary bug than a game breaking mechanic. That’s fair.
Don’t forget that Steph hurt his ankle earlier in the game and we weren’t even sure if he’d come back!
Saying that shot is not important is blasphemy and you must be like 9 lol. At the time, someone shooting a shot like that and making it was unheard of.
Wemby’s shot may go down as a better one because of all the logical reasons, but it is stupid to let yourself believe curry’s shot was not important
I think theyre important in different ways. Wemby’s has all the importance by traditional standards: post season, lose if you dont make it, etc, etc
Steph’s is important because it served as the exclamation point and coronation to a new style of basketball: chucking outrageously long 3 pointers as a serious way of scoring. Before Steph did what he did in that season, people didnt really think of long 3s as anything than a gimmick. A prayer heave. After that season, people saw how hitting those logo 3s consistently can break the game because now teams have to devote defensive resources to applying defensive pressure as soon as you cross half-court. Which opens up the paint for others to drive and cut and even play 4-on-3. Dame and Trae dont start chucking logo 3s if Steph didnt do it first. It changed the game forever.
Yup, Dame says he extended his range because he was getting double teamed and had to pass out of them so often. So instead of dribbling into a double team, he’d start pulling the trigger earlier.
That Pelicans series in the playoffs had him in hell getting trapped on every PnR and he decided he never wanted to experience that again. And thus, Logo Lillard was born.
Gilbert Arenas was taking long 3s in 2006
That game was probably a factor that made KD join Golden State. It also made Steph break his own 3 points record. It ALSO was probably their most important game to win to get the 73-9 record. And he did it whilst Westbrook just stepped on his ankle an hour earlier.
It was an important shot, and so was Wemby’s, and both will be remembered a long time from now.
you were not watching basketball in 2016, please sit down 1% commenter
This was a huge deal in 2016. Steph was at his ultimate peak, playing basketball the world had never seen before. He was sensational. This was the Warriors 58th game of the season and with this shot, they continued to 53-5. The win absolutely mattered because even being contested this much by a legit playoff contender, the Warriors still came out on top and looked unbeatable in their record setting season. It was a statement game.
True but this was THE regular season game
Wemby’s shot is just that perfect dichotomy of winner gets to talk shit, loser gets shit on. That was an insane shot to take and if he misses he’s getting called out all day today. But because he hit it its an incredible moment. Sports at its best.
Steph’s was just last second nothing else to do but pull it.
Stephs is more iconic because its an all time shot + an all time call.
Wembys is an all time shot with just a good call. It simply doesn’t hit the same.
Also Steph was actively rewriting basketball that season, and when that shit went in, I swore I was watching Jesus play basketball.
On top of that, Steph went 12 for 16 on threes that game to break his own the single-season record. And it was only his 56th game of the year.
And also the sports media world was in a way healthier place back then, so he was rapidly becoming one of the most famous people in the world. 2016 was one of the last years when magazines, tv talk shows, Sportscenter etc still made a big impact, so even non-NBA fans were following him. Wemby and SGA are nowhere near as well-known as Steph was.
I agree with everything you said.
Part of the cool thing about the obvious similarities is it underlines how perceptions change.
Also, Steph’s shots almost always look cooler because he’s one of the shortest guys on the floor and it looks like he’s just yeeting the thing as quick and as high as he can to avoid a block and it goes in.
A lot of guys don’t even try to block Wemby because what’s the point? He’s got an open look even when he’s guarded.
The call on Wemby’s shot was horrible. Hyuk Hyuk
Wayyyy too early to tell how iconic Wemby’s shot will be
Wemby’s shot is more gutsy. 22 seconds left in the shotclock, down 3, 0-1 from 3pt, in the WCF. Had he missed they would’ve lost.
There’s so much more context there which makes this shot an instant classic in NBA history. In addition to what you said:
Not just WCF, but Game 1, on the road, in a matchup between the two teams poised to dominate the NBA for years to come, in their first climactic playoff clash
SGA getting the MVP trophy prior to the game and Wemby responding with a legendary statement game (shades of Hakeem vs Robinson in the 95 playoffs)
The shot comes with not just 22 seconds left on the clock and down 3, but with 30 second left in OT…
…and prior to the shot, after being neck and neck all night long, it looked like OKC was finally pulling away decisively with the win after going on a 7-0 run to go from a 101-105 deficit with 2:47 remaining to a 108-101 lead with 57 seconds left in OT, a run capped off with a dunk by their MVP who looked like he might have delivered the killing blow after struggling much of the night and walk away with the last laugh in the duel with Wemby, crowd going absolutely nuts, they’ve got all the momentum, and Wemby just completely stops that momentum dead cold with one of the ballsiest shots in playoffs history, seconds away from what would have been a grueling lost opportunity to steal Game 1
If the spurs win the title or even just the series this will be one of the most replayed shots in years. Overtime in the playoffs and down three and he pulls up from 30. It’s like a scenario you dream up in your driveway
Wemby wanted the shot off ASAP to at least give them last possession.
Wemby’s was a 2 for 1 situation. If you shoot with >24 on the clock, you get another possesion to retry. It’s not an automatic loss.
Shot clock was 26 at end of shot. This was clearly trying for a 2 for 1 attempt.
Plus Steph had less space, and had a guy on him coming out to close the gap. Wemby kicked ahead and got it back as a trailer and had no one around him
Cheap ass NBA reusing the same animation sequences.
More like lazy nba scriptwriters
All they did was superimpose the same Chet flop animation we’ve seen a hundred times like we wouldn’t notice the reused assets
Awful shot selection from Jdub. Yikes
I’m stunned no one is calling out Chet going flying on minimal contact causing the thunder to only have 4 on defense
Wow, just now noticed this. Maybe he thought this would get the whistle and end the game effectively. He went for the game winning flop. Poetic.
