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.
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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'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.
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.
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.
Dylan Harper just posted a 24-11-6-7 line that only Bird and Dr. J had matched in conference finals history. He is 20 years old and just getting started.
Wemby called the reigning two-time MVP a lil boy on live court audio, then dropped 41 and 24 in double OT. This is not trash talk. It's a thesis.