{"id":41816,"date":"2026-04-30T04:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nba-play-offs-san-antonio-spurs-clinch-series-win-over-portland-trail-blazers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:32:20","slug":"nba-play-offs-san-antonio-spurs-clinch-series-win-over-portland-trail-blazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nba-play-offs-san-antonio-spurs-clinch-series-win-over-portland-trail-blazers\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA play-offs: San Antonio Spurs clinch series win over Portland Trail Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Victor Wembanyama claimed a double-double to help the San Antonio Spurs secure their first series win in the NBA play-offs for nine years.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Spurs led by as many as 28 points as they cruised to a 114-95 victory in Texas and a 4-1 series win over the Portland Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama registered 17 points and 14 rebounds while De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 21 as six San Antonio players reached double figures.<\/p>\n

“It was as sharp as we’ve been,” said Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, whose team are the Western Conference’s second seed and join top-seed Oklahoma City Thunder in the Conference semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama, who has already been named this season’s defensive player of the year<\/a>, added six blocks for San Antonio.<\/p>\n

“[They are] a great basketball team,” added Portland coach Tiago Splitter. “They have a superstar that changed the game. They deserve it.”<\/p>\n

The Spurs will face either the Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves next, with the Timberwolves leading the series 3-2.<\/p>\n

In the Eastern Conference, Joel Embiid scored 33 points as the Philadelphia 76ers<\/b> won 113-97 at the Boston Celtics to keep their series alive.<\/p>\n

Embiid was playing his second game since undergoing an emergency appendectomy on 9 April and helped the Sixers cut their series deficit to 3-2.<\/p>\n

If they can win game six in Philadelphia on Thursday, the series will go to a decider at second seed Boston on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“I found my rhythm in the second half,” Embiid said. “We adjusted some stuff at half-time and got a win. That’s all that matters.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to need everybody to come back to Boston.”<\/p>\n

The winners will face either the New York Knicks<\/b> or Atlanta Hawks, with third seed New York leading 3-2 after a 126-97 home win.<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter to keep the Knicks clear while London-born team-mate OG Anunoby claimed 17 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

If Atlanta win at home on Thursday, they will return to New York for a series decider on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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