ANT RETURNS, WEMBY AWAITS.
YOUNG SUPERSTARS CLASH IN WEST SEMIS 🔥
🍿 SAS: 1st time in WCSF since 2017
🍿 MIN: 3rd straight WCSF appearance
Timberwolves/Spurs Game 1: 9:30 PM ET, Peacock/NBCSN
YOUNG SUPERSTARS CLASH IN WEST SEMIS 🔥
🍿 SAS: 1st time in WCSF since 2017
🍿 MIN: 3rd straight WCSF appearance
Timberwolves/Spurs Game 1: 9:30 PM ET, Peacock/NBCSN
May 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
ANT RETURNS, WEMBY AWAITS.
YOUNG SUPERSTARS CLASH IN WEST SEMIS 🔥
🍿 SAS: 1st time in WCSF since 2017
🍿 MIN: 3rd straight WCSF appearance
Timberwolves/Spurs Game 1: 9:30 PM ET, Peacock/NBCSN
YOUNG SUPERSTARS CLASH IN WEST SEMIS 🔥
🍿 SAS: 1st time in WCSF since 2017
🍿 MIN: 3rd straight WCSF appearance
Timberwolves/Spurs Game 1: 9:30 PM ET, Peacock/NBCSN
The Conference Semifinals start TONIGHT!
▪️ Sixers: 14th team to complete 3-1 comeback
▪️ Knicks: record-setting Game 6 to close Round 1
▪️ Wolves: role players lead MIN to 3rd straight WCSF
▪️ Spurs: Wemby leads SAS to first WCSF since 2017
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🍿 NBA Playoffs presented by Google
▪️ Sixers: 14th team to complete 3-1 comeback
▪️ Knicks: record-setting Game 6 to close Round 1
▪️ Wolves: role players lead MIN to 3rd straight WCSF
▪️ Spurs: Wemby leads SAS to first WCSF since 2017
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🍿 NBA Playoffs presented by Google
May 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Conference Semifinals start TONIGHT!
▪️ Sixers: 14th team to complete 3-1 comeback
▪️ Knicks: record-setting Game 6 to close Round 1
▪️ Wolves: role players lead MIN to 3rd straight WCSF
▪️ Spurs: Wemby leads SAS to first WCSF since 2017
📺 NBC, Peacock, NBCSN
🍿 NBA Playoffs presented by Google
▪️ Sixers: 14th team to complete 3-1 comeback
▪️ Knicks: record-setting Game 6 to close Round 1
▪️ Wolves: role players lead MIN to 3rd straight WCSF
▪️ Spurs: Wemby leads SAS to first WCSF since 2017
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🍿 NBA Playoffs presented by Google
Hakeem Olajuwon, 39 years ago (1987 WCSF, Game 6):
49 PTS, 25 REB, 2 AST, 6 BLK, 2 STL, 63% TS (+9.3 rTS%)
Wemby tonight:
41 PTS, 24 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 67% TS (+10.3 rTS%)
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49 PTS, 25 REB, 2 AST, 6 BLK, 2 STL, 63% TS (+9.3 rTS%)
Wemby tonight:
41 PTS, 24 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 67% TS (+10.3 rTS%)
(via Pitless)
#NBA
May 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Hakeem Olajuwon, 39 years ago (1987 WCSF, Game 6):
49 PTS, 25 REB, 2 AST, 6 BLK, 2 STL, 63% TS (+9.3 rTS%)
Wemby tonight:
41 PTS, 24 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 67% TS (+10.3 rTS%)
(via Pitless)
#NBA
49 PTS, 25 REB, 2 AST, 6 BLK, 2 STL, 63% TS (+9.3 rTS%)
Wemby tonight:
41 PTS, 24 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 67% TS (+10.3 rTS%)
(via Pitless)
#NBA
2024 wcsf game 7
This is legitimately one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen on tv
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
2024 wcsf game 7
April 30, 1976: Before halftime in Game 6 of the WCSF at Detroit's Cobo Hall, Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors had to be restrained from going into the stands after a fan who’d “swung at him with a cane,” according to Don Criqui and Jerry West of CBS Sports.
April 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
April 30, 1976: Before halftime in Game 6 of the WCSF at Detroit's Cobo Hall, Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors had to be restrained from going into the stands after a fan who’d “swung at him with a cane,” according to Don Criqui and Jerry West of CBS Sports.
