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Act I, In Two Plays

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June 4, 2026
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After all of that in the first three quarters, the multiple injury scares and the slightly-off shooting, Jalen Brunson tapped out an offensive rebound officially credited to Mikal Bridges, stepped over to the corner, and earned his first NBA Finals “BANG!” from Mike Breen by nailing a three over a diving Stephon Castle with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter.

Karl-Anthony Towns, the hero of the evening for his extensive two-way effort against Victor Wembanyama as well as his extremely effective stewardship of New York’s offense in Brunson’s absences, was yet again busy holding Wemby back in the paint.

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The Andrew Wiggins Power Hour

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June 16, 2022
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Some of this is chatter; some of it is Mike Breen’s idiosyncratic delivery (courtesy of his alma mater, obviously). The Golden State Warriors enter Game 6 of the NBA Finals with a chance to win their fourth title in eight years largely because of the former number one overall pick, a tweener-ish guy left to falter but by the grace of God, Kevin Durant, and Bob Myers.

Former number one overall pick Andrew Wiggins had a night in Game 5, delivering 26 points and 13 rebounds in a 104-94 victory over the Boston Celtics. It put the Warriors up 3-2, which isn’t even a threatening games lead for Golden State; you know, when the Warriors did go up 3-1. You know how that goes.

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