Shai’s playmaking has got to be one of the most underrated skills for a top player. Hes been averaging like 25 potential assists this series and people would think hes avereging 5 based on how people talk about him.

McCains willingness to just shoot no matter is so important for a team like the thunder. They have a lot of guys who stop shooting because they are cold but McCain will not which opens up the floor.

What was Daryl Morey doing lmao

I HATE DARYL MOREY SO MUCH

I’m just glad the GM who valued the pick over Jared McCain will be there to make the selection

Wait, what?

Kill one Jalen Williams and another Jaylin Williams will take his place.

The biggest problem for the Spurs so far in this series is that the Thunder are clearly in the players’ heads. Forgot about all the flopping and ref calls and all the shit, the Spurs could have definitely won this game and had multiple opportunities as the game went on to do so, but they failed to take advantage and the Thunder just simply know how to play today’s NBA much better than they do.

That’s why they’re winning this series so far and now the Spurs desperately have to win on Sunday and snap out of it or they’re toast.

OKC outscored SA by 30 over the final 45 minutes of this game

How do you get outscored by 30 after going up 15-0 to start the game?

Okc is just too deep it’s over

Some thoughts on Game 3

Fox is so vital for this offense, he might not be the downhill pressure that Harper and Castle are, but he operates hand offs and pick and rolls with Wemby really well, which helps open up Wemby and the rest of the offense, lessens the need for Wemby to try to get open vs. Hartenstein and Caruso, also helps lower turnovers from passes.

The Spurs were selling hard to double SGA, and there were so many open threes as some of the rotations were not as crisp as the last 2 games. OKC is using their bench really well to attack the specific matchup they want. It helps that the OKC threes were falling, so the Spurs did not help on any drive that was not SGA. McCain was very important in punishing that lack of help, even challenging Wembanyama in the paint.

IHart is the second most impactful offensive player on the Thunder. His handoff and passes are letting the OKC guards get pretty open threes and great looks in the paint. He draws Wemby to the high post and sets a wide screen, makes it hard for Wemby to affect either a drive or a movement three. The bench lineup with IHart were so lethal in the second quarter, all without SGA.

The Spurs need their bench to contribute more because the starter’s minutes are getting quite high for the series. Carter Bryant makes more mistakes the longer he plays, and when Keldon Johnson isn’t making shots, the defense don’t really bother containing his drives. It’s hard to pin point the reason, but the Spur’s half court offense was so sloppy all night, some where good looks where they just missed, but they were also settling for threes and poor drives very often. The double big lineup to match OKC’s size really helped the Spurs shore up the interior defense, daring OKC to take more threes.

The story of the game is that the Spur’s guards are being contained in single coverage, and the OKC defensive line are doing very well not needing help, and also hitting timely threes. If Caruso, Dort, Wallace, and even JWill are continuing to be offensive weapons, while not needing much help staying in front of Spur’s drives then they will dominate the series. Jared McCain is incredible on offense and not being exploited at all on defense. This OKC bench is just too solid all around.

Hoping for a long competitive series, to Game 4 we go

Couldve been 3-0 wtf

Thunder gave them boys straight belt. Kicked their ass and the spurs blew a 15 point lead.

We need to get a class action lawsuit going against Daryl Morey

Lu dort has been pretty clearly the worst okc player and yet he is starting and getting more than half the minutes. He kills the spacing offensively and is not even their second best poa defender. Okc keeps getting off to cold starts and im pretty sure its because of dort.

First few minutes of the 1st quarter was hype, and then the OKC bench woke them tf up lol.

spurs bench got outscored by 55

Spurs gotta be one of the softest teams I’ve ever seen.

Thunder ending the game on a 123-93 run

After 2 amazing first games of the western conference finals I feel like I’m entitled to financial compensation for watching this one

the Knicks have a chance to be the most beloved team in NBA history

The champs just big daddied the Spurs tonight. For the guy everyone crowned as the GOAT after game 1, he’s been outplayed by the MVP in the next 2 games. Maybe some perspective is useful

If not for a galactic bomb of a 3 in OT, we’d be looking at a potential sweep

Damn Chip, you were the promised one! Why did you leave us to go to the dark side and make them all automatic from everywhere on the court.

OKC is just too deep man

Jared McCain

I can’t believe people out there who like who SGA plays

These boys got a lot to learn. On to the next one.

Man aside from game 1 this series has been pretty disappointing

NBA made the call after game 1. Can’t allow games to be fairly officiated. Okc in 5.

Fuck you Daryl Morey and Harris.

Spurs have to give sga his 1v1 and just limit everyone else

Shai decided 2 WCF games with his playmaking….

Insane stuff from a guy who just put together some of the most efficient scoring seasons we’ve ever seen

Bench points in this series:

Thunder: 173

Spurs: 51

Y’all who were mad at Tony Brothers for letting them play through the physicality in Game 2 got *exactly* what you were asking for in this one.

