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The last time I saw a Spurs Knicks finals... Ol boy, time flies! Latrell Sprewell, Marcus Camby, Chris Childs, that team had no joy, Ewing was like the nicest guy on the team, and Ewing is not nice ! But the admiral would not be denied that ring, with the young Tim Duncan. I feel some nostalgia about those years, the league was much less polished, more rugged and the knicks were just as grimy as the streets of new york.

It is interesting to see Spurs in the finals with another big man top pick a la Timmy D. These knicks are way way more offensively talented, but only Brunson feels like that old school knicks team.

Ok, lemme stop rambling. Aliondo take heart bruv SGA is still my guy, but I think they lost some defensive identity trying to make up for Jalen Williams on the offensive end

A40:
Feels like the Spurs should be up by more.

SGA struggling now that he actually has to work for his buckets and refs have decided not to call ticky tack fouls

Its good for him imo. He depends on it too much. He is too skilled to be playing that way.

The game 7 we all waiting for is here!
Where is that cat that was claiming he preferred series sweeps? Lol

tunapawizzy:
Did you intentionally miss the part where I said "I pity the innocent children and some reasonable adults caught in this mess" because attacking my opinion will make you feel better about yourself?

my bad, your pity was lost in the middle of your sanctimony. we thank God for your pity

SmooshCHN:

OKC knows they can just fall and the refs will blow the whistle 😭 pic.twitter.com/501lF8FQB2

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) May 27, 2026

This one too? Haba Birdman. The overall officiating is shameful. It's fine if you don't agree but it's he truth. Plus the Spurs have to play better.

And then, don't lie against Steph like that. He isn't known for flopping and flailing about. Steph runs around like a madman. NBA players legit say the same thing about having to guard him especially off the ball. Not the ? Superstar treatment

A bad call no doubt. But still, yall blowing it out of proportion. And I apologize for touching Steph. But feel free to go find earlier videos of steph, when he started shooting lights out. If you touched him, it was a foul

my man, if na 3second offside perspective you wan use determine matter, you are on a long thing. you can always find tons of these. Go checkout kobe lakers. Those miracle 3s your boy Curry be taking, you think folk didnt want to get up in his space? Prime Harden, you fit body am? Make una stop this SGA hating and give the lad his flowers. The one you just even posted, the ref looking from the front has a better view, and that could very well have been more physical than it looked to you from the back. E lo calm down abeg.

And Steph did get the same treatment, which is why he never had to build body strength - you couldnt even breathe on him, talk less play him physical! At least you can body SGA, you wan try am with Curry? lol you seem to have forgotten so quick....

Hohenheim:
People gotta stop with this ref narrative after every OKC win. These guys execute at a high level consistently.

The offensive player with the ball will always get the benefit of the doubt. OKC has 5, maybe 6 players that can play fast, dribble around for 20s and not lose the ball, and still make a fadeaway jumpshot. Or be aware enough to find the best open man.

Spurs are playing a different game. One truly special, unstoppable player that the team is built around. New school vs old school if you will. Problem is, the one superstar is a big man, and can not play even 10 minutes at the pace OKC plays.

Spurs do have some hope, they have guards that can step up and play like OKC does. But it is hard to erase a regualr season of bad habits in one playoff series. Spurs guards especially, have gotten used to playing like donkeys sometimes, and Wemby's brilliance covered tham.

tunapawizzy:
Nigerians deserve the kind of leaders they have.
With everything APC did in Buharis 8 years, you people still voted for another APC
I know some will say there was massive rigging, the people that carried out the rigging are your uncles, ur sisters, ur brothers, ur friends, ur fathers, ur mothers that are also struggling.
My guess is that this Ogbomosho people that have experienced this kind of tragedy in their community will still vote APC in 2027 because, omo ni- we have to support him I pity the innocent children and some reasonable adults caught in this mess

the children, they deserve it too? look in the mirror, you are the exact copy of the people you are abusing.

A40:
I will not join the Mitchell blame game. He's the only one that tried.

Allen, Mobley played soft. Wth hell is up with Mobley. Wasn't he supposed to be the next KG?

Harden? Lmaoo. The Cavs will be insane to extend him. Allow him play his final year and if he throws a hissy fit look for a trade and see if another GM will fall mugu like you and believe you can win a chip with Harden

You mean when he throws a fit.

Look, it was Spyda's day in court, and he lost badly on the big stage. Not his fault, but it will still stain his rep. Unfortunate, because they would have ripped up last year's scoring challenged knicks if not for injury.

