r/nba • • May 31 '26

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (4-3) advance to the NBA Finals as they defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-4) in Game 7, 111-103, behind Victor Wembanyama's 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 stocks performance

ESPN Box Score

West Finals - Game 7 • SA win series 4-3

  1 2 3 4 T
SA 32 24 24 31 111
OKC 25 28 24 26 103
Team FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% REB AST STL BLK TOV PF
SA 40-88 45% 17-40 43% 14-19 74% 40 21 9 2 12 18
OKC 37-83 45% 12-35 34% 17-22 77% 38 23 9 5 14 16
San Antonio Spurs                            
Starters MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Julian Champagnie#30 38 20 6/11 6/10 2/3 6 1 1 1 0 1 5 2 16
Victor Wembanyama#1 42 22 7/15 3/5 5/7 7 2 1 1 1 1 6 5 7
De'Aaron Fox#4 36 15 6/12 3/7 0-0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 3
Devin Vassell#24 33 11 4/14 1/6 2/2 6 3 0 2 0 1 5 1 0
Stephon Castle#5 36 16 7/15 0-3 2/3 6 6 6 1 0 4 2 4 1
Bench MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Harrison Barnes#40 3 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5
Keldon Johnson#3 16 11 4/8 2/5 1/2 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 6
Carter Bryant#11 3 2 1/1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Luke Kornet#7 6 2 0-3 0-0 2/2 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1
Dylan Harper#2 27 12 5/8 2/3 0-0 7 3 2 0 0 3 4 1 9
Kelly Olynyk#8 DNP
Lindy Waters III#43 DNP
Bismack Biyombo#18 DNP
Mason Plumlee#45 DNP
Jordan McLaughlin#0 DNP
Team    111 40-88 17-40 14-19 40 21 12 9 2 15 25 18  
        45% 43% 74%                       
                             
Oklahoma City Thunder                            
Starters MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Isaiah Hartenstein#55 21 7 3/7 0-0 1/1 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 2 -14
Chet Holmgren#7 33 4 1/2 0-0 2/4 4 0 2 2 2 1 3 2 -3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander#2 43 35 12/21 2/5 9/11 4 9 3 3 1 1 3 1 -7
Luguentz Dort#5 16 3 1/4 1/3 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 -9
Cason Wallace#22 36 17 6/10 5/9 0-0 7 4 2 1 1 2 5 2 -3
Bench MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Jaylin Williams#6 26 11 5/9 1/3 0-0 10 4 0 0 0 3 7 4 10
Alex Caruso#9 39 12 3/14 1/6 5/6 5 4 3 0 1 0 5 1 -5
Kenrich Williams#34 4 2 1/4 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1
Jared McCain#3 23 12 5/12 2/7 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 -8
Isaiah Joe#11 DNP
Aaron Wiggins#21 DNP
Nikola Topic#44 DNP
Team    103 37-83 12-35 17-22 38 23 13 9 5 10 28 16  
        45% 34% 77%                   

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u/KarchunToo Raptors May 31 '26

Everyone knew this Spurs team was gonna terrorize the West for years… but this early??

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u/pagerussell Supersonics May 31 '26

I thought for sure they lose his series and that would be the motivation they needed to own the league for the next decade.

Turns out they brought their own motivation.

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u/Jailbrick3d Heat May 31 '26

wemby already hates chet tho. that's been his motivation for years already. rest of the teams been feeding off it

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u/cupholdery 76ers May 31 '26

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u/EthicalBballFan Heat May 31 '26

I don't even need to click that to know it is rdc's masterpiece 

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u/Throdio Spurs May 31 '26

I don't think he hates Chet. I think he hates the narrative sports media was trying to make of Wemby vs. Chet. Chet just isn't good enough for that. Any hate would stem from that imo.

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u/Upstairs_Quiet_2899 May 31 '26

Nah Jimmyhighroller did a video on it - he hates his guts ever since the US beat France in the under 19 World Cup.

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u/_Caek_ Thunder May 31 '26

The brother got fouled out, got second, and lost an MVP trophy to the dude that played worse than him.

Yeah I'd carry a grudge for the rest of my career if it started like that.

