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ESPN Insights: Dylan Harper has surpassed David Robinson (243 pts) for most points in a single postseason by a Spurs rookie

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Tom Petrini: Mike Brown with high praise (and a playful burn) for Mitch Johnson: "He's lightyears in front of me. He's a way better coach than I was when I was a young guy. The job that he's done is fantastic. It's second to none. He's got a great guy to help him out in Pop. Not only does he have Pop around, but, you see Manu, you see, Tim Duncan, you see David Robinson, even Sean Elliott, you have those guys around as players that can not only give you guidance here and there, but also uplift you when you're down... To have that support system around with the knowledge that he has already as a young coach is phenomenal. I don't know him well, but I know he appreciates the situation that he's in, because he's blessed, lucky and fortunate. The only thing is, I think even though he went to Stanford, I went to University of San Diego, better player than him, that might be the only advantage I have, but we're not playing."

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But veteran guard De'Aaron Fox pointed out that Popovich isn't the only Hall of Fame resource walking around the building every day as a valued source of knowledge and expertise on the championship stage. Current CEO R.C. Buford, the team's former general manager and two-time NBA Executive of the Year, is also a trusted voice within the organization along with Duncan, Manu Ginobili, David Robinson and a host of other Spurs all-time greats such as Sean Elliott and Bruce Bowen. "It's great," Fox said. "Not even just Pop, just the organization as a whole. It's a lot of people walking through this building that have been there and done that. We could just have practice, and Manu is there or Tim is there. We have these guys who have won multiple championships and been to the mountaintop multiple times. You can ask them anything.

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NBA: Victor Wembanyama (41 PTS, 24 REB)'s WCF debut masterclass! Joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to record 40+ PTS and 20+ REB in their Conference Finals debut Joins David Robinson as the only players in Spurs franchise history to record 40+ PTS and 20+ REB in a postseason game NBA Conference Finals presented by @Google

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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Wemby had to watch SGA get presented with the MVP award & decided to make a statement. - Youngest player to have 40/20 in NBA playoff history, first Spur to do it since David Robinson - 1st 40-point, 20-rebound game in the conference finals since 1993

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Spurs Hall of Famers Gregg Popovich, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and George Gervin were in attendance amongst a sell-out crowd at the Frost Bank Center adorned in a sea of bright T-shirts in the team's Fiesta colors. Was the pressure of having the hopes of a city and so many Hall of Famers on his shoulders too weighty for the 22-year-old Wembanyama? “I wouldn’t say weight. I would say it feels safe,” Wembanyama said. “It feels like if you trip, there’s a lot of hands that’s ready to catch you.”

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Jordan Howestine: Most points in NBA Playoff debut for the Spurs: 1. Victor Wembanyama - 35 (2026) 2. Tim Duncan - 32 (1998 at PHX) 3. Mike Mitchell - 30 (1982 at SEA) 4. Willie Anderson - 27 (1990 vs DEN) 5. David Robinson - 26 (1990 vs DEN)

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Even Spurs legends David Robinson and Tim Duncan bought in, wearing their orange shirts courtside.

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Included in that stretch is five straight games of at least 15 rebounds, which is the longest run by a Spurs player since Dennis Rodman in 1995, passing Tim Duncan's and David Robinson's career-best four-game streaks of 15 or more rebounds. "Wow," Victor Wembanyama said of the statistic. "I watched a lot of highlights [of Rodman], mostly on the Bulls than anything else. They don't make them like [him] anymore."

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Jordan Howenstine: Victor Wembanyama has 15+ rebounds for the fourth straight game - tying Tim Duncan and David Robinson’s longest streaks of their careers. Only Dennis Rodman has a longer streak with 15+ rebounds for the Spurs (7 streaks of 5+ games, longest 9 in a row).

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Jordan Howenstine: Stephon Castle just moved into the Top 5 in Spurs history in triple-doubles: 1. Dejounte Murray - 17 2. David Robinson - 14 3. Alvin Robertson - 8 4. Johnny Moore - 6 5. Tim Duncan - 4 Victor Wembanyama - 4 Stephon Castle - 4

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Spurs star Victor Wembanyama returned from a one-game absence Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets and showed off his full arsenal of skills in leading San Antonio to a 115-102 victory to close a six-game homestand at Frost Bank Center. Wembanyama poured in a game-high 32 points with 12 rebounds, eight assists, four blocks and two steals. The performance marked Wembanyama's second career outing with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, multiple blocks and multiple steals, tying him with George Gervin for the third most such games in franchise history, according to ESPN Research. Wembanyama trails Tim Duncan (9) and David Robinson (19). "It's just a progression, in general," Wembanyama said. "There were many aspects of the game where we dominated them, and that shows because we won three out of four quarters."

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RC Buford: “I think it was it wasn't intentional just on France. I think it was more intentional in 1999 when 97 we get Tim Duncan. We already had David Robinson. We won our first championship in 1999 and we believed that we were going to be good for a while while those guys were going to play together. And that being the case, we needed to we were going to draft at the end of the first round. And if we were drafting at the end of the first round and we were just watching American college players, we'd be drafting a player that 25 other teams would have passed on. And so we became intentional about let's get in gyms where other people aren't and start looking for players differently than maybe the league was at the time. And it really fit the way Pop wanted to coach. He wanted to team build with a very internationally diverse group of people so that we could all learn together."

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Jorge Sierra: Andre Drummond is now a Top 30 rebounder in NBA history. ALSO: Nikola Vucevic passed David Robinson in rebounds. Brook Lopez moved ahead of Magic Johnson in scoring.

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