May 19, 1990: Portland's Clyde Drexler with the finger roll over David Robinson in Game 7 of the WCSF.
Drexler had 22 PTS/13 REB/8 AST and Terry Porter had 36 PTS/9 AST in the Trail Blazers' 108-105 overtime win over the Spurs. Terry Cummings had 27 PTS/10 REB for San Antonio.
Drexler had 22 PTS/13 REB/8 AST and Terry Porter had 36 PTS/9 AST in the Trail Blazers' 108-105 overtime win over the Spurs. Terry Cummings had 27 PTS/10 REB for San Antonio.
May 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
May 19, 1990: Portland's Clyde Drexler with the finger roll over David Robinson in Game 7 of the WCSF.
Drexler had 22 PTS/13 REB/8 AST and Terry Porter had 36 PTS/9 AST in the Trail Blazers' 108-105 overtime win over the Spurs. Terry Cummings had 27 PTS/10 REB for San Antonio.
Drexler had 22 PTS/13 REB/8 AST and Terry Porter had 36 PTS/9 AST in the Trail Blazers' 108-105 overtime win over the Spurs. Terry Cummings had 27 PTS/10 REB for San Antonio.
AfterThoughts: Sorrow and Jow Flow Mingled
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Game 6 WCSF AfterThoughts: Sorrow and Joy
Fortune's wheel turned again
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May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
AfterThoughts: Sorrow and Jow Flow Mingled
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AfterThoughts: Third Periods, Exclamations, Points
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Game 3 WCSF AfterThoughts: Third Periods, Exclamations, Points
This was a very playoff-y playoff game
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AfterThoughts: Third Periods, Exclamations, Points
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30 YEARS AGO TODAY: Mario Elie's WCSF Game 7 “kiss of death” 3-pointer gives Houston a 115-114 win in Phoenix.
Here's Elie describing this iconic Rockets playoff moment, and explaining which Suns player his celebration was directed toward.
May 20, 1995.
Here's Elie describing this iconic Rockets playoff moment, and explaining which Suns player his celebration was directed toward.
May 20, 1995.
May 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
30 YEARS AGO TODAY: Mario Elie's WCSF Game 7 “kiss of death” 3-pointer gives Houston a 115-114 win in Phoenix.
Here's Elie describing this iconic Rockets playoff moment, and explaining which Suns player his celebration was directed toward.
May 20, 1995.
Here's Elie describing this iconic Rockets playoff moment, and explaining which Suns player his celebration was directed toward.
May 20, 1995.
May 18, 1993: Shawn Kemp finishes the Seattle fast break with a slam dunk in Game 5 of the WCSF.
Kemp had 19 PTS/12 REB/4 AST, Ricky Pierce scored 24 PTS, and Gary Payton had 23 PTS/7 REB in the SuperSonics' 120-95 win that gave them a 3-2 series lead on the Houston Rockets.
Kemp had 19 PTS/12 REB/4 AST, Ricky Pierce scored 24 PTS, and Gary Payton had 23 PTS/7 REB in the SuperSonics' 120-95 win that gave them a 3-2 series lead on the Houston Rockets.
May 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
May 18, 1993: Shawn Kemp finishes the Seattle fast break with a slam dunk in Game 5 of the WCSF.
Kemp had 19 PTS/12 REB/4 AST, Ricky Pierce scored 24 PTS, and Gary Payton had 23 PTS/7 REB in the SuperSonics' 120-95 win that gave them a 3-2 series lead on the Houston Rockets.
Kemp had 19 PTS/12 REB/4 AST, Ricky Pierce scored 24 PTS, and Gary Payton had 23 PTS/7 REB in the SuperSonics' 120-95 win that gave them a 3-2 series lead on the Houston Rockets.
April 30, 1976: Before halftime in Game 6 of the WCSF at Detroit's Cobo Hall, Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors had to be restrained from going into the stands after a fan who’d “swung at him with a cane,” according to Don Criqui and Jerry West of CBS Sports.
April 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
April 30, 1976: Before halftime in Game 6 of the WCSF at Detroit's Cobo Hall, Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors had to be restrained from going into the stands after a fan who’d “swung at him with a cane,” according to Don Criqui and Jerry West of CBS Sports.
