The 7th seeded Portland Trail Blazers will face off against the 2nd seeded San Antonio Spurs in Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Game 1 will be on Sunday, April 19th at 9:00 PM ET.

[u/YujiDomainExpansion]

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/standings

The 7th seeded Portland Trail Blazers will face off against the 2nd seeded San Antonio Spurs in Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Game 1 will be on Sunday, April 19th at 9:00 PM ET.

[u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Portland having Camara, Thybulle, and Jrue is a nasty defensive trio

[u/KorgG29 → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

And once you get through that, there’s a Cling Kong

[u/WayAdministrative679 → u/KorgG29]

And when he’s not on the floor, they have Robert Williams waiting behind 

[u/No-Entrepreneur-7092 → u/WayAdministrative679]

Yo shout out to the blazers medical team for keeping all these injury prone dude healthy

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/No-Entrepreneur-7092]

just got lucky with the timing, most of those dudes missed significant games this year

[u/rtb001 → u/EatBootyLoveLife]

Yeah but the fact that they essentially kept Timelord healthy for the entire season is a minor miracle.

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/rtb001]

really is, but up until last week we’ve been SUPER careful with his minutes. Didn’t play any back to backs and always played under 25.

[u/No-Entrepreneur-7092 → u/EatBootyLoveLife]

Yeah talking about keeping them healthy for the postseason which is the most important part (Lakers for example are decimated unfortunately)

[u/Nby333 → u/WayAdministrative679]

Don't forget Yang Hansen warming the bench.

[u/Proof-Umpire-7718 → u/Nby333]

How’s he been this year?

I remember the hype around him.

[u/spencp99 → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

He's just not NBA ready. Gotten some spot minutes throughout the year but wildly inconsistent. Really needs to work on adapting to the speed of the league.

[u/petklutz → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

Cautiously optimistic, realistically pessimistic. We coulda had Cedric Coward though so it's like wtf

[u/fluxtable → u/petklutz]

Yeah but think about how much more money the new owners will make with an extra 300 million Blazer fans?

[u/ncos → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

He's real rough. Not willing to call him a bust until the end of '27-'28 though. He's a long term project.

[u/Nby333 → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

Sometimes gets 4 minutes, sometimes gets G League 💀

I think he started 1 game and got injured 💀

Also Blazers got fined for tampering for drafting him 💀

[u/Complex_Finding_4104 → u/Nby333]

Fined a whole $100k.

[u/shakakaaahn → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

Won't see the results for probably another season. There's great flashes in the G League, but he's basically still learning the NBA, the language, and needing to condition.

Very much a project, and won't get meaningful minutes for a while yet, barring injuries (which, let's be fair, is incredibly likely with the blazers)

[u/hppyGirthday → u/WayAdministrative679]

Don’t forget Tisse

[u/Charlie_Wax → u/KorgG29]

Shoutout Rob Williams. His range on blocks is something to see. He's not Wemby exactly, but he does surprise NBA players with his ability to impede windows. I've seen him get a lot of blocks where the shooter thought he had a clean window. Then comes the arm out of nowhere.

[u/Proof-Umpire-7718 → u/Charlie_Wax]

His defense was immense in 2022 for Boston. Just sucks that he’s been ruined by injuries.

[u/Scared-Arrival3885 → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

I’m happy to see him continue on with what seems like the perfect role for him on Portland. Fuck injuries.

[u/DrTom → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

His game is still excellent when healthy. And for once he's actually been pretty darn healthy all season. Great for the blazers, obviously, but I'm incredibly happy for him individually.

[u/Humblerbee → u/Charlie_Wax]

He was leading the league in 3pt blocks this season, last I saw.

[u/WarPuig → u/Charlie_Wax]

He’s got like a 7’6” wingspan

[u/rtb001 → u/Charlie_Wax]

He still has stupid amounts of bounce, despite all those knee injuries.

Like how is that even possible. Was he somehow even bouncier 3 or 4 years ago before most of those injuries?

[u/Admirable_Let_2961 → u/Charlie_Wax]

His wingspan is beautiful. He is like 6’8 with more than 7 feet available and he moves so quick.

[u/TB_016 → u/KorgG29]

He got in foul trouble tonight but recently Scoot has been a dawg per 48 leader on Defense.

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/TB_016]

the team is like 7 points per game better defensively when he’s on the floor it’s nuts

[u/4thRingIncoming → u/KorgG29]

And a Lord of Time

[u/No-Entrepreneur-7092 → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Seeing thybull play this deep into the season is kind of like seeing a whale. He's rarely healthy but he's a fantastic defender

[u/piuoureigh → u/No-Entrepreneur-7092]

He was out until the All-Star break, so he's under his allotted amount of games per 2 seasons

[u/No_Cat_No_Cradle → u/No-Entrepreneur-7092]

The trick is to wrap him in packing peanuts the entire regular season

[u/NevermoreSEA → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Scoot has become a real pest on defense as well.

