Wemby’s Historic Night!

Wemby’s Historic Night!

Author: The Ringer May 19, 2026 Duration: 1:09:50
Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones. They discuss the epic Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, where Victor Wembanyama made history by being the youngest player ever to score 41 points and grab 24 boards in the playoffs. What can the Thunder do to keep Wemby from having another historic performance in Game 2? How did the Spurs manage to frustrate back-to-back MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? Even though they got blown out in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semis, did the Pistons actually exceed expectations this season? Plus, the mailbag! Intro (00:00) FanDuel Presenting Sponsor (1:10) Wemby’s historic night (2:01) Strategy for Game 2 (21:00) NBC/Peacock Ad Read (47:50) The Pistons' elimination (48:21) Mailbag (54:49) Hit the mailbag: realonesmailbag@gmail.com Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Jeff Shearin Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines The NBA Playoffs on NBC and Peacock. It’s Playoff Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tiers for the 10 Tanking Teams | Real Ones [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:11
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Duration: 57:11
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