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u/_NautyByNature Celtics May 31 '26

That’s some long-term type fuel.

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u/Otherwise-Question70 Lakers May 31 '26

US beat France 83-81

Wemby put up 22 points/8 blocks/8 rebounds

Chet 10 pts/5 rebounds

What the fuck

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u/JevvyMedia Raptors May 31 '26

At this point you gotta be in denial to not see that Wemby takes every match-up with Chet personal. You can argue he's just a crazy guy who hypes himself up like Kevin Garnett, but everyone with eyes can see it.

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u/SwainDMT 76ers May 31 '26

Imagine what they look like once Harper really gets going

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u/Saitsuofleaves May 31 '26

And Wemby gets more experience and puts on a bit more muscle.

We're all fucked aren't we?

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u/throwawaymycareer93 Warriors May 31 '26

Baring injuries in the next 5 years, this young core looks terrifying

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u/heybobson Suns May 31 '26

You’re about to see an explosion of big men who specialize in roughing up Frenchmen, just like how Shaq employed so many dudes from 95-2010.

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u/Area51_Spurs Spurs May 31 '26

Difference is Wemby is a top tier free throw shooter.

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u/DoingCharleyWork Suns May 31 '26

Ya hacking Wemby isn't gonna work as well as it did with Shaq. But I could see teams having a guy get out there to just be relentlessly physical with him to try and wear him down like okc did with hartenstein.

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u/Cruel_but_usual Pacers May 31 '26

See you all for the Spurs hate-watch in 3-4 years.

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u/LeoFireGod Mavericks May 31 '26

Sh. Spurs hate watch is more like warrior hate watch atleast where I’m just in awe of a special SPECIAL talent. And hate his teammates.

Okc hate watch is just bc I hate watching their style of play and their best players style.

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u/justmefishes NBA May 31 '26

Nothing is guaranteed. People were saying the same thing about OKC when they made their first Finals with a young KD, Westbrook, and Harden.

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u/wowlock_taylan Spurs May 31 '26

Imagine if he becomes the PG so Castle can be the SG.

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u/maethlin Warriors May 31 '26

Dylan Harper is a fucking cheat code rook

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u/Xmauler Spurs May 31 '26

That James Harden-esque three he pulled in the 4th had me tweaking. He's insane

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u/ten_million May 31 '26

And the putback he had. Genuinely insane what he was pulling out

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u/CummingInTheNile May 31 '26

If they can stay healthy theyll be a playoff team for the next 10-15 years, that being said, id pump the breaks a bit, dynasty's are really hard, especially under the modern CBA rules, and theres already been like 4+ teams crowned as the next dynasty that havent lived up to that title.

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u/AthleticAlarm32 NBA May 31 '26

Wemby going out with 5 fouls, and everyone worrying about how they'll handle the minutes without him, only for LUKE KORNET to absolutely OBLITERATE Hartenstein's dunk attempt was the most important play of the game

It was like when the Chiefs subbed in Chad Henne after Mahomes went out and he got that game-sealing 4th down

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u/DangerIsMyUsername NBA May 31 '26

That block was top 3 moment of the series

Wemby's crazy ass 3 first game obviously #1

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u/FaithlessnessMost660 Supersonics May 31 '26

Castle poster # 2

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u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair Timberwolves May 31 '26

During the commercial break I saw a comment that said "Kornet has to play the best basketball of his life or this is over. But it's probably over, Wemby threw with that foul"

Only for that block to happen on the first possession back from the commercial break lmao

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u/Detlef_Schrempfxf May 31 '26

What a fucking block that was lol

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u/sponedaddie Lakers May 31 '26

LeBron James wears pyjamas with Luke Kornets face on them.

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u/Dexter_Morgan_260324 West May 31 '26

Luke "blocked by james " Kornet

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u/ImAHumanBean Raptors May 31 '26

That felt like the game winning swing, such a nasty block by Kornet

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u/BrolysFavoriteNephew [BOS] Rajon Rondo May 31 '26

Momentum changing moment. Game was on a tilt till then.

