San Antonio Now Returns Home with a Chance to Close Out the Series at Frost Bank Center
The Spurs hold a 3-1 lead over the seventh seeded Portland Trail Blazers following Sunday’s come from behind win on the road.
It took some drama but the Silver and Black rallied to defeat Portland 114-93.
The Spurs trailed the Blazers by 17 points at the half, but outscored the home team 33-16 in the third to knot the game at 74 going into the final stanza.
“We need to find the answers before having our back against the wall,” Wembanyama said about the second-half comeback. “But that also shows the strength of our team in adversity. We stick together. We get closer to each other, we feed off of each other’s energy.”
V-Dub had 27 points, 12 rebounds, seven blocks, and four steals in his return from a concussion he sustained during the first half of the teams 106-103 Game 2 loss. The Spurs big man sat out Game 3 due to the league’s concussion protocol mandates.
After Sunday’s win, he spoke about the decision to withhold him from Game 3.
“I’m not saying that not playing was a good or bad decision,” Wembanyama said. “It was a decision. I’m not saying it was good or bad. But the way the situation was handled, very disappointing.”
De’Aaron Fox added 28 points and seven assists while Stephon Castle chipped in 26 points and eight assists.
Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 26 points. Portland also got contributions from Jrue Holiday who chipped in 20 points, while Jerami Grant added 17 points off the bench.
As a team the Spurs were 43-87 (49%) from the field and 14-33 (42%) from beyond the arc. They also outscored Portland 52-38 in points in the paint.
The team will look to close out the series Tuesday night at home at the Frost Bank Center.
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