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Victor Wembanyama makes history as Spurs outlast Blazers in Game 1
- On Sunday, Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points in his playoff debut, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their Western Conference series.
- The Spurs made their first postseason appearance since 2019 at the Frost Bank Center, while Blazers forward Deni Avdija countered with 30 points and 10 rebounds in the defeat.
- Wembanyama set an NBA playoff debut record with 21 first-half points, propelling the Spurs to a 45-38 rebounding advantage while holding Portland to 10-for-38 shooting on 3-pointers.
- San Antonio holds a 1-0 series lead, with Game 2 scheduled for Tuesday at the Frost Bank Center before the series shifts to Portland for Games 3 and 4.
- The Blazers face pressure to find secondary scoring after Jerami Grant recorded a-25 plus-minus in 19 minutes, as Portland must adjust defensive matchups for Tuesday's critical Game 2.
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Wembanyama 'changing the game as we speak', says Nowitzki
German basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki has told AFP that Victor Wembanyama, who won on his NBA playoff debut on Sunday, was "changing the game as we speak".
Wemby had been confirmed earlier as a finalist for the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
David Robinson And Tim Duncan Could Barely Believe What They Were Seeing While Watching Victor Wembanyama Dominate In His Playoff Debut
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Victor Wembanyama's Playoff Debut Was Worth The Wait
From the moment his team defeated the previous undefeatable Oklahoma City Thunder in December, you could start to hear the whispers: Yes, Victor Wembanyama is the future but is he, could he be, I know it's so soon but maybe is he already, you know, the best player in, well, the NBA? The whispers grew to a din by the end of the season, with Wembanyama playing such a dominant final four months of the season that he credibly mounted an MVP campaign…
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