Its rough when the spurs vet presence is an amazing slasher that rather chuck 3s. ignore the flair

Remember when the game was over the first three minutes in

SGA passing was Elite this game, impressive considering he’s always getting doubled.

Shai proving why he’s the MVP for a reason

Absolute elite playmaking by him tonight

SGA showing why he’s MVP ELITE PASSING tonight

Thunder outscore Spurs 123-93 after going down 0-15

Hardest working players tonight were the refs whistles.

Yo we suck

I’ve seen enough. OKC are winning it all and next season they’re going to be (somehow) even more hated lol

If the Spurs offered Castle or Harper straight up for McCain, does Presti hang up?

Shai is the best playoff player this season. He just controls the game and commands so much attention. The spurs were basically running an inverted triangle and 2 on him, and he still got his.

Wemby looks gassed out there. He flat out disappeared for long stretches of that game.

4 rebounds by Wemby is embarassing.

This was something.

Daryl Morey is a basketball terrorist 

Patriots in 5

got fox back and still lost, wonder what narrative sub will run with these next two days

Can’t believe the Spurs blew a 15-0 lead

Is the Wemby-spurs 10 year dynasty already over?

This was not a battle between the starting 5s of both teams, this was a battle between the Spurs bench and the Thunders bench, and we saw how much better the Thunders bench is compared to the Spurs

Spurs bench shat the bed

I understand why SGA and Tatum are the most hated players. They don’t look like the best player in the NBA when you watch them, but are in the conversation because of their team success.

One god tier performance from Wemby away from 3-0 Thunder lead. We got a ways to go to be the dudes in the west

Start 15-0 just to lose by 15 oof

Daignault masterclass. Absolutely amazing coaching performance.

We went on a 123-93 run since being down 0-15 to begin the game

Keldon Johnson is unplayable bro

4-1 tho right?

From GOAT to goat. 4 rebounds in a playoff game when you’re 7’4”. LMAO

They need to stop doubling shai, it just creates way too many good looks for good shooters. If he drops 50 so be it.

Good. Holy overreaction after Game 1

Just shoot one more 3 bro it’ll work the next time I promise bro

thanks Philly!

We have too much fire power and bodies. The Spurs are not deep enough

The double edged sword of San Antonio doubling SGA allowing for the bench players of OKC to have open looks does not look optimal right now. Thunder bench is dominating

DARYL MOREY IS A LIAR

they should honestly be up 3-0, i don’t think it’s insane to say that it doesn’t feel closer than it is.

Mitch the Moron saw his team get up to an early 15-0 lead 5 minutes and immediately benched Wemby and Fox. 

You just can’t beat great teams with an idiot for a head coach. 

The Spurs bench is terrible

Starting the game up 15-0 at home and still losing just feels like a gigantic punch in the stomach to the momentum of the spurs, and a massive addition in momentum to the Thunder. I’m not sure why the spurs die on doubling Shai either, it’s allowing him to score and assist instead of just scoring.

Send Wemby to the glue factory

Is Shai actually good or does he just have a wealth of overpowered role players that any all star guard could make easy passes to?

I suppose it must have been the refs that made the Spurs lose? Hahahaha majority of r/nba are a bunch of clowns.

THANK YOU DARYL MOREY LMAO

The spurs just couldn’t stay disciplined, couldn’t keep up the Shai ball denial, and couldn’t get Wemby in the paint

That’s a recipe for disaster. The overhelping on defense and the ballwatching by the spurs was fucking aggravating as hell to watch man

It’s crazy how deep our team is honestly, J Will making threes, Caruso impacting the game in every aspect, McCain getting 24. We are blessed🙏

Ref masterclass in the 3rd and 4th. Bravo

OKC bench is ridiculous. They legit have an 11 man rotation.

Caruso or McCain are the MVP right now.

Thunder are just too deep. Insanely well built

r/nba ⁹⁄₁₁

Down 15 to start. Won by 15. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. 

The way Shai adapted to the double is fucking insane. He was on the money with his passes. He easily could have had 40+ from the constant no-calls as well. That third quarter was insane for the Spurs and they still couldn’t get back into the game properly.

Remember 15-0? Fun times! Can’t wait to see what the excuse is this time

TikTok McCain > The whole Sixers Organization

Tied in FTA. Don’t want to hear the crying.

I was told OKC had no answers for the spurs.

Pop told Wemby the paint is lava

McCain was just available man

and we let OKC get him

thats was one of the worst basketball games ive ever seen

Game could of used a few more whistles and ft’s

OKC went 10 deep in a conference finals game with their second best player out with an injury. I’ve never seen this type of depth before.

McCain isn’t afraid of the moment, all those hating ass losers online made his mental tough as hell.

