Told ya.
The NBA's Last 2 Minute Report confirms the out of bounds whistle on Stephon Castle was INCORRECT.
In addition, NBA writer @TomerAzarly received confirmation from the league that Josh Hart should have been whistled for a foul on the Castle drive.
Down 105-104 with 1:02 remaining, the Spurs were already in the bonus and the correct call would have given Castle a golden opportunity to take the lead with two massive free throws.
Dylan Harper has the most bench points (136 PTS) in the playoffs and is the youngest guard ever to record multiple double-doubles in the playoffs, passing Derrick Rose.
Takeaways from the Spurs Game 1 loss vs. Minnesota:
- Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox will simply not shoot that bad again, it simply won’t happen
- I like Dylan Harper’s play, but he should never be the best offensive player
- Mitch Johnson should’ve called a timeout and given his guys a chance to slow down
- But the look for Julian Champagnie was a 10/10, nine times out of ten he hits that shot
- Also why are we using challenges in the first quarter? Genuinely why????
- Devin Vassell has been amazing this postseason, truly amazing
- I know Stephon Castle fouled out, but he had a good game, however he has to be more careful
- Keldon Johnson was unplayable in the first half, and was the vocal point of Minnesota’s offense late, they just attacked him
- This game showed how much the Spurs need Carter Bryant’s defensive energy, he has to guard Randle
- Why did Luke Kornet play just eight minutes? The Wolves have so much size???
- The half-court offense has to change, the lack of movement at times is abysmal and Mitch has to get Wemby better looks
- Speaking of, Wemby’s shot diet was awful, no down-low looks, no post ups, and he only shot four free throws because of it
- The Spurs won the rebounding and points in the paint battle, and somehow lost
- Fox has got to be better of taking care of the basketball, six turnovers is simply unacceptable
- The players were bad, coaching was bad, and they lost at the buzzer
0-1. The Spurs are still winning this series. #PorVida