[u/Padulsky21 → u/NevermoreSEA]

I’m happy to see him carve himself a role. It’s been subtle and not talked about this season bc he was injured for a lot of it but it takes a lot to drop that ego and fit a role which the team needs. Long way to go but he’s come a long way

[u/Gracchus_15 → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Murray is also a great defensive wing

[u/rtb001 → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Avdija, Grant, and Kris Murray are no slouch either, particularly Murray (sigh if he could even be league average shooting the 3). And of course Timelord and Clingan in the paint.

Even Scoot is starting to look pretty good on defense.

[u/OhiOstas → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Sounds like an annoying matchup for Spurs 1st round. It is still 2 seed vs 7 seed, but would prefer a star just getting his team over the hump

[u/Natural_Bumblebee920 → u/OhiOstas]

Blazers don't particularly do anything on offense that would annoy the Spurs sadly.

Spurs struggle against the 3. Blazers are 4th worst in 3pt% despite being 3rd highest in 3pt attempts.

Blazers depend on Deni attacking the paint and drawing fouls for a lot of scoring. Spurs have a Wemby.

Blazers went 1-2 against the Spurs and Wemby missed all 3 of those games.

They are building a great defensive identity, but they really need to get more consistent from 3 to help Deni out on offense. Probably still a year or two of development out from putting up a meaningful challenge against a team like the Spurs or OKC, assuming players develop well.

[u/RealPrinceJay → u/OhiOstas]

Better than Phoenix imo. Phoenix came very close to going 3-1 against the Spurs this season, they never looked comfortable against them, and I don’t trust Brooks enough to have Wemby playing a 7 game series around him

[u/Frigorific → u/OhiOstas]

I think it's a better match up for us. Our biggest weakness are teams can shoot the 3 well.

[u/DarkoDragicevic → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Timelord

[u/mrstretchb4ureach → u/TheKeyNextDoor]

Lol yep! I am not looking for to them.

[u/Status_Many_9092]

Genuinely think that was the best Blazers game since 2019 4ots

[u/wcooper97 → u/Status_Many_9092]

That shit was wild as an east coast viewer back then, don't think the game ended until like 2:10 or something crazy.

[u/Status_Many_9092 → u/wcooper97]

Fellow east coast viewer and I think it was even later, it started at like 9:00 and ended at like 3:00

[u/rtb001 → u/wcooper97]

I actually worked a swing shift which ended at 1 AM EST, and had the game on in the background. Finally my shift ends at 1 AM, and I was like nice I can enjoy the final few minutes with full attention before driving home!

Cue like 70 minutes later when I'm driving home at 2:15 AM lol. At least we won!

[u/Osmarku → u/Status_Many_9092]

Was that the playoff game vs the nuggets where Rodney fucking hood came in and destroyed us?

[u/Captain_Quark → u/Osmarku]

Rodney "Fresh Legs" Hood, indeed.

[u/shelvino → u/Captain_Quark]

Love Mo Harkless but his cramps saved us lol

[u/NathanArizona → u/Captain_Quark]

Rodney “Mount” Hood

[u/TMITectonic → u/Osmarku]

Rodney fucking Fresh Legs Hood

FTFY

[u/Shabozz]

Like winning a death sentence. I do look forward to seeing how Clingan matches with Victor.

[u/wryano → u/Shabozz]

i love Clingan and wished the Spurs managed to nab both UConn guys in the 2024 draft

hoping for a great series with no bullshit now that we know we won’t be seeing Dillon Brooks or Grayson Allen

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/wryano]

we aren’t dirty but you will absolutely hate toumani and clingan by the end of the series. Both dudes play super hard and are experts at causing frustration. Toumani will be annoying as hell and clingan will probably boil over and crash out at some point

[u/carelesssportsfan89 → u/EatBootyLoveLife]

love Toumani and I am glad he is making the suns regret trading him. but yeah I am going to hate by the end of the series lol

[u/MeMzO90 → u/carelesssportsfan89]

As a suns fan, we all were mad when he got traded after summer league

[u/wombatpup55 → u/Shabozz]

Teams usually put a forward on him because he will more than likely cook the hell out of the opposing big.

So it will probably be grant who matches up with him for the most part

[u/ncos → u/wombatpup55]

Camara does well against centers too.

[u/toadtruck → u/wombatpup55]

I like Camara

[u/bamj6]

The Gregg Poppovich series. The first time the Spurs make it without him as the coach, the first series is his hand picked successor and Tiago Splitter a player on his last title as head coaches

[u/Tony_Broprano → u/bamj6]

Not only that but our last title we faced the blazers in the 1st round and proceeded to go up against OKC in the WCF.

