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The San Antonio Spurs will play the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2026 NBA Playoffs Western Conference first round. The second-seeded Spurs face the seventh-seeded Trail Blazers. The series begins on Sunday, April 19.
San Antonio won 62 games this season after winning only 34 last year. Portland won 42 games under acting head coach Tiago Splitter. The Trail Blazers had 36 victories the previous season.
The Spurs won the regular-season series two games to one. They won 115-102 on November 26 and 112-101 on April 8. Portland’s victory was 115-110 on January 3.
Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle did not play in the April 8 game. The Spurs still won that contest 112-101. This marks Wembanyama’s first playoff series.
Wembanyama averaged 25 points and 11.5 rebounds this season. He also averaged 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks per game. He shot 51.2% from the field.
The star shot 34.9% on three-pointers this year. He also averaged 1.0 steals per game. Wembanyama is a candidate for MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.
The Spurs score 120.5 points per 100 possessions with Wembanyama on court. They allow only 103.6 points per 100 possessions. This is a plus-17 net rating.
San Antonio’s stats drop without Wembanyama in the game. They score 114.3 points per 100 possessions. They allow 113.7 points for a plus-0.6 net rating.
This is the first Spurs playoff team not coached by Gregg Popovich since the late 1990s. Mitch Johnson now coaches the team. A historian would need to check records from that era.
Game 1 is in San Antonio on Sunday, April 19 at 9 PM ET. It will air on NBC and Peacock. Game 2 is on Tuesday, April 21 at 8 PM ET on NBC.
Game 3 shifts to Portland on Friday, April 24 at 10:30 PM ET. It will air on Prime Video. Game 4 is on Sunday, April 26 at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN.
Game 5 would be in San Antonio on Tuesday, April 28 if necessary. Game 6 would be in Portland on Thursday, April 30. A potential Game 7 would be in San Antonio on Saturday, May 2.