SHAI GILGEOUS ALEXANDER IS THE MVP AND BITW

The Spurs biggest problems in this are their bench being terrible and the disastrous minutes without Wemby. They need a real backup big

Who’s the idiot that traded the guy on track to be rookie of the year to OKC?

OKC are so deep man. Just an amazing team can’t even hate both teams were playing physical as hell experience showed they took that punch in the mouth early and stay poised. Separately shai playmaking wowza. Can’t believe they got j mac for peanuts.

I think Daryl Morey might be a liar

McCain not giving nary a fuck about Wemby or his height is a sight to behold.

This ain’t last years Thunder, baby! We win game 3s now!

We need Charles Barkley on the subject: Who paid for the two distractions that the Spurs flew in from Dallas that were seated behind the Spurs bench?

I’ve never really had problems with commentators. At least not remotely as much as the general public seems to. But today, yeah. Reggie Miller needs to shut up.

r/nba and r/nbatalk ⁹⁄₁₁

Shai’s playmaking was excellent tonight but far out the NBA needs to crack down on his flopping. Some of those pump fake middies he’s jumping away from the basket to get the call. 0 intention to shoot.

Where is Wemby laughing now?

Been hard to find Mitch Johnson highlights this game if someone wants to post them

Fucking Daryl Morey help ruin the league

Spurs got done in by a tiktocker and a guy who isn’t even the best player with the same name on his team.

Another night of nba free throw simulator - was a blast

Hey Spurs, maybe pass the ball to your 7’5 alien who can score from anywhere on the fucking floor? Holy shit man, I thought we were past this.

That 3rd quarter made me want to die

Just an absolute boring game. OKC played the game they want

shock, the team that took the right shots from moving the ball around and not tossing up bullshit won the game.

need to be much better than that

If Jared McCain has no fans, then I am dead.

Lost the wemby minutes horribly once again

GGs, wonder if spurs has what it takes to win the series but I believe!

Has to be the first time a team has closed out a playoff game with 4 bench players in a conference finals. Thats crazy

HERE COME THE THUNDER DUNDERS… YOU CAN HEAR THEM BREATHING FROM HERE

Lebron, KD, Jokic, Harden, if they played like Wemby tonight, it would be gallows. Curry and Wemby will have the same path. Always someone else’s fault.

Look in the mirror… see where talking get cha

Up 15-0, shot the same amount of free throws, and still got blown out. Yet, this sub believes they lost because of the refs. Also, how is someone who’s 7’6 only have 4 rebounds?

The Spurs got the game they wanted. At home, all your injured players are good to go, the refs call the game tightly…and you still lose by 15

Shout out to the two fans behind Mitch Johnson

We still haven’t lost Wemby’s minutes but it just doesn’t matter if their role players don’t miss.

Bro 66 free throws? Get that shit the fuck out of here let’s play some playoff basketball.

This shit’s over. Even as a Spur fan I can say that the refs were trying to give them the win but the Spurs are done. They looked completely flat after that 15 point lead in the first 2 minutes.

• Half of the starting lineup is a noshow - Julian/ to an extent Vassell

• Fox is done for the season

• Kornet is completely unplayable

• If Castle plays like himself he’s going to have 10+ turnovers a game this game proved it by how passive he was

• The ENTIRE bench isn’t even suiting up to play, Keldon is already on his farm with how he’s playing, Bryant isn’t ready, and Harper is just too injured to do anything anymore.

Wemby has no help and even with home court , a day to rest and the refs helping he couldn’t shit. Yeah.

Okc in 5 at home man, too easy

15-0 is a dangerous lead

Get fucked you pathetic ass sub. Your crying, the media’s crying, didn’t mean shit in the end. 8v5 and your manufactured boogeyman wins again

OKC is slowly chipping away at Wemby physically, I don’t know if he has ever time had such an intense load and pressure to produce each game. He has looked a little worse each game.

OKC up 2-1 with Chet basically being a non factor was not on my bingo card.

Just not gonna beat a team that’s both insane defensively AND hitting over 40% from deep.

Thunder came into that game playing their best basketball, simple as

Spotted them 15 and they couldn’t even hold it a quarter. Gotta love it

McCain 24 points on 55% TS vs one of the best defences in the league, on a night where his 3-point shot was broke and started the 4th as only real creator in the lineup 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Skyline shot of the lightning over the Spurs arena, the best writers in hollywood can’t even come up with this

Looks like OKl is unstoppable 

This game showed the inexperience of the Spurs but was also frustrating to watch and shows the problem with the way the nba is reffed now. It can both be true that the Thunder are the better team but the nba as a whole is just not fun to watch anymore with the way they call the game. These players are the best in the world. They would be able to adapt to any new rules so the league needs to go back to being more physical like it was 20 years ago.

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

• SGA and Nelson Mandela

*ps big thanks to the Sixers ownership, Daryl Morey, and Paul George’s drug dealer

Kiss my entire ass OKC haters.