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Reacting to Spurs' Win Over the Thunder, Wemby Taking it Personally & Breaking Down Knicks vs Cavs ECF | RealGM Radio With Wes Goldberg

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RealGM NBA Radio with Wes Goldberg

Sports, News, Basketball, Sports News

4.7627 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference Finals with a statement win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Wemby made it clear that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning MVP added fuel to the fire. Wes Goldberg breaks down Wembanyama’s 41-point, 24-rebound performance, the clutch shot that forced overtime, and how San Antonio’s defense made life difficult for SGA in Game 1. Then, Wes looks at the Thunder’s possible adjustments for Game 2, including how Oklahoma City tried to get SGA into more space and attack Wembanyama late in the game. After that, XJ of Locked On Knicks and Hot Hand Theory joins the show to break down the Knicks-Cavs series, including the key matchups, strategy questions and what to watch as the Eastern Conference Finals begin. Plus, Wes closes with NBA headlines: the Pelicans hiring Jamahl Mosley, the latest Giannis Antetokounmpo trade buzz, Kawhi Leonard being shopped to Eastern Conference contenders, and why Darryn Peterson may be getting overlooked in the NBA Draft conversation.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I am still buzzing from that Spurs Thunder game.

0:13.3

My guest and I are going to break down this Nick's Cav series in a second.

0:16.7

There's a ton of fascinating matchup and strategy things that we're going to talk about.

0:20.5

Remember, Real GM Radio with Wes Goldberg as part of the Real GM Radio Network. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Also check us out on YouTube. We're on the road to 1,000 subscribers on our new relaunched YouTube channel. And the support is really appreciated. Also, make sure to tune into the double dribble with Mo DeKille and Jared Dubin tomorrow for their reaction tonight to tonight's Knicks Cavs game. But let's jump into the Spurs win over the thunder to kick off the Western Conference Finals. There's a lot that we can talk about in this game. We are going to talk a lot about San Antonio's defense. We're going to talk about some of the adjustments that we started to see from OKC towards the end of game one and more of what

0:55.0

I would expect to see them do in game two. But I got to start here. And I'm watching this

1:02.5

game and the post-game reaction and the way that Victor Webbenyama and the spurs handled themselves.

1:09.4

And I can't help but think. Victor Webanyama

1:12.7

is a lot of things on the court. And we could praise all the things that he's doing, first

1:18.9

overall pick, seven foot five, unbelievable two-way player, the skills that he has offensively,

1:25.1

the way that he could dominate every single possession defensively.

1:28.9

But what I came away, like, we knew all that stuff and I was impressed with all that stuff,

1:32.1

and I'm going to get into all that stuff.

1:34.6

But the main feeling I had coming out of that game was when Mityama is making it cool

1:40.7

to be competitive again.

1:43.3

After the game, he admitted that he took Chegildes-Alexander winning MVP personally,

1:49.3

and that was officially announced on Monday night, SGA won the MVP award.

1:55.6

This was an award, remember, that Victor Wominiamma was actively campaigning for during the regular season.

2:00.6

I call it the Chalameh effect, right, where it's like, hey, let me speak it into existence. These are the things that I want to accomplish. And I'm not going to be afraid of admitting that. I'm going to go out and say, hey, I want these things. I want to be great. And you're seeing Wembe do that. And we've seen him do this now for months.

2:22.6

But to get to this stage, the Western Conference Finals,

2:25.6

against the defending champs, and say, I took it personally when the guy, the reigning MVP of the regular season last year,

2:31.7

the reigning finals MVP for the best player on the best team.

2:36.4

I took it personally that he won MVP and I didn't.

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