Trail Blazers vs. Spurs, 9:00 ET
The NBA split the East and West series between these two weekend days, with two of each series on both days. Apparently yesterday was “good series” day, as the NBA had four games that started with differentials of -8.5 points or less. Today, there are three different games that have spreads of -10.5 or greater, including this one between the Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio. Spurs.
The Trail Blazers beat the Suns (who then beat the Warriors) to reach the postseason. Their reward was to face the Spurs, but even if they reached eighth place, they would have to face the Thunder. Portland, to some extent, has to be happy just being here. I’m not saying this team doesn’t have talent. I actually quite like Portland’s roster. I’ve been campaigning for months on Deni Avdjia as the most improved player in the NBA. I won’t call him a superstar, but he certainly looks like a great European player. Jermi Grant is the ideal role player for a team. Donovan Clingan is a solid center who made losing DeAndre Ayton much easier to handle. And Jrue Holliday is a veteran leader, an excellent glue and remains one of the best defenders in the league. There are many things I like about Portland; The problem is that they are not as good as the Spurs.
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While the Trail Blazers are made up of many good pieces, the Spurs They focus on the most intriguing player in the entire league. Victor Wembanyama could become one of the all-time greats if his body keeps up and keeps up his game for more than a decade. He’s one of the true unicorns the league has ever seen. This was a year where everyone expected the Spurs to make the playoffs, but they were almost universally chosen to be a Play-In team. Instead, they had the second-best record in the West, winning 62 games, and now it looks like the Spurs will once again have a decade of excellence under Wemby and company. However, there are other pieces worth looking at. De’Aaron Fox is usually a clutch guy and remains one of the quickest players on the ball in the league. The role players are a mix of good young talent and veteran leaders who have played in big games before.
In the regular season, the Spurs and Trail Blazers met three times. In the first game, the Spurs won by 13 in Portland. In the next game, the Trail Blazers got the better of the Spurs, winning by five in San Antonio. In the third and final game of the season, the Spurs won by 11. Coming out with a -10.5 difference in favor of the Spurs makes a lot of sense. This will be the first playoff game for many players on both sides of the floor. I guess there will be some nerves, so I’ll stick with the under. None of the regular season games were that high, with the highest total being 225. I’ll take less than 221.5.
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