Wemby’s so good at keeping blocks in play, he either just missed the top of the backboard or made a special point to remind Deni to not come into the paint.
Mo Dakhil@MoDakhil_NBA
LMAO!
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J.K. Simmons
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Both games Wemby started and finished.
Paul Garcia@PaulGarciaNBA
From the pod: The Spurs have held the Blazers below 100 points in two playoff games. Combined with the 11-0 record when holding opponents below 100 during the season, the Spurs are now 13-0 this season (playoffs combined) when holding an opponent below 100.
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Vic flirting with a 5x5 less than a week after being concussed is something. 23/9/6/3/3 with four minutes to go
Dan Weiss@DanWeissPBP
Six blocks for Victor Wembanyama is the most blocks in a playoff game since the "Block Father" game by Luke Kornet with 7 last year at MSG.
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Blazers have gone seven minutes - and counting - with their lone scores being on FTs or offensive boards. Rebounding is going to be a key factor for Spurs the whole playoffs - their initial defense is elite, but harder to get multiple stops or stop people at the line.
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Oh yeah, in this scenario the young, incredible defender (Ibaka) to round out the core would be Carter Bryant.
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Could be an unpopular comparison - or one already widely made - but this Spurs core reminds me so much of the early 2010s Thunder: Wemby/KD, Steph/Russ, Harper/Harden. Obviously those are 3 MVPs so not easy to replicate, but gonna be fun to see how SA keeps this together.
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Interesting way to describe these plays. There’s another train of thought- instead of thinking frame-by-frame analysis proves both calls are right, it also could mean in last 24 hours that people realized the first call was wrong. Just a different way to look at it.
BBALLBREAKDOWN@bballbreakdown
Great side by side comparison. I don't love it, but there is a difference as Caruso had jump stopped and stopped his vector towards Booker just before contact. And with frame by frame review, we can see Deni is still (very slightly) moving towards Fox
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100% chance KOC is getting tagged in a ton of Harper highlights over the next 12-24 hours.
Rob Perez@WorldWideWob
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From panic button to realizing the Spurs have had double-digit, fourth-quarter leads in all three games. Great bounce back and finish tonight!
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Head scratching call(s) that are the really frustrating ones were the Camara sells the bump from Harper for the offensive foul on one end, Castle refuses to move when Deni tries to bump him off the spot and Steph gets called for the foul. Stop rewarding flops.
Caleb@calebjsaenz
For what it’s worth, that “marginal” contact from Holiday would have 100% been called a foul if it was on SGA.
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Spurs deciding to make one last push for Wemby to win MVP tonight it seems.
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Biggest takeaway for me - and maybe for Spurs too - is Wemby played the full 4Q, all of OT and finished 3Q too. He looked gassed. Gotta find a short window of break somewhere - not sure that 6:30 timeout will be enough. He’s special but he’s not Superman (yet).
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Here comes the “they aren’t ready for the playoffs” hot takes. Be warned. Nevermind the one guy who they point to having some playoff experience had the toughest 1-2 minutes to close for SA.
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Fox won’t be getting any clutch player of the year votes from this game. Good test for Spurs. Gotta finish these earlier.
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Reese Chapman just made a run at catch of the year for @Vol_Baseball team. That was unreal!
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Like that Vassell and Harper have went in looking to dunk on guys in the last 2-3 minutes.
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There’s times where Wemby doesn’t even bother trying to get back into inside position on boards if he’s rotating back to the paint. It’s almost like he knows he’s so tall it won’t matter - most times he’s right. It’s unreal to watch him volleyball tap rebounds to himself.
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If it’s just a choice at No. 2 again, then SA still takes Harper in my opinion. Now if it’s a do-over scenario where Spurs find out they swap No. 2 for No. 4, add Kon and get another FRP destined for lottery (like Luka-Trae, Fultz-Tatum), then maybe it changes. Still Dylan IMO.
Kevin O'Connor@KevinOConnor
Who are the Spurs taking in 2025 NBA re-draft: Dylan Harper or Kon Knueppel?
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