Castle and Wemby Have a Two-Man System Built to Break SGA. It's Working.
SGA isn't a playoff fraud. Castle and Wembanyama built a two-man system that's structurally designed to eliminate any ball-handler. Here's how it works.
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Wembanyama Has 372 Playoff Points. Nobody Seems to Have Done the Math.
Wembanyama's 372 postseason points surpass Kareem (352) and Jokic (352) for most ever by a center in a first playoff appearance. Game 7 tonight, 8 PM ET.
'Ready to Go': SGA's Game 7 Confidence Is Either Legendary or Delusional
SGA went 6-for-18 in Game 6, is shooting 37.9% for the WCF series, and Jalen Williams is out. He says he's ready. We have questions.
OKC Is Fine Without Jalen Williams. The Math Says So.
Jalen Williams is out for Game 7, and the media is treating it like a crisis. OKC went 8-1 without him this postseason. SGA has been running this the whole time.
Wemby vs. SGA in a Game 7: The Last Time This Happened Was Bird and Erving
Saturday's Game 7 between Wembanyama and SGA is possibly the first conference finals Game 7 with two top-3 MVP finishers since Bird vs. Erving in 1982.
SGA Sued a Fantasy App for Calling Him a Flopper, Then Shot 6-for-18
SGA's lawyers demanded Underdog destroy their 'Unethical Hoops' board game. Underdog laughed and refused. Then SGA shot 6-for-18. This is the Streisand Effect in basketball form.
Wembanyama Wins Game 6 in 28 Minutes Flat
Victor Wembanyama dropped 28 points in exactly 28 minutes, Stephon Castle added 17 points and 9 assists, and the Spurs blew out OKC 118-91 to force a Game 7 at Paycom Center.
Wembanyama's Game 6 Is His Resurrection or His Verdict
Wemby went 4-of-15, ghosted reporters, won the Magic Johnson Award six weeks ago. Tonight's Game 6 is the test — and Knicks fans aren't sure which outcome to root for.
The Thunder's Wemby Problem Just Got Worse
Jalen Williams is out for Thunder-Spurs Game 5. Without the one player built to guard Wembanyama, SGA has to do everything tonight. The math is not good for OKC.
Wemby Finds SGA's Off Switch, Spurs Tie WCF
Wembanyama dropped 33 and drained a half-court buzzer beater as the Spurs routed the Thunder 103-82. OKC's SGA dependency just got exposed — series tied 2-2.
SGA Flopped 9 Times. The NBA Made Him Do It.
SGA flopped nine times in WCF Game 2 and Twitter lost its mind. Cool. The NBA spent 20 years incentivizing exactly this skill. You don't get to be mad at the guy who mastered it.
Wembanyama vs. SGA: The WCF Series That Will Define the NBA's Next Decade
Wembanyama vs. SGA: series tied 2-2 in the WCF. His 41-point, 24-rebound double-OT Game 1 opened the NBA rivalry that will define the next decade.
Thunder's Bench Broke an NBA Record. SGA Broke the Spurs.
OKC's bench dropped an NBA-record 76 points in Game 3, but the real story is SGA going 12-for-12 from the line when the Spurs had no choice but to foul.
The WCF Just Got Genuinely Unpredictable
Jalen Williams is out for WCF Game 3 and the Thunder just lost the one thing keeping defenses from selling out on SGA. This series just flipped.
Wembanyama vs. SGA: One Narrative Has to Die in the WCF
SGA holds back-to-back MVPs. Wembanyama posted 41-24 in his WCF debut without Fox. Every analyst is split. One narrative has to die in this series.
Wembanyama 41-24 in Double OT: Best Player Alive
Wembanyama dropped 41 points and 24 rebounds in double OT of his conference finals debut. The best player alive debate ended on a logo three.
OKC Thunder vs Spurs: The Matchup Problem Is Real
SGA went 7-of-23 and the Thunder lost Game 1 to the Spurs in double OT. Wembanyama dropped 41 and 24. The matchup problem is no longer theoretical.
Wembanyama 41-24: Spurs Steal Game 1 from Thunder
Victor Wembanyama dropped 41 points and 24 rebounds in double OT to steal Game 1 from the Thunder. SGA went 7-of-23. Nobody saw this coming. Nobody.