May 2, 1996: Magic Johnson plays in the last NBA game of his career—a 102-94 loss at Houston that eliminated the Lakers from the playoffs.
Magic had 8 PTS/5 AST/5 REB in 30 minutes. Hakeem Olajuwon had 25 PTS/11 REB/7 AST for the Rockets, who advance to face Seattle in the WCSF.
Magic had 8 PTS/5 AST/5 REB in 30 minutes. Hakeem Olajuwon had 25 PTS/11 REB/7 AST for the Rockets, who advance to face Seattle in the WCSF.
May 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
May 2, 1996: Magic Johnson plays in the last NBA game of his career—a 102-94 loss at Houston that eliminated the Lakers from the playoffs.
Magic had 8 PTS/5 AST/5 REB in 30 minutes. Hakeem Olajuwon had 25 PTS/11 REB/7 AST for the Rockets, who advance to face Seattle in the WCSF.
Magic had 8 PTS/5 AST/5 REB in 30 minutes. Hakeem Olajuwon had 25 PTS/11 REB/7 AST for the Rockets, who advance to face Seattle in the WCSF.
Coming Back, Online
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Game 4 WCSF AfterThoughts: Getting Back, Online
Dallas is getting stronger. As if they needed to.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Coming Back, Online
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May 19, 2004: On his 28th birthday, Kevin Garnett finishes with 32 PTS/21 REB/5 BLK/4 STL in Minnesota's 83-80 Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings in the WCSF.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
May 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
May 19, 2004: On his 28th birthday, Kevin Garnett finishes with 32 PTS/21 REB/5 BLK/4 STL in Minnesota's 83-80 Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings in the WCSF.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
May 16, 2004: Sacramento's Anthony Peeler and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota throw elbows during Game 6 of the WCSF.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
May 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
May 16, 2004: Sacramento's Anthony Peeler and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota throw elbows during Game 6 of the WCSF.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
May 16, 2000: Portland's Scottie Pippen hits the game-winner with 7.3 seconds left in a series-clinching Game 5 victory over the Jazz in the WCSF.
Pippen had 23 PTS/9 REB/8 AST and Arvydas Sabonis had 16 PTS/9 REB in the Blazers' 81-79 win. Utah's Karl Malone had 27 PTS/11 REB.
Pippen had 23 PTS/9 REB/8 AST and Arvydas Sabonis had 16 PTS/9 REB in the Blazers' 81-79 win. Utah's Karl Malone had 27 PTS/11 REB.
May 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
May 16, 2000: Portland's Scottie Pippen hits the game-winner with 7.3 seconds left in a series-clinching Game 5 victory over the Jazz in the WCSF.
Pippen had 23 PTS/9 REB/8 AST and Arvydas Sabonis had 16 PTS/9 REB in the Blazers' 81-79 win. Utah's Karl Malone had 27 PTS/11 REB.
Pippen had 23 PTS/9 REB/8 AST and Arvydas Sabonis had 16 PTS/9 REB in the Blazers' 81-79 win. Utah's Karl Malone had 27 PTS/11 REB.
May 20, 1993: Charles Barkley hits the game-winner in San Antonio, and the Suns advance to the Western Conference Finals with a 102-100 victory in Game 6 of the WCSF.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
May 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
May 20, 1993: Charles Barkley hits the game-winner in San Antonio, and the Suns advance to the Western Conference Finals with a 102-100 victory in Game 6 of the WCSF.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
May 13, 2002: TNT's Craig Sager interviews Kings players after they advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 114-101 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the WCSF.
Sacramento's Chris Webber and Mike Bibby each scored 23 PTS, and Hedo Türkoğlu added 20 PTS/13 REB.
Sacramento's Chris Webber and Mike Bibby each scored 23 PTS, and Hedo Türkoğlu added 20 PTS/13 REB.
May 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
May 13, 2002: TNT's Craig Sager interviews Kings players after they advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 114-101 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the WCSF.
Sacramento's Chris Webber and Mike Bibby each scored 23 PTS, and Hedo Türkoğlu added 20 PTS/13 REB.
Sacramento's Chris Webber and Mike Bibby each scored 23 PTS, and Hedo Türkoğlu added 20 PTS/13 REB.
