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The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-95 in Game 5 on Tuesday to win the series 4-1. It is the first playoff series the Spurs have won since 2017. De'Aaron Fox lead the team with 21 points, with Victor Wembanyama adding 17 points and 14 rebounds. Deni Avdija lead the Blazers with 22 points. The Blazers shot 11-of-47 from three in the game, while the Spurs went 12-of-30 from three. The Spurs started the game with a 17-4 run before getting up by as much as 28 points. The...

Victor Wembanyama has had such an outstanding third NBA season and a dominant performance in the San Antonio Spurs' first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers that he has already received an anointing from Shaquille O'Neal, who is notoriously tough on modern centers. "I think Wemby is the first perfect big man that's ever been created," said O'Neal on Inside the NBA after Game 5. "He can shoot, free throws, play defense, play offense, and he's a great team player. I'm happy for the...

Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil discuss the Spurs' rollicking win over the Blazers, the Sixers living to fight another day against the Celtics, the Knicks taking control of their series against the Hawks, the Nuggets staying alive against the Timberwolves, the Magic putting the Pistons on the brink, the Thunder putting the Suns out of their misery, and the latest anti-tanking proposal. Timestamps 0:57 Spurs-Blazers 18:23 Celtics-76ers 26:26 Knicks-Hawks 37:14 Nuggets-Timberwolves 41:44 Pistons-Magi...

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The San Antonio Spurs' lack of postseason experience was not much of a factor in their first playoff series since 2019. San Antonio held Portland under 100 points three times in capturing its Western Conference first-round playoff series in five games. Victor Wembanyama had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, De'Aaron Fox added 21 points and San Antonio never trailed in eliminating Portland 114-95 on Tuesday night in Game 5.

The San Antonio Spurs are through to the conference semifinals after beating the Portland Trail Blazers, 114-95, in Game 5 of their first-round series at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday. The Spurs won the last three games to eliminate the Trail Blazers and advance to the second round for the first time since 2017. Victor […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox breeze by Blazers in Game 5 to win series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The San Antonio Spurs progress to the second round of the playoffs after a dominant 114-95 win against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5.

Deni Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers entered Game 5 of their first-round series in the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs looking to extend their season. Down 3-1 in the series, Portland knew it needed a big game from Avdija to see another game. Amid the fourth quarter of the contest, […] The post De’Aaron Fox hard foul on Deni Avdija draws boos in Spurs-Blazers Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Deni Avdija had to be held back from charging at De'Aaron Fox during a chippy and extremely physical Game 5 loss to the Spurs.

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The San Antonio Spurs suffered a minor scare in the first round against the Portland Trail Blazers when Victor Wembanyama went down with a concussion during a Game 2 loss. Wembanyama missed Game 3, but the Spurs were still able to regain control of the series with a win. Now, thankfully for San Antonio, Wembanyama […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama makes playoff history not seen since Hakeem Olajuwon appeared first on ClutchPoints.

San Antonio eliminates Portland 4-1 and now awaits the winner of the Minnesota vs. Denver series.

The San Antonio Spurs were looking to advance to the second round as they hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday for Game 5 of their first-round series in the playoffs. The Spurs only need one win to move to the conference semifinals after completing a 19-point comeback at Moda Arena […] The post Spurs’ Keldon Johnson shares priceless moment with teammates after accepting award appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Victor Wembanyama has proven to be every bit the difference maker he is for the San Antonio Spurs in his first taste of playoff action. In Game 5, Wembanyama may have taken a backseat to De’Aaron Fox on the offensive end, with Fox keeping the Portland Trail Blazers at bay en route to their 114-95 […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama gets ‘perfect’ compliment from Shaq appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Spurs are back in the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since 2017 after eliminating the Blazers 114-95 on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.

To draft Dylan Harper or not to: this was the question the San Antonio Spurs faced during the 2025 NBA Draft. Their lottery pick in 2024 in Stephon Castle was coming off a Rookie of the Year season, and they just gave De’Aaron Fox a huge contract extension. This meant that they would be bringing […] The post Spurs’ Dylan Harper reaches Kawhi Leonard territory in Blazers closeout appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Spurs are now on their deepest playoff run since 2017.

The Chicago Bulls are set to do in-person interviews with Dave Lewin, Matt Lloyd, Dennis Lindsey, and Bryson Graham for the lead basketball operations role, sources told Jake Fischer of The People's Insider. Lewin is currently an assistant general manager with the Mavs. The Bulls are currently on pace to hire for the position before the NBA Draft Combine. The Bulls will have their own lottery pick in addition to a second lottery pick from the Blazers.

Legend has it that Deni Avdija is still looking for the ball. The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the second round of the playoffs on Tuesday after walloping the Portland Trail Blazers, 114-95, in Game 5 at Frost Bank Center to win their first-round series, 4-1. Once again, Victor Wembanyama did damage on both ends. Just […] The post Even Victor Wembanyama’s dad was impressed by spike block on Deni Avdija in Spurs’ series win appeared first on ClutchPoints.