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u/Available_Story6774 West May 31 '26

Luke Kornet is the real MVP

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u/No_Upstairs_811 May 31 '26

The Nuns gave him the divine boost. The lord willed his two minutes for that chase down block

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u/ProfessorBeast55 Raptors May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Chet had one of the most sorry playoff series performance for an allstar, all-nba, and all-defensive team player of all time. That was pathetic on a multitude of levels…🤮🤮🤮

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u/Homeless_drip Knicks May 31 '26

$240 million to put up 2 FGA and have 4/4/0 is ridiculous, he was scared for his life

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u/Hanamiya0796 Nuggets May 31 '26

Saw an actual alien and hasn't been the same since

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u/Homeless_drip Knicks May 31 '26

A chrysler 300 looks like a phantom until a phantom shows up

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u/13Keres May 31 '26

The Spurs bullying him has to be intentionally psychological to an extent. He's clearly easily rattled.

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u/Romofan88 Spurs May 31 '26

Man I think it's just that Wemby hates him and they follow their leader

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u/Aroonce May 31 '26

he looked like a rookie

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u/TruTexan Spurs May 31 '26

Don’t insult Harper like that.

Chet played worse than a rookie this entire series

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u/Anal_Iverson Raptors May 31 '26

THIS GUY was runner up for DPOY???

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u/LeBronGOOD May 31 '26

He’s way overrated.

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u/PlanetJK May 31 '26

To destroy the "too small" narrative, Jalen Brunson will have to defeat the tallest basketball player in the world. This finals is going to be so fun.

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u/Dawn_of_Dayne West May 31 '26

New York man vs a tower???? 

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u/expungant Timberwolves May 31 '26

Good.

2 orange and blue teams would’ve been a bad uniform matchup

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u/LameAfro Timberwolves May 31 '26

Imagine being color blind seeing that shit lol

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u/jlt6666 May 31 '26

This is the analysis I come here for

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u/Leegend124 Knicks May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Chet fucking stinks, Ozempic Abraham Lincoln is a no show once again

4 points on 1/2 FG in G7 of the WCF? With B2B Finals on the line?

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u/JuanRobesPierre Warriors May 31 '26

1-2 for 4 points in a winner take all game where your 3rd and 4th best scorers are out. Just completely owned by Wemby

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u/A808Ag [MIL] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar May 31 '26

i really think Wemby got in his head this series he genuinely looked like he didn't know what to do whenever he got passed the ball

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u/peachesdude May 31 '26

The Timberwolves won a game in their series that Wemby had 12 blocks in, you have to keep attacking him

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u/No-Meringue5867 Spurs May 31 '26

Wemby even had 5 fouls in last 5 minutes. Chet still refused attack.

I kinda feel sad for him. I know he is not as good as Wemby but not even shooting is awful man.

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u/BrainRoutine2210 May 31 '26

Chet and shai both bailed on opportunities to attack wemby when he had 5 fouls and the possessions died anyway

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u/thirdaccount2727 Knicks May 31 '26

Sket Holmgren lol

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u/genericusername71 May 31 '26

u/Basketball_Reference add this to chets nicknames please

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u/Murky-Profit-9493 May 31 '26

Yea wtf that’s funny af

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u/lotofhotdogs Hornets May 31 '26

Can’t believe how shit he was

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u/fttxdd666 Spurs May 31 '26

If he does like anything more, with some effort, they have a good chance and the coach doesnt have to use his final timeout with like 4 minutes left (which was a horrible thing to do)

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u/cardmanimgur Timberwolves May 31 '26

Always want to save a timeout but in the moments he called them I thought they made sense. And honestly, if they don't use them the game may not be close enough for them to matter. Every timeout ended a run, and OKC came out and scored in their ATO.

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u/hickok3 Raptors May 31 '26

The fact that you guys could legitimately put smalls on him, and he couldn't do shit is really telling. Like he should be able to hid midrange shots over guys like Fox, but he didn't even want to look at the ball, let alone the basket.

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u/superrealaccount2 Spurs May 31 '26

you guys could legitimately put smalls on him, and he couldn't do shit is really telling

He was completely locked down earlier in the series, by Vassell I think. You'd think Chet was a small guard marked by prime Hakeem. It either resulted in a horrible contested shot or a turnover, I don't remember.