I see LeBron doing some mmathematics right now....this could be away to go back home to cleveland, end his career with a 2 year contract

A40:
OKC should pack up and prepare for Game 5. Hyper extending yourself for this game and you might lose even more players only to still lose the game.

This series has Game 7 written all over it

No doubt, this is going to game 7. Meanwhile knicks sweeping the east

SmooshCHN:
OKC is dirtyyyyy.

this is what good basketball looks like. Foul the guys you know cant make free throws. Take jumpshots in the paint and try to draw contact. Even when you have a lead, keep playing your tempo, gas out the lone superstar on the other team. They playing it like its a man's game. Look very well and see how OKC made them pay for SGA double teams

A40:
I have to give it to OKC. Their fighting spirit is something else. If you want to beat them you have to be ready to face them bumper to bumper. Gidigbo for Gidigbo

SGA was mid and it didn't even matter

Darryl Morey you will not see the pearly gates for giving them Jared McCain.

James Harden was right about the fraud

and thats why they get the calls. they will play you hard, all 48 minutes. If jared remained in philly, he would not be this version

steady986:
The Pistons are just the Houston Rockets of the East. They play dirty and had but have zero offense. Plus they each have a player named Thompson.

Lol, why are you still pained? Face the Thunder that swept you na. Oh, I forgot, yall only speak loud when bullying playoff newbs. Its not even that you got swept, its how you got swept. 4th option Ajay lighting yall like a cigar That was more like a spanking than a sweep. But Issokay, enjoy that good cali weather, we will see yall next year!

pistons knicks would have been boring

it is good to see spyder finally get his day in court!!

Roland17:
That is how many of them end up broke despite making millions. Credit to Diggs who decided to fight the allegation because many players would have signed a settlement agreement with the accuser even when they are innocent because they don't want the distraction. It's a tough world out there. It's truly difficult for them to even know who genuinely cares about them.

Have you seen "BOO-YAH". the documentary on Stuart Scott? The end was sad. Family fighting over his trust and money left behind. People getting broke from paying lawyers to fight his trust. Omo, this thing no easy..

He tried to settle, offering 100K. Luckily, the woman refused and wanted 5.5milli, and he went to court. I say luckily, because that 100k payment would still have implicated him, and made him a target in the future. Any other accusation even with no proof would have factored settlement in, and he would have lost more, maybe even jail time

I did not know about stuart scott documentary. will check it out

Roland17:
Yea, it is a difficult topic and I don't expect the team to divulge it or any thing that may suggest such. The focus will be to celebrate him.

Like A40 said, these professional cats deal with a lot of demons. Most don't surround themselves with the right minds.

You saw the Stefon Diggs trial? At least guy man escaped with acquittal. Either the drugs or the women, both out to get you. And if you escape that, congrats, you get to deal with relatives

greypencils:
I still dont understand why no one draws plays for Rudy Gobert. Ordinary lob sef, the guy no dey see. I dont understand why his height is not being utilized effectively. 4 FGA in this game? 4? It doesnt make sense. Every other short person is running around throwing bricks when there is a lobable giant in the paint. As how na? Abi the guy no sabi catch lob ni? I understand that Wemby is tall and would intercept that shit. But the likes of Giannis would still drive to the hole, dunks, layups, lobs, the whole package. OK Giannis is overstretching it. (There is a reason he is called a Freak) Jokic nko? Embiid nko? Wetin do Gobert nitori olorun? Is he that slow?

Once you get pigeonholed into one role in the NBA, thats it. I dont think we have crazy scheme coaches in the league anymore, that would run plays for players you arent expecting. There probably are some more recent ones, but I immediately think of Rick Adelman, Don Nelson

I had to look up Don Neslon just because, ol boy . He coached Mavericks like early 2000s. Like play like play, 25 years ago. I know steady986 was not born then. Otherwise he would have showed up by now to explain his sorry Lakers

Roland17:
Very sad news. He battled with drug abuse. Looks like he ODed.

