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TakeScoreC+#15

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BEST TAKEMAY 21, 2026
ARIGHT

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER: BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET. NOBODY MORE CLUTCH.

SGA won his second consecutive NBA MVP award in a landslide with 83 of 100 first-place votes, was a unanimous All-NBA First Team selection for the fourth straight year, won the Clutch Player of the Year award, and led the NBA with 175 clutch points — all fully satisfying the resolution criteria. Every single condition for a TRUE verdict was met.

WORST TAKEMAY 8, 2026
FWRONG

The Timberwolves should not fear Victor Wembanyama because he is still only half a player

The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves in six games, with San Antonio winning the series 4-2 and outscoring Minnesota by 97 points across the series. Wembanyama posted 19.8 PPG and 12.0 RPG in the series per NBA.com, set an NBA single-game playoff record with 12 blocks in Game 1, and delivered a 27-point, 17-rebound, 5-assist, 3-block performance in Game 5. The Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals largely on the strength of Wembanyama's dominant two-way play, directly contradicting the 'only half a player' narrative.

MOST RECENTJUL 7, 2026
PENDING

Darryn Peterson, 25 and 12 assists vs Boozer’s Griz last night. Most assists he had at KU: 4! As I said before the draft, DP will be the best player in this class, a better pro than he was in college for Self.

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TAKE MADE MAY 30RESOLVED MAY 29, 2026
B+GRADE
RIGHT ↗↗

Once again tonight, SGA does not have his All-Star backcourt mate, Dub, nor does he have the Ajay who averaged 23 in the sweep of the Lakers. So it's hard to believe OKC is still favored by 3.5. Wemby has ALL HIS SUPPORTING CAST. ALL THE MOMENTUM. SPURS SHOULD WIN THIS.

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TAKE MADE MAY 24RESOLVED MAY 24, 2026
AGRADE
RIGHT ↗↗

Now the Thunder will also be without Ajay tomorrow night, a 20-a-game scorer in place of JDub. Spurs should win Game 4 easily.

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TAKE MADE MAY 24RESOLVED MAY 23, 2026
BGRADE
RIGHT ↗↗

In a must-win home game, James Harden went 1-7 from 3 with 5 turnovers. In the biggest playoff games, he plays with no follow-me fire, no apparent urgency or energy. In the postseason, he has too often displayed loser intangibles. Congrats, Cavs.

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