James Harden is by any statistical measure one of the 50-60 greatest players ever, but also his best playoff win featured him on the bench for large stretches (2015 WCSF G6 against the Clips), so his legacy will be debated in the most boring and loudmouthed manner imaginable
May 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
James Harden is by any statistical measure one of the 50-60 greatest players ever, but also his best playoff win featured him on the bench for large stretches (2015 WCSF G6 against the Clips), so his legacy will be debated in the most boring and loudmouthed manner imaginable
May 19, 2005: Tim Duncan hits the game-winner (assisted by Manu Ginóbili) with 0.5 seconds left in San Antonio's 98-96 series-clinching victory in WCSF Game 6 at Seattle.
Duncan scored 26 PTS and Ginóbili had 13 PTS/7 AST for the Spurs. The SuperSonics' Ray Allen scored 25 PTS.
Duncan scored 26 PTS and Ginóbili had 13 PTS/7 AST for the Spurs. The SuperSonics' Ray Allen scored 25 PTS.
May 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
May 19, 2005: Tim Duncan hits the game-winner (assisted by Manu Ginóbili) with 0.5 seconds left in San Antonio's 98-96 series-clinching victory in WCSF Game 6 at Seattle.
Duncan scored 26 PTS and Ginóbili had 13 PTS/7 AST for the Spurs. The SuperSonics' Ray Allen scored 25 PTS.
Duncan scored 26 PTS and Ginóbili had 13 PTS/7 AST for the Spurs. The SuperSonics' Ray Allen scored 25 PTS.
May 1, 1983: In a playoff game after which Lakers coach Pat Riley accused Blazers coach Jack Ramsay of sending "hit men out to rough up" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a hot mic near Portland's huddle catches Jim Lynam and Jim Paxson discussing Kareem.
WCSF Game 4
Blazers 108, Lakers 95.
WCSF Game 4
Blazers 108, Lakers 95.
May 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
May 1, 1983: In a playoff game after which Lakers coach Pat Riley accused Blazers coach Jack Ramsay of sending "hit men out to rough up" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a hot mic near Portland's huddle catches Jim Lynam and Jim Paxson discussing Kareem.
WCSF Game 4
Blazers 108, Lakers 95.
WCSF Game 4
Blazers 108, Lakers 95.
May 16, 2004: Sacramento's Anthony Peeler and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota throw elbows during Game 6 of the WCSF.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
May 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
May 16, 2004: Sacramento's Anthony Peeler and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota throw elbows during Game 6 of the WCSF.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
Peeler was ejected and suspended two games without pay. Garnett was fined $7,500. The Kings defeated the Timberwolves, 104-87, to tie the series at 3-3.
May 19, 2004: On his 28th birthday, Kevin Garnett finishes with 32 PTS/21 REB/5 BLK/4 STL in Minnesota's 83-80 Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings in the WCSF.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
May 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
May 19, 2004: On his 28th birthday, Kevin Garnett finishes with 32 PTS/21 REB/5 BLK/4 STL in Minnesota's 83-80 Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings in the WCSF.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Sam Cassell added 23 PTS/7 AST for the Timberwolves, who advanced to face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
May 12, 1987: The Lakers' Magic Johnson puts on a show during this uninterrupted 90-second stretch of gameplay in Game 5 of the WCSF against the Golden State Warriors.
Magic had 19 PTS (8-11 FG)/13 AST as Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 118-106 win.
Magic had 19 PTS (8-11 FG)/13 AST as Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 118-106 win.
May 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
May 12, 1987: The Lakers' Magic Johnson puts on a show during this uninterrupted 90-second stretch of gameplay in Game 5 of the WCSF against the Golden State Warriors.
Magic had 19 PTS (8-11 FG)/13 AST as Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 118-106 win.
Magic had 19 PTS (8-11 FG)/13 AST as Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 118-106 win.
May 20, 1993: Charles Barkley hits the game-winner in San Antonio, and the Suns advance to the Western Conference Finals with a 102-100 victory in Game 6 of the WCSF.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
May 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
May 20, 1993: Charles Barkley hits the game-winner in San Antonio, and the Suns advance to the Western Conference Finals with a 102-100 victory in Game 6 of the WCSF.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.
Barkley had 28 PTS/21 REB/4 STL/4 AST for Phoenix. David Robinson had 22 PTS/14 REB/5 AST/4 BLK for the Spurs.