Wemby with a strong finish. Can’t wait for a whole series of this!
Comment on NBA Playoffs: West Conf. Finals - May 18, 2026
botwolf_backup@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
West Conf. Finals: #2 Spurs @ #1 Thunder (Game 1), May 18, 8:30 PM ET
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
scytale@piefed.zip 4 hours ago
I don’t understand why Spurs are forcing the offense through Castle when Harper is getting to the basket easier.
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
They don’t trust Harper to run the offense and handle the ball at this point. But next year I think Harper will have more of those duties I think.
scytale@piefed.zip 3 hours ago
True, but near the end of the game it was clearly Harper who was able to get better shots up. And Castle’s turnovers weren’t really helping. But yeah, Castle has the best passing connection to Wemby and he’s their best bet to be able to get the ball to Wemby.
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
2OT!! What a start to this series
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
Down to the wire here lol
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Spurs look a little shaky in the last 4 minutes of the game! Can they hold on!
David_Eight@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Offense looks so forced.
scytale@piefed.zip 4 hours ago
Holy shit I was so stressed lmao. Insane OT performance by Wemby. Can we cancel the ECF and just call this the finals?
scytale@piefed.zip 5 hours ago
Harper’s game is so effortless man. Dude is unstoppable when going downhill.
scytale@piefed.zip 6 hours ago
Kornet looks nervous lol. And he’s the veteran on the team.
scytale@piefed.zip 6 hours ago
Harper and Bryant playing big minutes in one of the most anticipated WCF matchups in recent memory. Must be surreal to them. I can also imagine the pressure.
David_Eight@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Harper didn’t even play in the NCAA tournament, Rutgers didn’t make the tournament lol
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
DOUBLE OT! LOL
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
OT BABY!!!
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Spurs have made OKC their home. They look so comfortable.
David_Eight@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
What do the Spurs never post up Wemby? Tallest Thunder player is like 6’9 right now.
scytale@piefed.zip 6 hours ago
Caruso is good at positioning and pushing him out. That’s Wemby’s weakness smaller, strong defenders; because he has a high center of gravity.
David_Eight@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Bro needs to stop skipping leg day lol. Physically I think Kareem is the closest player to Wemby, he needs to call Cap for some tips cause that’s some weak shit.
scytale@piefed.zip 3 hours ago
Unless he gets like Yao with tree trunk legs, it’s really a weakness for super tall players because of physics. Chet and KP have the same issue. They sacrifice mobility if they get bigger, so Wemby would definitely prefer to keep his frame. Besides, he has already bulked up, if you compare him to his rookie season. Chet on the other hand is still skinny af. I think Wemby has like 30 lbs on him.
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
Really feels like this is the finals lol
David_Eight@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Knicks are playing incredible basketball but, I can’t help but feel that’s just a mirage and they’ll fall apart in the finals.
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
Yeah I think we’ll know more about them during the conference finals but it feels hard to fully trust just yet!
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
That deep 3 by Wemby lmao just pure confidence
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
or stupid. there was time.
TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
Oh yeah was not the smartest play but the rest of the team was playing a bit out of sorts and he made it. If he missed it definitely would have been questioned more