05/19/26
May 19, 2026
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
What a fun night of playoffs!
I never saw ESPN show the crowd at the Bell Centre's reaction to the game-winner, so here it is for anyone that's curious.
I still have no idea how the Spurs/Thunder series is going to shake out, but I plan to be locked in for every bit of it. Absolute cinema last night and it's only going to get better as the series progresses.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:29 AM on May 19, 2026
OKC's bench will be more critical than ever if Holmgren continues to have non-games like he did last night. Although he did have the big block at the end of reg.
Caruso is insane with the efficiency and all the stuff he does on the floor.
OKC hung tough despite a fairly small night from SGA, but the Spurs won without Fox available at all.
Let's have everyone at close to full strength and see what happens. Game 1 road win is often a tone setter.
Wemby played the extra minutes with no fall off. And they don't have to travel as they recover for Game 2.
If Gus Johnson had been on the game call for Wemby's deep 3 in OT, cardiologists would be trying to learn how he survived the moment.
posted by beaverboard at 12:05 PM on May 19, 2026
Congrats to the Habs for getting past the Sabres. I'm mostly excited that us Canes fans don't have to deal with drunk and violent Sabres fans. Habs fans are usually really cool down here at playoff games, so this is good. I might actually hate to see the Canes crush their beloved team.
San Antonio outlasted OKC last night, but man, they have a much shorter bench and I just can't see them keeping this up against the Thunder.