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u/_Caek_ Thunder May 31 '26

He literally turned into worse Julius Dubious Handles Randle. Everytime he got the ball I literally winced.

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u/jjfooo Timberwolves May 31 '26

Ben Simmons is the better comparison, he just seemed broken

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u/hickok3 Raptors May 31 '26

Was bad last year too, but they won, so nobody cared or remembered.

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u/ops_thirteen May 31 '26

Reggie and Jamal were both so annoyed/frustrated at Chet basically doing nothing all game, and they were absolutely right. An absolute non-factor.

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u/myfatbasketballs May 31 '26

Chet fucking KILLED them

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u/zOmgFishes Knicks May 31 '26

I don't understand why they had Caruso and Chet out there at the end when they needed scoring. Chet was too pussy to even look at the rim and Caruso was building brick houses even before he busted his wrist.

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u/Murky-Profit-9493 May 31 '26

Yea they should have pulled Chet and played McCain 20 more min in 3rd

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u/sneakylumpia Heat May 31 '26

bro is soft as charmin. absolutely zero dawg in him

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u/Twin_Turbo Lakers May 31 '26

Dude has been on the #1 rated team in the country since like middle school, carried by the team and never had to struggle

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u/halcykhan Pacers May 31 '26

Clearly struggles to make it to the gym

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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Supersonics May 31 '26

I honestly hate legacy talk for dudes under...idk, 27, but holy cow this is a legendary no-show.

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u/likwitsnake Supersonics May 31 '26

He folded like a lawn chair

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u/Proud-Importance-302 May 31 '26

Genuinely don't know if he can curl 25 lbs lmao

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u/vitalbumhole Warriors May 31 '26

*Ozempic, illiterate Abraham Lincoln

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u/Casualrodfarva2 San Francisco Warriors May 31 '26

I LOVE DYLAN HARPER AND I DONT CARE WHO KNOWS IT, KID IS SO FUCKING TUFF

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u/Batman4815 May 31 '26

He really is so great holy.

Him stopping Castle from hulking out, Crazy good defense, Made impactful offensive rebounds.

He has me as a fan for life.

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u/Casualrodfarva2 San Francisco Warriors May 31 '26

His ability to finish in traffic is otherworldly too, guy is unbelievable

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u/Several-Estate7175 Trail Blazers May 31 '26

Rookies aren't supposed to be veterans in games like this but here he is. MVP player calibre potential

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u/Murky-Profit-9493 May 31 '26

That 3 with 3 min to go was so tough. Like curry level shit.

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u/AroundNdowN Pistons May 31 '26

That shit had 0 arc on it too

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u/RightRudderr NBA May 31 '26

Fr a centimeter difference any direction thats a hard brick i was stunned it went in

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u/LardHop Lakers May 31 '26

The immediate "calm down" to Castle when Caruso flagrant fouled him mid air is not supposed to be done by a rookie.

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u/RightRudderr NBA May 31 '26

I loved that moment for him. Kid is unbelievably poised for his age.

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u/Mahale May 31 '26

Looked Iike some legit de-escalation skills on display

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u/Casualrodfarva2 San Francisco Warriors May 31 '26

HE IS 20!!!!!! YEARS OLD WHAT THE FUCK!!!

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u/AFriendlySloth Thunder May 31 '26

Youre telling me this kid is a rookie? Unbelievable

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u/BlazeBloom [POR] Eric Maynor May 31 '26

He was bit underwhelming since his game 2 injury, but looks to back to his best the last two games.

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u/Balls_of_Adamanthium Warriors May 31 '26

Chet “$240 million” Holmgren with 2 whole FG attempts.

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u/VictorAkwaowo1 Mavericks May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Presti about to do him like how he did Giddey after his playoff performance against us back in 2024

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u/MG_MN Timberwolves May 31 '26

Problem is, they could go after Giannis

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u/Ice_Cold345 [IND] Luther Head May 31 '26

They could, but would the Bucks want Chet as a key piece for a Giannis trade?

