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Top Scorers - Game 1
Leading point scorers from the San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers Game 1
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Victor Wembanyama makes history as Spurs outlast Blazers in Game 1
Published April 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM CDT April 20 - Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a fourth-quarter run to create separation in a 111-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.The Spurs took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 2 on Tuesday in the Alamo City before switching to Portland for games 3 and 4.Wembanyama broke Tim Duncan's franchise record (32 in 1998) for points in a playoff debut. He led all first-half scorers with 21 points -- a league record for most in the first half of an NBA playoff debut going back to 1997, the start of the play-by-play era.San Antonio, the second seed in the West, led by 10 points at halftime and by 15 after three quarters before all but cementing the win by scoring the first six points of the fourth quarter to go up 93-72.The seventh-seeded Trail Blazers clawed their way back to within 11 points via a 13-3 run capped by Deni Avdija's dunk with 4:27 to play, but San Antonio held strong down the stretch.Stephon Castle and De'Aaron Fox added 17 points apiece for the Spurs, with Devin Vassell scoring 15 and Luke Kornet hitting for 10. Scott Wachter/IMAGN IMAGES / Reuters Connect Apr 19, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and guard De’Aaron Fox (4) react during the second half of game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at Frost Bank Center. Avdija racked up 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers. Scoot Henderson scored 18, Robert Williams III had 11, Shaedon Sharpe hit for 10 and Jrue Holiday distributed 11 assists along with nine points.The Spurs jumped to the front in the game's early moments, building a nine-point lead on Fox's stepback 3-pointer at the 2:35 mark of the first quarter and jumping out to a 30-21 advantage after 12 minutes of play.San Antonio stoked the margin to 50-34 when Kornet threw down an alley-oop dunk from Castle with 5:24 to play in the second quarter. Avdija's three-point play with 2:28 left culled the deficit to seven points before Wembanyama poured in a layup and then a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to push the lead back to a dozen points. The Spurs led 59-49 at the break.Avdija paced the Trail Blazers with 19 points over the opening two periods.The Trail Blazers reeled off the first eight points of the third quarter and had fou...
Trail Blazers-Spurs Game 1: Victor Wembanyama delivers team playoff ...
Victor Wembanyama delivers 35 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in a Game 1 victory. Important firsts defined the San Antonio Spurs’ 111-98 Game 1 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers in a first-round Western Conference series Sunday. Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s first playoff game. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson’s first playoff game along with the playoff debuts of San Antonio’s Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper. It was the first Spurs’ playoff game without Gregg Popovich as coach since 1999 – a span that covered 170 playoff victories and five NBA championships – and the Spurs’ first playoff appearance and victory since 2019. “We’ve had a lot of firsts this year,” Mitch Johnson said. “Obviously, this is at the top of the list when you start talking about a playoff win, but I do think our group’s done a really good job of taking everything in stride and just being present in the moment and where our feet are at.” Several Trail Blazers made their playoff debut, as well: Deni Avdija, Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara and interim coach Tiago Splitter. Here are four takeaways from the series opener: 1. Wembanyama’s record-setting playoff debut Wembanyama’s line: 35 points on 13-for-21 shooting, including 5-for-6 on 3-pointers, five rebounds, two blocks and one assist. He set a franchise record for most points in a playoff debut, passing Tim Duncan’s 32. Duncan attended the game along with fellow Spurs great David Robinson. Wembanyama is the center of attention in this series, and rightfully so. The third-year forward-center was an All-Star this season for the second time and is a finalist for MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. How would he perform in his playoff debut? He excelled, especially as a scorer. The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama’s first career playoff point came on a free throw and his first made field goal was a six-foot runner along with baseline. He had his 3-ball going, including an off-the-dribble slight fadeaway corner 3 late in the second quarter. He scored 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting in the first half, was scoreless in the third quarter and had 14 in the fourth. “There’s an approach that we all have in terms of an expectation of a heightened level of preparation, detail, nuance, competitiveness, physicality, everything,” Mitch Johnson said. “And I think there’s a real desire from that young man to want to participate in that. This is his first playoff game, and he has lofty expectation...
NBA playoffs: Victor Wembanyama drops 35 points in postseason debut to ...
Victor Wembanyama 's playoff debut went perfectly on Sunday night. Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a commanding 111-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers to kick off their ...
Victor Wembanyama's Historic Playoff Debut Prompts Trail Blazers' 111 ...
The Blazers battled valiantly, but Victor Wembanyama's historic postseason debut proved too much to handle. Here's what's worth knowing about Game One's loss.
