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The 56-year-old tactician emphasized the mathematical impact of those missed calls, noting that even a few errors carry massive weight. “So, let’s just say they were four. That’s eight points. The value of eight points in an NBA game is massive, right? That’s also 33% of his blocks were goaltending, uncalled,” he added. “We are going to keep coming. We got to make some better decisions on how we attack the rim, but all credit to the guys for not being discouraged, because we should have walked away with another eight points.” French starting center Rudy Gobert echoed his coach’s sentiments, albeit with a lighter tone. When asked how many of Wemby’s blocks should have been whistled, he estimated, “He fouled me on the first one, but if you look at them, probably three or four.” He later mentioned with a laugh, “I wished I had that kind of treatment too.”
Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri on why Cooper Flagg was the ‘selling point’ for the position with the Dallas Mavericks. “You’ve got Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokić all for the next 7-15 years. Okay, now you have to convince me that I have to beat all those guys. Okay, you gotta come so with something in your pocket, okay? …and in his pocket he had Cooper Flagg.”
Masai Ujiri on why Cooper Flagg was the ‘selling point’ for the position with the Dallas Mavericks.
— Abby Jones (@_abigaiiiil) May 5, 2026
“You’ve got Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokić all for the next 7-15 years.
Okay, now you have to convince me that I have… pic.twitter.com/vbm9KqrhvQ
Jon Krawczynski: Chris Finch rather displeased with missed goaltending calls on Victor Wembanyama. He says at least 4 should’ve been whistled. “Do you know the value of 8 points in an NBA game?” He said that was 33% of Wemby’s blocks and asked if I would be happy with 33% raise. Why yes, Chris, I would.
Chris Hine: TJ Shannon on Wembanyama: "He’s gonna have to block it every time. I ain’t gonna stop going downhill. I told him that when he said a little something after he blocked my second one, but he got to block it every time, and I know he ain’t gonna block it every single time."
The Timberwolves had six players finish with double figures in scoring, and the team countered a historic effort from Wembanyama, whose 12 blocks were the most in a playoff game since the stat became official in the 1973-74 season. Julius Randle led the Wolves with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Terrence Shannon Jr., who started in place of Edwards, added 16 points and five rebounds.
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Tom Petrini: Wemby on what he can do better: "Start by making some shots. Have to use my energy, obviously, just a lot of it on one side of the court and on the other side, I used too much, too much energy on things that didn't really help our team. So that's on me."
Jorge Sierra: Most blocks per game in NBA playoffs history (on record) Manute Bol: 2.7 Mark Eaton: 2.8 Hakeem Olajuwon: 3.3 VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: 5.6
Oh No He Didn't: Chris Finch on Wemby: "He had a lot of blocks, he had a couple of uncalled goaltendings too. Those are valuable points we'd like to have back"
Tom Orsborn: Mitch Johnson on Wemby and Fox combining for just 21 points and going a combined 0 of 12 from deep: "They'll be better. We'll be better for them. There's some things that we can do execution-wise that will be a lot better."
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NBA: WEMBY: Youngest player in NBA history with a triple-double including blocks in a postseason game since '73–74 👀 👽 11 PTS 👽 15 REB (postseason career-high) 👽 12 BLK (NBA postseason record) Also becomes the first player in NBA history to record 10+ PTS, 15+ REB, and 10+ BLK in a postseason game!
Keerthika Uthayakumar: The official NBA record for blocks in a playoff game is 10, done 3 times. @stathead.com has the unofficial number at 16, by Wilt in 1969. Wemby is the first player to have 11+ blocks in a playoff game since Wilt Chamberlain in 1973.
Victor Wembanyama set the NBA’s postseason single-game blocks record in the contest. The French star had 12 blocks in the loss for the Spurs, breaking a mark that had only been set three other times in league history. Wembanyama needed just three quarters to match that record, too. He then came up with an 11th block to break the record minutes into the fourth quarter, stuffing Anthony Edwards at the rim.
