Wemby & Spurs CLAMP Thunder to Even WCF Series | Game 4 REVIEW!
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What made the Spurs’ defensive performance so dominant in Game 4?
Hey, what's up? It's Deuce and Mo. Let's talk some game four. San Antonio tying this series at two games apiece after a dominance. Defensive performance tonight against Oklahoma City. They went one oh three to eighty-two.
Dominant. Just pure dominance. And even how They came out, started this game, and it was like, okay, even when it felt like they had a 15 point lead, it was like, all right, well, we've seen this before. We see what OKC can do. OKC never had an answer, but the Spurs did not let up a single possession. And that to me, like with the amount of force that they were playing and physicality, like use every word that has to do with physicality. That was the Spurs tonight every minute on the floor.
Thought they were much more disciplined with their physicality. Last game SGA got 'em on some pump fakes. The guy that to me jumped out immediately, Steph Castle.
Mm-hmm.
This guy is a lunatic. Say the least, yep. To see the job he has done, especially tonight on SGA, to just make life hard. He knows screens are coming, he's navigating them, he's playing physical, his motor does not stop, and he has a level of give a fuck that I admire so much.
That's a good way to put it. Um Defensively. How does he do it? I don't know. Because even if now, because we'll get into all this, but if I'm an OKC fan, I'm going, yeah, guys, but he's like fouling almost every play. Guess what? He's getting away with it. It's the same thing that we say for SGA. Even there was a call like earlier where SGA fell to the ground here and didn't hit him. They called a foul. And it was like everyone booing. Be mad at the Ref. Be mad at the ref, because SGA is just playing the game. And Steph Castle, that's my point of Steph Castle. He was just playing the game. He was seeing how physical he could be. And he got a long leash with it. But guess what? He did not stop. He recognized that he could do it.
So he kept doing it. And I loved it. I loved it.
And that's the series though. This series is just physical. And are the officials gonna miss some shit? Absolutely. Are they gonna fall s for some shit sometimes? Yes, but I I don't think this series through four games, we could be talking about, you know, officiating near the top. No. Like Oh hey, Isaiah was really physical on uh Webby. Yeah, Wemby's being physical too. Like everyone's kind of being physical, which I like. I so just play and hopefully the the officials do a good job of calling it consistently from crew to crew.
Well, you say, okay, it's, you know, both ways. What I will say tonight though, with OKC, you didn't match the physicality that the Spurs were playing with tonight. They took it to a whole nother level. And whether you felt like, hey, maybe they're getting away with a few things or not, you have to do this. You have to meet them at that tone and at that level. While staying true to your game, but you could just see like The way that they were punking them was through their physical defense and bumping them off every line and being in their face and grabbing their arms and doing what they need to do, but doing it to the line without trying to cross it.
It was so impressive. I mean, nothing was easy. And you know, San Antonio, I thought did a much better job of just playing discipline when it came to defending SGA. I thought they gave up too much help last game and SGA kind of picked him apart. But in addition to that, then the others made shots. Which the other side for Oklahoma City did not do at all. We'll get into that. But there was a lot more of like guys just staying attached to SGA. And the help was still there, of course. They're trying to crowd his vision, not allowing him to get into the paint. But To your point. San Antonio never let off the gas. Ever.
How did the Spurs physically limit Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander and the Thunder’s offense?
They were on a string all night, deflections. It seemed like when Oklahoma City even got Some clean look. They couldn't knock them down, but I didn't feel like they had a ton of clean looks tonight. And unfortunately. In a game like tonight, you have kind of take the defense what the defense is giving you. And if they're contesting everything, if you have a little bit of space, you gotta let it rip.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What made the Spurs’ defensive performance so dominant in Game 4?
0:00–3:52
2
How did the Spurs physically limit Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander and the Thunder’s offense?
3:52–8:12
3
Why did Oklahoma City look out of rhythm and struggle to score?
8:12–12:32
4
How did Victor Wembanyama’s offensive role change and lead to his 33‑point game?
12:32–17:13
5
Will officiating differences affect Game 5 and how did the refs impact the series so far?
17:13–20:52
6
Which bench players stepped up for the Spurs and why did the Thunder miss their shots?
20:52–25:04
7
What adjustments do the Thunder need to make to stay competitive in the series?
25:04–28:33
8
What are the key takeaways and predictions for the rest of the Western Conference Finals?
28:33–32:18
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