Tonight na big night for San Antonio as Victor Wembanyama and im Spurs dey face Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 6 of Western Conference Finals. NBC Sports bring us live coverage from Frost Bank Center, with NBA Showtime crew including Maria Taylor, Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady.
Vince Carter don talk say Wembanyama legacy dey on the line. “If you want to build your legacy, it’s Game 6. From here on out, we talk about Victor Wembanyama because of what he does tonight,” Carter yarn. Tracy McGrady agree, saying after Game 5 loss, Wembanyama get chance to put stamp on series. “He has to come in with the mindset of, ‘I’m just going to attack all night,’” McGrady add.
Carmelo Anthony observe say Wembanyama skip media obligations after Game 5, and that show say he dey try figure things out. “He looks frustrated. He wasn’t moving the same in Game 5 and looked mentally tired,” Anthony note. McGrady advise Wembanyama to go back to what work for Game 1, where he score 41 points with 26 for paint. “You’re 7’4”. You had 41 points in Game 1 and 26 of them in the paint. We gotta go back to that,” McGrady say.
For Thunder side, Chet Holmgren bounce back for Game 5 after poor series against Lakers. Reggie Miller talk say Holmgren was “so intentionally ready to play that ballgame” and that he need to be more aggressive. “With all the attention Shai is getting, he had to be more aggressive,” Miller add. Carter praise Thunder experience, saying “They don’t get rattled. They know they’re going into enemy territory.”
Jared McCain, who get pre-game interview with Zora Stephenson, talk about head coach Mark Daigneault: “No matter what, I know his door’s open and I can go in and talk to him about anything, and vice versa. You need that being this deep in the playoffs.” Carter also praise McCain, say im ability to shoot and get to paint take pressure off Shai.
Patrick Ewing, Knicks legend, chop interview with NBA Showtime crew. He talk about when he know this Knicks team different: “Once the Playoffs started. We struggled a bit against Atlanta and then we got it going. That layover hurt us a bit against Cleveland, but the team has been clicking on all cylinders since then.” Ewing say OG Anunoby impress am the most during playoff run, calling am “our best player” for some games.
Ewing also praise Knicks fans passion: “Have you seen the way they’ve been acting? Not even just in New York, but on the road. When I played, I never saw that many fans in Cleveland.” Anthony even speculate about potential Finals foes: “Do you want to see the two-time MVP in The Garden? Do you want to see Wemby on Broadway?”
Game 6 dey crucial for both teams. Thunder lead series 3-2 and want close am out for San Antonio soil. But Spurs dey fight to force Game 7. All eyes dey on Wembanyama to see if he fit rise to occasion.