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u/AdventurousTwo383 Celtics May 31 '26

As ass as he was tonight I think Chet as a focal point with a bunch of picks is about as good as MIL could do

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u/MG_MN Timberwolves May 31 '26

OKC has infinite picks and plenty of young guys, they could make it really interesting if they wanted to go for it

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u/AdmirableLead6134 May 31 '26

Why not at this point lmao bucks are cooked

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u/small_root Celtics May 31 '26

Absolutely embarassing. So many times he was given the ball with Wemby on him and he just handed the ball off instead of making a play.

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u/BlazeBloom [POR] Eric Maynor May 31 '26

He couldn't even get a rebound either to save his life.

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u/dylanh334 Lakers May 31 '26

Spurs vs Knicks is going to be absolute cinema. Legit I can't wait the toxicity of these games was too much LOL

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u/Black-----Manta Timberwolves May 31 '26

BY GOD THATS MARVIN BAGLEY WITH A STEEL CHAIR

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u/onelegonedream Grizzlies May 31 '26

Having two recently fired coaches make the finals is kind of fucking crazy

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u/SemataryPolka Timberwolves May 31 '26

Wemby stans vs Bing Bong

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u/unswusus Cavaliers May 31 '26

No Wi-Fi on the team bus, only LAN

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u/cupholdery 76ers May 31 '26

WE REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS!

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u/Bronycorn May 31 '26

SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS

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u/ignatious__reilly Hornets May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Champagnie was Undrafted out of college and he is playing like 20+ minutes a game in the WCF making league minimum money.

That’s fucking crazy.

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u/soudlasantos May 31 '26

MAC MCLUNG OVER ME??????

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u/d01100100 Cavaliers May 31 '26

Literally for a dunk contest lmao

This isn't apocryphal... it's fucking real.

https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/76ers-sign-mac-mcclung

McClung will wear No. 9 for the 76ers.

In a related move, the team has waived Julian Champagnie, who appeared in two NBA games with the 76ers. In 18 games with the Blue Coats, he averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds.

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u/thatsinsaneletstryit 76ers May 31 '26

we are a community chest for contenders to pluck from

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u/KagsTheOneAndOnly 76ers [PHI] Tyrese Maxey May 31 '26

Another Morey Masterclass 😤

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u/YaPhetsEz May 31 '26

Outside of Chet lmao

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u/Revolutionary_Jump_9 Celtics May 31 '26

Sadly for OKC, he’s already been paid

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u/YaPhetsEz May 31 '26

God damn i forgot he got his extension. Crazy.

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u/pursuitofhappy [NYK] Allan Houston May 31 '26

He’s pulling a Ben Simmons

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u/lkn240 Bulls May 31 '26

Worst day to look like Abraham Lincoln since April 14, 1865

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u/Lyranx May 31 '26

Pop the Champagnie!

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u/dpatel211 Rockets May 31 '26

Daryl Morey let him go from the Sixers by the way, all roads lead back to him.

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u/Jupenator1 Spurs May 31 '26

The NBA must love Morey. He helped give us this 7-game series with probably incredible ratings thanks to him trading Champagnie and McCain.

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u/clyde_drexler Knicks May 31 '26

Daryl "Selling High" Morey strikes again.

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u/TheMagicStik May 31 '26

Not for fucking long

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u/84jrosales Spurs May 31 '26

Yea that dude is getting PAID!

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u/jeanblaireau Spurs May 31 '26

And he fuckin deserves it !

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u/Iswaterreallywet Pistons May 31 '26

What a successful day of hate watching

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u/nidijogi May 31 '26

2/2 for my hate watching with Arsenal and OKC losing.

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u/chris0hall May 31 '26

Real sports fan right there

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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Supersonics May 31 '26

Wemby wasn't even that good tonight. Spurs team is just that good already. Champagnie the game 7 killer.

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u/BlazeBloom [POR] Eric Maynor May 31 '26

Keldon Johnson 4th quarter proved why he was 6th man of the year.

