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Rough Night for Wemby as OKC Wins + Angel Reese and Dream Take Finals Lead · The Daily Play With Joy Taylor

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  Speaker 1: Hey guys, welcome to another episode of The Daily Play
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  Speaker 1: with Joy Taylor.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks so much for joining me. Make sure you hit
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  Speaker 2: Joy Taylor.
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  Speaker 1: So there's a real rivalry between the Young Spurs and
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  Speaker 1: the Young Champion Thunder that might be something we get
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  Speaker 1: to enjoy for another decade or so, hopefully, if they're
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  Speaker 1: able to keep these teams together. Tuesday night's NBA tip-off
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  Speaker 1: slate of games culminated with the Thunder beating the Western
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  Speaker 1: Conference Champion Spurs in San Antonio. It was a Another
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  Speaker 1: battle with De'Aaron Fox, appearing to throw Chet Holmgren to
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  Speaker 1: the ground at one point, and Wemby making five more
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  Speaker 1: blocks than he made shots on offense. It was a
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  Speaker 1: career-worst 8% shooting performance for Wemby. And as we know,
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  Speaker 1: he does not take this stuff lightly. He said, I
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  Speaker 1: need to go back to playing the basketball I like.
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  Speaker 1: This is not the sport I like right here. I've
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  Speaker 1: got no reason to be hesitant, no reason to not
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  Speaker 1: be myself. I'm good when I have fun. I miss
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  Speaker 1: a lot of shots I don't miss. But after that,
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  Speaker 1: I didn't go back to those shots and I wasn't decisive.
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  Speaker 1: I might be overthinking it. I don't need to do more.
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  Speaker 1: I need to think less, probably. So Wemby is known
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  Speaker 1: for really giving a thoughtful, honest answer at the podium.
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  Speaker 2: And as a media member, I usually.
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  Speaker 1: Advise players not to do that because we as media
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  Speaker 1: members will dig too much into it. But that's how
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  Speaker 1: he is. Like he is okay with being the villain.
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  Speaker 1: He's OK with being honest. He's a very thoughtful and
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  Speaker 1: intentional young man. And he knows what he's getting into
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  Speaker 1: with the media. And he thinks about the words that
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  Speaker 1: he uses. And I actually like that he has a
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  Speaker 1: good bit of reflection on this first game. Look, I'm
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  Speaker 1: not going to overreact to what we saw from them.
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  Speaker 2: I think that they are a great team.
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  Speaker 1: They have been my choice for the championship this year
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  Speaker 1: to come out of the Western Conference Finals. And I
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  Speaker 1: think that that is something that they will build on.
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  Speaker 1: He has a chip on his shoulder. He is a
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  Speaker 1: player that I think is very old school. And even
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  Speaker 1: though he isn't an American player, which most NBA fans
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  Speaker 1: will overlook when it comes to the type of, you know,
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  Speaker 1: fuel that he has and the way that he plays,
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  Speaker 1: I think he's an incredible talent. He's an absolute space alien.
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  Speaker 1: And I think that they will get things on track.
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  Speaker 1: The Spurs are a well-run organization. Mitch Johnson said after
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  Speaker 1: the game, I think everyone struggled pretty equally. I know
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  Speaker 1: his field goal percentage will stand out, but we all
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  Speaker 1: participated in that one.
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  Speaker 2: And I think they're going to get something together.
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  Speaker 1: They have camaraderie. They have a lot of young talent.
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  Speaker 1: They have a young coach. And I think they're going
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  Speaker 1: to be fine. They're my pick for the finals. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm going.
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  Speaker 2: To stick with it after one game.
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  Speaker 1: Switching over to the NFL, which is a really good
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  Speaker 1: Thursday night matchup for us, Drake May and the Patriots
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  Speaker 1: are going to head to Chicago and face Caleb Williams
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  Speaker 1: and the Bears. Both teams are 4-2, and they have
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  Speaker 1: shown the ability to overcome adversity this season. The Pats
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  Speaker 1: lost two of their first three games to start the
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  Speaker 1: season before a big win against the Bills in Week 4,
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  Speaker 1: and then they got back on track. The Bears are
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  Speaker 1: feeling good because Caleb Williams is back after missing three games.
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  Speaker 1: and led the Bears to win over the Falcons in Atlanta.
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  Speaker 1: So they are two of the best young quarterbacks and
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  Speaker 1: two of the best teams in the league on Thursday night.
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  Speaker 1: So it's a great matchup and a standalone game. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm excited about it. I want to see what comes
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  Speaker 1: of this. I want to see what both of these
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  Speaker 1: quarterbacks look like in primetime and what can come of this.
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  Speaker 1: We are getting to the point in the season where
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  Speaker 1: we're really starting to see the identity of teams. And
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  Speaker 1: having both these guys healthy and back for a big
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  Speaker 1: primetime matchup, I think is important. Obviously, both of these
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  Speaker 1: teams have had the opportunity to have some real marquee.
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  Speaker 2: Games, particularly Drake May.
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  Speaker 1: And I think the adversity that both of these players
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  Speaker 1: have faced and both of these teams have faced have
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  Speaker 1: faced early in the season will set them up for
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  Speaker 1: not only a really big matchup, but for what will
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  Speaker 1: progress for the rest of the season.
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  Speaker 2: Finally, let's end in the WNBA.
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  Speaker 1: The entire crowd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta
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  Speaker 1: hit the swag surf and added an ATL chance as
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  Speaker 1: their team, the Dream, were up by 20 in the
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  Speaker 1: fourth quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. It
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  Speaker 1: was a spectacular scene. Atlanta showed up to match the
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  Speaker 1: energy of Valhalla. It was absolutely a big moment in
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  Speaker 1: a big arena for this game. And it was a
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  Speaker 1: nightmare for the Valkyries. The Dream won 97-71 to take
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  Speaker 1: a 2-1 lead in the finals.
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  Speaker 2: Angel Reese was incredible.
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  Speaker 1: First player to drop a double-double in her first three
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  Speaker 1: finals games. CJ McCollum, nicknamed Angel, the Queen of the
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  Speaker 1: South before the series. It's an absolute....
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  Speaker 2: It was an incredible watch. Really a dominant performance.
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  Speaker 1: Angel... has shown that she is going to show up
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  Speaker 1: in big moments throughout her career, that she is focused
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  Speaker 1: on improving her game. She has stayed true to who
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  Speaker 1: she is. She continues to trash talk. She continues to
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  Speaker 1: bring the energy, the intensity, and she is also showing
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  Speaker 1: up on the scoreboard. And that has been incredible to watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm just so impressed with both of these teams in
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  Speaker 1: the finals, but particularly with Angel Reese and with the Dream,
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  Speaker 1: it was just a really, really special moment.
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  Speaker 2: And the stars were out, Ludacris.
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  Speaker 1: Kim Mulkey, Kerry Washington, two Janes, Monica, Lil Baby, Lou Williams.
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  Speaker 1: The fans were, like I said, loud and proud. It
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  Speaker 1: was really a spectacular moment for the WNBA coming off
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  Speaker 1: the most watched finals game for game one.
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  Speaker 2: Just, it's just been a great finals. If you're not watching,
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  Speaker 2: make sure that you tune in.
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  Speaker 1: Game four is going to be great on Saturday and
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  Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks so much for
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