WTF Did We Just Witness In Game 7…?

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What in the world did we just witness? The emotions escalated in game 7!
A generational choke job, and some superhuman plays.
Meeting for the 12th time this year, with the NBA Finals on the line, Wembanyma and SGA went all-in right from the jump. Shai answers Wemby’s bank shot by swishing the tough fadeaway, but no one in the arena was ready for this. GEEZ! That was an early statement dunk by the Alien over his nemesis. And it must’ve got his teammates pumped up as well because…
Stephon Castle follows the action perfectly and jams in the putback for a 10 point Spurs lead! And with Victor on the bench, this turned into a battle of the guards with OKC clearly lacking the scoring boost of J-Dub and Ajay Mitchell… Champagnie hits his 2nd - 3 of the night to put his team up by 14 points, let’s go! However, the Thunder still have a solid scoring option in Jarred McCain who got busy near the end of the 1st quarter. McCain managed to cut the deficit in half with 8 of his 12 points in the period. And before we move on to the 2nd, I gotta show you this.
I just love the fact that Wemby embraced the physicality and showed numerous times in this series that he’s willing to get down and dirty with OKC. Anyway, we continue the basketball activities with Victor hitting his 1st - 3 of the night right here, keeping the pressure high on Mike Daegnault. So, facing a do or die scenario, SGA knew that it was time to take matters into his own hands. Okay, a little 7-0 blitz by the MVP got the Thunder within 4 points. And after Castle was able to stop the bleeding for the Spurs for just a moment, Alexander was back at it again. Shai caps off an electric 13 to 3 run all by himself to make it a 1 point game. It’s on now!
You could feel that the tension was brewing… Oooohhh Caruso slams Castle on the ground and Harper holds him down to prevent the situation from escalating. It shocked me that the refs held the common foul even after the replay. This must be a flagrant any day - any time…Regardless, the Thunder circled the comeback with this floater by Jaylin Williams off of SGA’s assist.
But the Spurs made sure to pick up the slack and finish the 1st half strong!
Wemby banks in the tough bucket over Williams to give his team a 3 point lead heading into the break. The 1st half ending reminded me of the famous quote from Rocky:
“It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”
And what’s a better way to move forward than this… Wembanyama rocks the rim over 2 defenders in traffic, and then shuts down SGA on the other end. That’s a guy on a mission. But Shai had a response ready in no time… Alexander doesn’t make the same mistake twice, and steps back for the jay over Victor. Jarred McCain on the other hand, grabbed Vassell and threw him over his shoulder, MMA style. However, this entire stretch belonged to another guy…
Heat Cheeck! Julian Champagnie hits 3 bombs in a row to put San Antonio back up by 8 points.
After hitting just 6 shots from downtown on a measly 20% through the 1st - 4 games, he finally showed up in games 5, 6 and 7. And Wemby prolonged the Thunder’s misery…
The Spurs executed a huge 16-2 run in a crucial moment of the game to put them up by 11 points. So, facing another deep character test, OKC turned to their patented moves.
And that is, drawing fouls by any means necessary. In a 2 minute span, both Caruso and Alexander threw themselves on the ground multiple times to earn 9 free throws. Which, hand on heart they’ve managed to hit them all and narrow the gap to only 3 points.
This leads us to Jaylin’s timely 3 which got the crowd buzzing.
And those same fans had the nerves to start a “flopper” chant on Wemby on the other side…
Nevertheless, we open the final period with Keldon Johnson heating up from long-range.
A lot of guys chipped in for the Spurs in this one, but meanwhile, the guy that’s supposed to be the 2nd best player on the Thunder, completely faded out. Chet Holmgren disappeared in game 7, scoring only 4 points on 1 of 2 from the field. That’s it. For a guy on a max contract, to take only 2 shots in an elimination game is a generational fumble. From now on, I don’t wanna see him in a context alongside Wemby, ever. NEVER! I don’t understand how he can’t get inspired by plays like this for example. Caruso is half a man shorter but still tries to posterize the giant. Or this, you leave your teammate hanging against Wemby up top, and you stay in the paint to double team Keldon Johnson for Christ sake… With his 22nd point of the night, Vic put the Spurs up by 9. And after Caruso failed to convert the layup yet again, the Thunder looked like they quit right there.
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