3 months ago

Stephen A. Goes Off on Chet Holmgren After His 8-Point Performance Against Wembanyama

"You're 7'1", and you're leaving that responsibility to somebody else. Shame on you. Shame on you. Chet Holmgren has to step up," Stephen A. said after Holmgren scored 8 points on 2-of-7 shooting while Wembanyama posted 41 and 24 in the Spurs' 2OT Game 1 win. Smith also believes OKC faces elimination if they lose Game 2 in San Antonio.

By Adit Pujari

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3 months ago

Mark Daigneault Addresses Putting Isaiah Hartenstein On Victor Wembanyama Tonight

"The thing that doesn't feel good is playing Hart 12 minutes (in Game 1)," said Mark postgame. Wemby felt a bit too big and fast for I-Hart in Game 1 hence the early pull. Tonight, he played solid defense. "In order to get him extended past that, that's the matchup, and so we decided to start with it."

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Victor Wembanyama Wants Spurs To Get Better At Fixing Their Turnovers

The Spurs had 23 turnovers in Game 1 and had 21 turnovers in Game 2. Stephon Castle, as the lead guard in De'Aaron Fox's absence, had the most TOs across two Playoff games in history with 19. "Not well. We got help our ball handlers more and take care of the ball," said Wemby. Fox returning soon would help too.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Claims He "Sucks" With Long Breaks Between Games

"I just have sucked when I get too long of a break," said SGA after dropping 30 points on 50 FG% tonight. Game 1 however, saw him shoot 7-23 from the field and have 24 points in double-OT. "I gotta do a better job with my breaks." There were 7 days between OKC-Lakers Game 4 and WCF Game 1.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Gives Brutal Take On Isaiah Hartenstein Guarding Victor Wembanyama

When asked about Hartenstein's defense on Wembanyama, Shai couldn't help but speak the truth. "I'm not sure if it was good, to be honest, yeah," SGA said, sharing his candid thoughts on Hartenstein guarding Wemby, getting into foul trouble early. Although Wembanyama dropped 21 points and 17 rebounds, the Thunder still managed to get the crucial 122-113 win.

By Pranay Mukherjee

3 months ago

Seattle Storm Lose In The Clutch To The Sun 80-78

Aaliyah Edwards made a layup to bring the Sun within 2 of the Storm followed by Kennedy Burke getting an and-one layup on Lexie Brown with 2.8s left. Natasha Hiedeman missed a three, leading to the loss. Hiedeman led the team in scoring with 20. The Sun had an all-out effort with Charlisse Leger-Walker having a team-high 16 points.

By Samir Mehdi

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