# Giddey's Poster and Wembanyama's Block Party Steal the Week
April 6, 2026
Josh Giddey just ended someone's career.
The Bulls guard caught an alley-oop Monday night against the Hornets and absolutely baptized Mark Williams at the rim. Williams went up to contest—mistake number one. Giddey cocked it back with his right hand and threw it down so hard the rim shook for a solid three seconds. Williams ended up on a poster that's already got 12 million views on social media. The United Center lost its mind. Even DeMar DeRozan, sitting courtside in street clothes with a sprained ankle, jumped up and had to be restrained by team staff.
But here's what made it special: Giddey stared Williams down for a full beat before helping him up. That's old-school respect mixed with new-school swagger. The dunk sealed a 118-112 Bulls win and kept Chicago's playoff hopes alive in the East's chaotic play-in race.
## Wembanyama Makes Brunson Look Mortal
Victor Wembanyama had eight blocks Thursday against the Knicks. Eight.
The 7-foot-4 Spurs center swatted Jalen Brunson three separate times in the fourth quarter, including one sequence where Brunson tried a floater, got rejected, grabbed the loose ball, went up again, and got blocked a second time in the same possession. MSG went silent. You could hear the ball echoing off the backboard on the broadcast.
Wembanyama finished with 24 points, 14 rebounds, and those eight blocks in San Antonio's 107-99 victory. He's now averaging 4.2 blocks per game this season, the highest mark since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990. The scary part? He's doing it while shooting 39% from three. That combination of rim protection and floor spacing is breaking defensive schemes across the league.
Real talk: the Knicks had no answer. Tom Thibodeau tried everything—pick-and-rolls, isolation plays, even had Julius Randle posting up to draw Wembanyama away from the paint. Nothing worked. When a guy has an 8-foot wingspan and can move like a guard, traditional offensive strategies just don't apply.
## Curry's Logo Three Breaks Denver's Heart
Stephen Curry hit a 38-footer with 2.3 seconds left to beat the Nuggets 121-119 on Wednesday.
The shot came from the Warriors logo at center court. Nikola Jokić had just hit a turnaround jumper to put Denver up two with 11 seconds remaining. Golden State called timeout, everyone in Ball Arena knew Curry was getting the ball, and it didn't matter one bit. He came off a screen from Draymond Green, took two dribbles past halfcourt, and let it fly over Jamal Murray's outstretched hand.
Splash. Game over.
Curry finished with 42 points on 14-of-24 shooting, including 8-of-15 from deep. That logo three was his eighth made three-pointer of the night and his 47th game-winner since 2015—most in the NBA over that span. At 38 years old, he's still doing things that make you shake your head.
Murray looked devastated after the game. He'd played great defense on the possession, stayed attached to Curry's hip through the screen, and contested with a hand in his face. Doesn't matter. When Curry gets going from that range, you just tip your cap and move on.
## Bridges Locks Down Doncic in Crunch Time
Mikal Bridges held Luka Doncic to 0-of-6 shooting in the final six minutes of Brooklyn's 114-110 win over Dallas on Sunday.
Doncic had 38 points through three quarters and looked unstoppable. Then Bridges started shadowing him full-court, denying the ball, fighting over every screen. The Mavericks star got frustrated, picked up a technical foul arguing a no-call, and finished 2-of-11 in the fourth quarter overall.
Bridges doesn't get enough credit for his defense. He's not flashy—no chase-down blocks or steal highlights that go viral. But he's got the quickest feet of any wing defender in the league and never takes possessions off. Dallas ran five straight pick-and-rolls trying to get Doncic switched off Bridges in the final two minutes. Brooklyn's defense held firm every time.
The Nets are 23-8 when Bridges guards the opposing team's best player in the fourth quarter this season. That's not a coincidence.
## Ant's Reverse Layup Defies Physics
Anthony Edwards scored on a reverse layup Saturday that shouldn't be possible.
He drove baseline against the Clippers, jumped from outside the restricted area, floated under the rim while Ivica Zubac and Kawhi Leonard converged, switched the ball from his right hand to his left mid-air, and somehow kissed it off the glass while parallel to the ground. The ball dropped through as Edwards crashed into the stanchion.
Even the Clippers bench reacted. Zubac just stood there with his hands on his hips, looking at the ref like "what am I supposed to do about that?" Edwards finished with 35 points in Minnesota's 126-121 victory, but that layup was the play everyone's still talking about three days later.
Look, Edwards is going to win an MVP in the next three years. Book it. He's got the athleticism, the confidence, and now he's adding the craft. That layup showed touch and body control you can't teach.