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@ryenarussillo I was waiting for you to reveal that Madami dropped the burrito on you.

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Aday Mara:

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@TheDunkCentral @NBA__Courtside She ain’t gonna elect you, bro.

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@barstoolsports The enviable Thunder culture the moment it faces any hardship:

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(21-9 run to tie the game at 104*)

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NBA Finals - Game 2
New York 105 San Antonio 104
(NYK Leads 2-0)

Wemby’s late turnover will be the lasting image, but The Alien’s pedestrian defense allowed the @nyknicks to continuously curb the @spurs momentum, hang around, and steal another win.

🧵 Here’s what stood out:

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This isn’t on Castle.

If you’re the guy, be the guy.

Castle didn’t expect the ball because he knows that, while crucial to the @spurs success, he’s not the guy.

That was Wemby’s moment and he sidestepped it—and if he continues to shy from his greatness, this series is done.

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At the risk of sounding like a Wemby hater—which I am certainly not—here are two instances of him playing with big-man aggression.

And wouldn’t you know it? These plays were part of a late 14-2 run that helped the Spurs tie the game at 97 with just under 3:00 remaining.

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SIDE NOTE:

There’s been no shortage of praise but Dylan Harper, man.

His finishing at the rim has been basically automatic in this series (91.6%).

I still like him coming off the bench, but Mitch Johnson should see him as a comparable late-game option to Wemby—perhaps more so.

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Then, the regression to settling for a contested mid-range shot for the game.

Robinson is a stout defender but he’s on the elbow. Wemby HAS to drive here for a floater or, at least, a chance to create contact.

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This isn’t on Castle.

If you’re the guy, be the guy.

Castle didn’t expect the ball because he knows that, while crucial to the @spurs success, he’s not the guy.

That was Wemby’s moment and he sidestepped it—and if he continues to shy from his greatness, this series is done.

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Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle CHOKED

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@SheaSerrano

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The @spurs came out with the right urgency, but the @nyknicks have a halftime lead because they keep winning these momentum-swinging sequences.

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Drink when RJ says, “Wemby out the game.”

(You’ll be dead before halftime.)

@ESPNNBA

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@TheDunkCentral @BA_Turner @ohnohedidnt24 Turning Reaves into a max player is a top-five LeBron accomplishment.

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@FOS “So I said we would evaluate our AI usage…Like, shut the fuck up, you want this basketball or not?”

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@BarryOnHere