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u/TheMerck Spurs May 31 '26

I am SO fucking glad him and Champagnie finally had a big game, they showed up when it mattered the most but at the same time I never want to see Cason Wallace shoot a ball ever again holy fuck bro stressed me out so much anytime Spurs got a big 3 he was there to respond.

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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Supersonics May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Wallace with that insane 4th quarter I think snuck over 50% for the series. Caruso was off tonight and may have fallen just under over all 7 games. But what a crazy shooting performance from that duo. Can't imagine many scenarios where that duo goes near 50% on 10+ triples a game and the Thunder lose.

Edit: Caruso 20/39 for the series, Wallace 18/36. Just don't think the Thunder lose many series where that happens. Kind of shocked.

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u/frank_muller415 Warriors May 31 '26

Wallace was a killer this game. He always brings the defense and has fantastic hands, but his shooting was unbelievable lol

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u/VeniceRapture Spurs May 31 '26

Keldon and Kornet saved their redemption tour for the last last second lmao

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u/Radiant-Character-61 Mavericks May 31 '26

SGA unironically had his best game of the series tonight, but his team just couldn't keep up with him. Especially from a certain 7 footer

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u/mw19078 Lakers May 31 '26

and he didnt interrupt their flow like a lot of stars will end of games. they ran the offense, trusted the guys on the floor, and held on against a fucking great team.

what a series

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u/jdprager Bulls May 31 '26

Don’t need to be that good when you have the black LeBron James, Luke Kornet

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u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves May 31 '26

Champagnie hit big shots but DeAaron Fox was tonight’s MVP by my watch

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u/MaliInternLoL Lakers May 31 '26

Genuinely stopped the bleeding. Castle was horrible trying to control the pace, you can really see how young he still is

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u/namewithak Spurs May 31 '26

Every time the Spurs started looking lost and out of control, Fox steadied the ship with a good shot or just his general ball-handling calming everyone down. He was amazing this game and so important to the team no matter what the box score says. He's playing through injury while being the Spurs' best ballhandler too.

I've loved his attitude and joy of being all in on the team all season but this series has really proven what an incredibly tough and dependable guy he is.

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u/SageModeKyrie Nets May 31 '26

SHOUT OUT CHAMPAGNIE, KELDON JOHNSON 2 HUGE 3S IN A ROW, KORNET BLOCK ON HARTENSTEIN, SHOUT OUT ALL THE DAWGS

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u/Quality_Cucumber [GSW] Stephen Curry May 31 '26

People always talk about MVP this MVP that but Fox, Castle, Champagnie, Keldon, and Harper were hitting three after three after three. Meanwhile on the other end it's SGA with some Cason Wallace (somehow still almost won).

You really need a squad with everyone contributing to win. This shit ain't easy.

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u/marquisoflife May 31 '26

This series between the two top MVP candidates:

Victor Wembanyama
Points: 28.1 PPG
Rebounds: 13.2 RPG
Assists: 2.8 APG
Blocks: 3.7 BPG
48.1 / 40.0 / 89.5

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points: 28.0 PPG
Rebounds: 4.3 RPG
Assists: 8.2 APG
Steals: 1.8 SPG
40.9 / 28.6 / 93.8

(don’t ask me to throw Chet in here that’s mean)

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u/ZenThrashing Spurs May 31 '26

I have to give flowers for SGA's skills in the assists category. That man had full 360-degree court vision and was making perfect passes out of double teams mid jump like it was nothing. Amazing composure and IQ

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u/soligen May 31 '26

His only blemish is the foul baiting honestly. The guy is a baller.

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u/dankq Rockets May 31 '26

What about Chet? Can I also get one on Dork.

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u/realrimurutempest Japan May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

What an insane 7 game series. Absolute battles of dominance as well as attrition imo.

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u/Available_Story6774 West May 31 '26

Baby Spurs just beat the defending champs

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u/TheXerebro Lakers May 31 '26

And that's scary for everyone in the West. Bruh, majority of the core of this group is not even 5 years into their careers. So good

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u/MaliInternLoL Lakers May 31 '26

The west is fucked man. Every team not named the thunder needed to load up

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u/DMmeNiceTitties Warriors May 31 '26

WHAT A FUCKING BALL GAME!

