In 1963, the Warriors held 70-foot sprints down the floor. After tying in a group run, Al Attles (180 lbs) and Wilt Chamberlain (300 lbs) had a run-off to find the fastest man on the squad.
Attles bolted ahead early, but Wilt caught him and won going away at the finish to shock the team.
Warriors coach Alex Hannum: “It’s unbelievable that a man seven feet tall and weighing 300 pounds could be that fast.”
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Wemby is
- 99th% oRim Assist RAPM
- 100th% dRim Assist RAPM
- 98th% oTS RAPM
- 100th% dTS RAPM
His rimfluence removes all variance inside the arc. The reliability of his superpower is why he’s BITW
Can only really be countered by a stronger force of variance: launch 3s and pray
GAME 7 FINAL: Spurs 111, Thunder 103
OKC made two more 2-pointers (on equal attempts)
SAS made five more 3-pointers (on five more attempts)
SAS forced one more turnover
SAS grabbed five more offensive rebound
OKC made three more free throws (on three more attempts)
Extremely impressive winner-take-all performance by the younger, less experienced team on the road. SAS won the possession battle, outshot the defending champion handily and staved off an efficient 35 points (67.7% true shooting) from SGA.
OKC’s season is over.
Victor Wembanyama: 28 points on 61.5% true shooting, 10 rebounds (four offensive), three blocks, two steals
Stephon Castle: 17 points on 62.9% true shooting, nine assists (one turnover), five rebounds (two offensive)
Dylan Harper: 18 points on nine shots, +19 plus-minus
GAME 6 FINAL: Spurs 118, Thunder 91
SAS made one more 2-pointer (on eight fewer attempts)
SAS made five more 3-pointers (on one more attempt)
Both teams forced 12 turnovers
OKC grabbed two more offensive rebounds
SAS made 10 more free throws (on 13 more attempts)
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Alex Caruso, 2026 WCF:
+42 plus-minus in 124 minutes
85 points on 79.8% true shooting (18-for-31 3-pointers)
12 rebounds (three offensive)
14 assists (five turnovers)
Eight steals, five blocks
Clearly OKC’s best player this series despite scoreless Game 4.
SGA: 32 points on 60.4% true shooting, nine assists (six turnovers), two steals
Isaiah Hartenstein: 12 points on eight shots, 15 rebounds (six offensive), four assists (three turnovers), +24 plus-minus
Alex Caruso: 22 points on 81.4% true shooting, six assists, three steals
GAME 5 FINAL: Thunder 127, Spurs 114
OKC made one more 2-pointer (both teams equal attempts)
OKC made two more 3-pointers (on nine fewer attempts)
SAS forced one more turnover
SAS grabbed one more offensive rebound
OKC made five more free throws (on six more attempts)
SGA: 19 points on 66.0% true shooting (10-for-10 free throws), three assists (five turnovers), two steals
Alex Caruso: 14 points on 105.6% true shooting, four assists, three steals
Julian Champagnie: 17 points on 4-for-7 3-pointers, five rebounds (three offensive), two steals
HALFTIME: Thunder 69, Spurs 58
OKC made four more 2-pointers (on three more attempts)
Both teams made seven 3-pointers (OKC seven fewer attempts)
SAS forced one more turnover
Both teams grabbed six offensive rebounds
OKC made three more free throws (on one more attempt)