I kept trying to find cause of death in the presser, to no avail. Makes sense now

steady986:
There's no shame in getting swept by the best team in basketball with your Batman out injured and your Robin playing like crap

There is shame o, for goat like player to be swept. If they get swept, it will be a big shame. They need to at least win one.

steady986:
Lol, everybody go collect ontop OKC hand no worry. That team na cheat code SGA has not had a single good game in this series yet dem don blow us out for all the games

Its ok, I want your Lebron led Lakers to collect, specifically Make e go rethink retirement life

steady986:
Lol

A wise man once said, "playoff basketball is a different sport from regular season basketball"

Embiid, thank you for letting me down just in time, just like you did in fantasy playoffs lol

meanwhile, we need your commentary on the impending beatings your Lakers will collect tonight

It was funny, watching Lakers think they had a chance at half time. I see this series as one that will convince Lebron the ring days are over. Even with Luka, Lakers are too old, too slow to play 48minutes of fast paced ball with OKC. Even Caruso looks slow on that team!

Lebron can average 20ppg with this crew, but it will not be enough.

A40:
I'm trying to understand what Draymond's entertainment value is and why is he on Inside NBA. I've never found anything he's ever said to be smart or impactful.

He's not charismatic nor does he have the gift of garb, not funny, not sarcastic in an intelligent way. He just opens his mouth blaaah and says whatever. Why they think he might be the next Chuck is absurd to me.

Get him tf out of there. If he didn't have the good fortune of being drafted by the Warriors nobody would give af about him

He talks a lot, he is there to bring his viewers to the show. That is the way the world works these days. Prove you have followers, and you get a seat at the table.

Of course I hate it that such a disrespectful talkative is getting this much airtime. Most young people that copy what he does will fail in life, 99% of the time. This not the way to talk to anybody, wether your mates, younger folks, or respected HoFers

A40:
Then he should be on the chopping block. Why I'm also putting some blame on Mazulla is that looking at that roster I don't think your boys even have the ability to play any other way. All I'm seeing is a bunch of catch and shoot guys.

Also what's up with Jaylen Brown. Why do I sense he's not happy with the Celtics. I've never believed he and Jayson Tatum get along and his recent crashout hints at that. I don't think those two are boys that hang out outside the Celtics building

My feels is not much makes Jaylen happy. Guy man is too "intellectual" for his own good. I think he and Tatum are on good terms, but Tatum is going to be too low key for him

steady986:
In the regular season, yea?

the same centers that play in the playoffs play in regular season na, lol. If their intensity goes higher in playoffs, why wont embiids own go higher as well. Thank God for stats, otherwise you for jus dey argue dey go If anything, sixers should have been punished for keeping an mvp caliber player on the bench half the season for ghost reasons, doing just enough to get into the playoffs, while other teams like celtics risk Tatum to compete

A40:
I will always cheer for their downfall after denying Udoka a chip

For me though it's just bizarre that they are not even trying to play the game any other way.

When I look at how their roster is constructed with mostly slow catch and shoot guys who can't really put the ball on the floor, I'm inclined to blame Brad Steven's as much or even more than Mazzulla.

For all we know Mazzulla is a modern MLB type manager that's just there for show while the analytics boys tell him what to do

It really is Brad's doing. Mazulla is just the fall guy until he can be replaced

steady986:
Lol, it's all about matchups. Which center on the Celtics was working Embiid? Any team he meets in the west is smacking his behind with that bum knee and back. The east doesn't have prominent big men that can work him.

Embiids ppg and rebounds were higher versus the west this year.

A40:
17 3's in a quarter. Oof.

Problem is JT injury has given him an alibi.

He's a one trick pony coach. Basically a Mike D'Antoni but with some defensive nous.

The reaction when Tatum returned. So many people had Celtics as a title threat. To end up as the team that allowed a lower seed come back from 3-1 is a generational anti climax

To be fair, they won a chip spamming 3s. Such is the math of kalo kalo, you win one you lose the rest. Gamblers never quit when they are ahead, they keep reliving tge math statistic

Where is affirmative action GM Brad these days?

greypencils:
To be fair, a healthy Embiid is top 5 in the league. He wasn't MVP for no reason. A healthy Embiid, a healthy Paul George & Tyrese Maxey will give any team High BP.

Embiid was load managed all season, so his total stats hide how good he has been this season. They saved him up for playoffs, and celtics were the unfortunate first victim

Haaa, dem go roast meerkat chop today if care is not taken

steady986:
Lol, me wey don win series since 3-0. Wetin dey to talk again? E good as we extend am sef, more days for Luka to recover.

No worry, we dey monitor your attendance. Make I see wetin una go talk for semis

A40:
Magic really blew a 22pt halftime lead

How do you miss 17 straight shots 😂

Celebrating too early. Daz why you 8th seed lol