I thought it was gonna get ugly with the Caruso hard foul on Castle earlier being just a common foul, but it didn't get ugly. The refs let them play for the most part.

Man, I'm looking forward to the Knicks-Spurs match up, but I dunno if it'll live up to the hype of this entire Series. What a game.

I'm gonna be sad when this season is over and I gotta wait until the start of the next one.

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u/Rapscallious1 May 31 '26

The let them play version of the nba is such a better product for the viewer

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u/WatchOutIGotYou San Francisco Warriors May 31 '26

We have a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals and even more importantly, a rematch of the 2026 NBA Cup Final. The most important championship in sports.

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u/Money4Nothing2000 May 31 '26

OH yeah, I forgot that the NBA finals will be a rematch of Cup Final, lol

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u/Zloggt Bulls May 31 '26

The Knicks could be the first ever team to get a NBA double!

(Imagine saying that a decade ago haha)

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u/relax336 Lakers May 31 '26

Kornet ended the 1 year dynasty. Crown the man.

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u/mangoribbean May 31 '26

Chet having 2 FGA in a game 7 is disgusting Caruso shouldn't have the 2nd most FGA in a game 7 either!

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u/Due_Huckleberry_9712 May 31 '26

Caruso is a dawg, Chet is not

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u/Positive_Ad1947 Spurs May 31 '26

Shoutout to Fox. Dude balled out.

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u/LukaAntetokounmpo May 31 '26

That intentional foul at the end was pure veteran

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u/chataolauj Hornets May 31 '26

Kornet with one of the biggest plays of the series.

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u/Homeless_drip Knicks May 31 '26

He channeled his inner bron for that block

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u/fatkamp Warriors May 31 '26

Nothing was funnier than the whole arena going silent when Caruso deliberately dove out of bounds whining for a call, turning it over

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u/Standard-Juice-3738 Cavaliers May 31 '26

Loved that. What a loser move

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u/Chronoisgod1 Trail Blazers May 31 '26

Congratulations to Jeremy Sochan for getting a guaranteed ring

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u/evieka Toronto Huskies May 31 '26

If Chet's a 50M+ third option that's a fuckin anchor contract

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u/Kongary NBA May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Chet seems like a decent fellow so I don't like to pile on, but in this game he was not a decent player. Shai tried while others just couldn't hit as well as previous games. Anyway, congrats to Spurs.

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u/britchesss Celtics May 31 '26

The most gentleman-ly take. 

And agreed. 

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u/tjvick Spurs May 31 '26

BLESS THAT FUCKING CORGI

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u/Slashers23 Mavericks May 31 '26

Everybody celebrating like a dictator just died lol

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u/Similar-Earth8288 May 31 '26

BASKETBALL HAS BEEN SAVED!!!

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u/by_yes_i_mean_no Warriors May 31 '26

This back to back shit isn't so easy is it?

Seattle sends their regards, eat a dick Clay Bennett

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u/South-Hat-5016 Celtics May 31 '26

HITLER DEAD

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u/CommonCopenhagen Slovenia May 31 '26

Victor "Charles de Gaulle" Wembanyama

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u/Chu-pac [SAS] Tim Duncan May 31 '26

Some will argue there’s an asterisk to this win because OKC was without their best player, Tony Brothers, this game

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u/Sim888 [CHI] Cameron Payne May 31 '26

praise be farm-raised, free-range, ethical basketball

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u/deskcollector Bucks May 31 '26

Terrorism lost. Today was a good day.

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u/Mission_Pay_3373 Celtics May 31 '26

Chet, you're a BUM

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u/sylvestorthecat May 31 '26

wtf does the K in OKC even stand for

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u/kylekorverburner Hawks May 31 '26

Klahoma

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u/coolcoolnodoubt [SAS] Boban Marjanović May 31 '26

K bye

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u/SemataryPolka Timberwolves May 31 '26

It feels good knowing a bunch of people from Oklahoma are upset tonight

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u/clyde_drexler Knicks May 31 '26

So many slammed trailer screen doors tonight.

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u/talksindemos3 May 31 '26

Generational hate watch for anyone outside the state of Oklahoma

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