Props to the Refs for not falling for that BS flop attempt. Chet was 100% trying to put the outcome of the game in the hands of the refs there.
They won a reg season game with that same BS by Chet with 0.1 secs that should’ve went to OT. OKC missed the game winning shot and he got hit by his own teammate and flopped and they called a foul on the other team. Then won by FTs.
Think it might’ve been a Celtics game, can’t remember.
That was definitely a foul. This one was a flop.
Edit: here ya go https://streamable.com/bhrwbu
There’s a thread about it, hilarious stuff:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1thrpwz/highlight_chet_holmgren_embellishes_contact_on/
I missed that too good
I just saw that, and you hear the AHHHAAYWWEEE
What a pathetic player
It was fucking bizarre how the Thunder played mostly straight up for the first 36 minutes of the game, the 4th quarter came around, they were still down 7 and all of sudden they were falling down every other possession for most of the quarter, and it carried a bit into OT/2OT as well.
And Wemby too lets be honest it just went in
He was going for the 2 for 1 so I’m not that mad at it, and it was kinda open.
But yeah if he missed it I’m sure people would be ripping into him
I’d have been fine with it if he missed. He only shot two 3s and four total shots outside the paint.
Agree, bad shots are the toughest play ever. That’ll cost the game if missed.
Ok Paul George, it was a “Bad shot”. Let it go now it’s been years
This just always happens to the thunder
Does this mean Brunson is leading 3-1 comeback this year in NBA finals
No, it means the Cavs are gonna comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals again.
Actually I think it means the Cavs will sweep the Spurs (this game felt like 22 year old Bron vs. Detroit in 2007)
This Spurs roster isn’t comparable to those Cavs bro 😭
Dylan Harper is a rookie & would be far & away the 2nd best player on those Cavs teams
Anyone playing for the Spurs would be
Swap out Pavlovic and Donyell Marshall for Vassell and Champagnie and the Cavs might get 2 wins
Tbh, Cavs probably win in 5. No one on the Cavs in 2007 was putting up anywhere close to that number of 3s at good efficiency.
Bro forgot about Anderson Varejao 💀
Anderson Varejao came up short in 2007 but definitely helped win a championship for the Cavs in 2016
Man fuck Anderson Varejao he was so ass in the finals series, genuinely the first basketball player I hated.
Our supposed advantage all year was Strength In Numbers and having such great depth that even our bench was blitzing teams to get blown by the 3rd quarter.
Only for us Varejao and Festus Ezeli to be incapable of doing anything in Game 7 when we desperately needed competent center play to make up for Bogut’s injury 😩
Lebron needs to be praised more for carrying that sorry ass Cavs team to the finals. Dude had a teammate named boobie Gibson. come on lol
Slowest chase-down block by Harden to seal game 7.
I mean the actual team that did it is still playing
LeBrunson
Mike Breen double BANG is the difference imo
Yeah, idk how you can’t notice the difference in energy levels in the two clips. Breen’s double BANG is iconic compared to the low, flat “ohhhhhhhh!”.
2010s basketball just hit different
I’m not sure how Reggie Miller drowned out Mike Tirico’s “AAAAAAAND HITS!!”
That’s pretty crazy lol
Time is a flat circle
SGA will leave the thunder to join the spurs and JDub will win MVP?
Oh fuck. Not like this.
Oklahoma City is like somebody’s memory of a town, and the memory is fading…it’s like there was never anything here but Bricktown
You’re like the Michael Jordan of being a son of a bitch
Lmfao Chet that sequence was rough my boi
Yea LOL that was the first thing I noticed in the replay. A little bump by Champagnie and a 7 footer went flying yikes
Over a foot taller and hitting the same shot in a more important context. Crazy.
Writers are getting lazy. They didn’t even try to make Wemby look like he wasn’t created in a lab
*chuckles* We’re in danger
Both in OT too
Iconic shot, lame ass calling.
The difference is Chet flopping.
I can’t believe that was 10 years ago, I remember watching that game live
Wemby’s shot clears. WCF > regular season, if Wemby misses the spurs need to foul and likely lose down two scores so late, and if Steph misses the warriors need a stop to go to OT.
Double bang, bitches
Yo that’s actually insane 🤣 We really are in a simulation
Also goes to show how there’s levels to commentating. Mike Breen’s call is so much better than Reggie’s reaction.
Shouldn’t Breen’s reaction be compared to Tirico’s as they’re the play by play guys? The play by play announcer and the color commentator don’t have the same job
Damn Curry’s was further lmao
this guy skyfucks
Lazy NBA writers. Probably using AI.
Key difference is that Chet went full QWOP to try and draw a foul last night, but all 5 Thunder players got back on D for the Curry shot.
curry shot it with very little time on the clock. Wemby’s was just pure audacity
We live in a simulation. Just glad this update gave us Wemby.
this is some quailty r/nba content … so good.
In the Curry shot, there isn’t someone flopping to the ground being a bitch and yelling “AYYYYYE!” like Chet does, so I guess there’s some difference.
Even the sound off the rim was the same lol
It’s in the history of OKC
Look at Chet flopping here lol
let’s be honest, Wemby loses 7 out of 10 games with this decision. But cool that it went in
Boy is it glaring how bad Reggie Miller and team was calling the game compared to Mike Breen..,
Man can peacock find better commentators?
That curry double bang hits different. Jordanesque
Really highlights how good Breen is compared to whoever’s on the call for OKC Spurs