What's Wright - Wemby DOMINATES! Spurs-Thunder ALL-TIME CLASSIC, SGA struggles | Nick Wright NBA Reaction

Welcome in to What’s Right with Nick Wright, episode 458. Last night was a flat‑out epic, so we’re spending most of the show on one game, with a quick East preview and a few minutes on Stephen A versus Jalen Brown at the end.

Spurs–Thunder went double overtime. Should we pump the brakes, and was Wimby’s stamina a concern?

It’s not series over, but it was a coronation for Victor Wembanyama; like watching 2007 LeBron in real time, I saw the best player on Earth take the floor and own it for 44 minutes, hit the 30‑footer, then close in double OT.

Is his edge his greatest trait?

Seven‑six helps, but his competitive fire popped; it mirrored Hakeem in 1995 watching David Robinson accept MVP, then dropping 41—Wemby watched SGA get MVP, answered with 41 and a deep dagger, and made it a goosebumps night.

What about the Wimby–Chet tension; is this a real rivalry?

There’s history and a ‘there can be only one’ vibe—Wemby wanted to bury him, OKC avoided the straight‑up matchup, and while Chet’s chase‑down at the horn was his moment, he looked rattled most of the way; as Dom2k put it, Chet has to engage in whatever this is.

SGA played 51 minutes but shot poorly; how did you see it?

He’s a great player who will likely bounce back, but this was rough: fewer gimmies at the line, more honest defense, and the best‑player‑alive baton he seemed to grab after Joker fell? It felt like he held it for a quarter, then Wimby snatched it.

Dylan Harper found out an hour before tip he’d start; did he change the math?

He was sensational—24, 11, 6, and 7 steals—so much so that, hot as it sounds, I’d take the Spurs’ young trio moving forward over OKC’s; and Caruso’s strength and timing were massive all night.

Walk us through the chaos at the end of regulation and the first OT.

Caruso sliced it to one, Wemby barreled him for an offensive foul, Caruso hit a go‑ahead three that Champagnie answered, then SGA blew a two‑on‑one and Wemby took a late lead before SGA tied it when help came late; with SGA subbed for defense, Chet stuffed Wemby to force OT.

In OT, A.J. Mitchell’s early pull‑up three was brutal, SGA hammered one to go up three, then J‑Dub’s zero‑pass heave missed everything and set up Wemby’s cold‑blooded bomb; OKC bled clock for the last look, Caruso saved it at the rim, and we hit double OT.

And the closer?

Wemby opened the scoring, SGA threw a lazy one‑hander that got picked, Caruso drilled another huge shot, then Wemby bullied Caruso for an and‑one, roared at Chet, altered a layup, and the Spurs finished it with an alley‑oop—an all‑timer of a takeover.

Jalen Brown versus Stephen A. got spicy; where do you land?

If you’ve got real reporting, share it; I respect Stephen A.’s grind, but threatening players like a boss with secrets misses the plot—we’re side attractions, not the main act, and the job is to opine, take the pushback, and keep perspective instead of escalating.

Game one, East Finals: rust for the Knicks after a break?

Maybe a touch, but Cleveland’s the team that’s gassed after back‑to‑back seven‑gamers; I lean Knicks, I’d take Brunson over Donovan by a hair, Knicks in five, and if West goes the distance, New York can hit the Finals with fresher legs.

We’ll be back Thursday, maybe live from the road; subscribe to catch it, and credit to Spurs and Thunder for an unforgettable game one.