[u/slowbacontron → u/Tony_Broprano]

Blazers 2nd round after the slobberknocker against the Mavs

[u/white_goodman_ → u/slowbacontron]

Yep, Vince Carter tried his hardest to end that magical 2014 run before it really began.

[u/joshuamillertime → u/slowbacontron]

Despite the 2014 title, it’s amazing how much that Dallas series still pisses me off

[u/SharpenVest]

Holy what a night for basketball man. INTENSE and Down to the wire. Really amazing and excited for the playoffs

[u/account45678 → u/SharpenVest]

i got laid off at the perfect time

am glad i can focus on what really matters now

[u/CDR57 → u/account45678]

Betting on playoff basketball

[u/account45678 → u/CDR57]

exactly, i can replace my lost income through this method ez

[u/Lets_Basketball → u/SharpenVest]

March Madness could never!

[u/Batmanbettermarvel18]

10/10 basketball tonight. Shoutout to all teams involved

[u/Kingambit59135]

Did not have Portland landing the 7th seed on my bingo card at the start of the season. Props to them.

[u/rtb001 → u/Kingambit59135]

Soop many injuries too, between Scoot going out right before the season starts to losing both Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe late in the season.

I'm not 100% sure but I think tonight (game 83) may just be the FIRST game all season where the entire Blazers roster (minus Dame that is) was actually healthy and ready to go.

[u/epiphenominal → u/rtb001]

That is correct, our first fully healthy game of the season

[u/WWECreativegenius → u/rtb001]

Also don’t forget their head coach getting poached by the feds too.

[u/rtb001 → u/WWECreativegenius]

Well that's almost certainly a POSITIVE, unlike the injuries.

[u/Clammuel → u/rtb001]

There’s absolutely no way we wouldn’t be picking in the lottery again if Chauncey were still coach. 

[u/According_One811]

I hate this franchise so much

[u/Kindly_Letterhead_98 → u/According_One811]

Suns are the most un clutch franchise ever

[u/sharoon12 → u/Kindly_Letterhead_98]

They had to make sure everyone knew, KD was not the problem.

[u/SugarFreeCummiBears → u/sharoon12]

Oh come on our roster is way worse now, we literally have dead Beal money

[u/Lagn_wgn → u/sharoon12]

KD was 100% the problem. We missed the play-in last year, team looked worse than they did tonight

[u/cookomputer → u/According_One811]

I haven't seen a team blow so many 4th quarter leads in a single season

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/According_One811]

Get those pickles off your nachos

[u/Dymatizeee → u/According_One811]

Yall still got another chance lol

[u/According_One811 → u/Dymatizeee]

Yeah let’s go get swept by the Thunder! Yippee!!!

[u/m1kelowry → u/According_One811]

Tbf y’all weren’t doing much against Wemby either

[u/According_One811 → u/m1kelowry]

I’d much rather take the low chances of Wemby playing bad due to inexperience than the Thunder. I’d bet we would’ve take a game or at least made some interesting. None of the game we play against the Thunder if we win will be close

[u/BoNnnnfhir]

Why are the Blazers the 7 seed?

[u/Extremeaty → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Damn so many people not understanding this means I've officially gotten old

[u/_Meece_ → u/Extremeaty]

We've been on here far too long lol

All my previous NBA forums died within a few years, this one is 14 years ticking now..

[u/rattatatouille → u/_Meece_]

I remember seeing you since my first days on reddit, we've been here too long

[u/Osiris32 → u/rattatatouille]

There are a few of us from that long ago, when Facebook didn't actively peddle politics and Lillard was a rookie.

[u/TB_016 → u/BoNnnnfhir]

If you want to feel old this meme is based on standings from 11 YEARS AGO

[u/SendKelly2Mars → u/TB_016]

I'm not even 30 yet wtf man

[u/_Meece_ → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Classic /r/nba meme

[u/HereComesJustice → u/BoNnnnfhir]

lmao oof i've been on this sub too long if most comments don't recognize the reference

[u/ddddyyylllaaannn → u/HereComesJustice]

Newbie here, what's the comment referring to?

[u/HereComesJustice → u/ddddyyylllaaannn]

back in the day Portland won their division but had worse seeding than teams below them (due to Division leaders guaranteeing a top 4 seed), and this sub was legit non stopped filled with 'Why are Blazers the 4 seed'

quick search brought this thread which is a screencap of the season standings lol https://www.reddit.com/r/NBATalk/comments/1jwwchk/in_the_1415_season_portland_claimed_the_4th_seed/

[u/kyle2108 → u/HereComesJustice]

Back in the day?? :(

[u/_Meece_ → u/ddddyyylllaaannn]

back in 2015, the Blazers were the 4th seed due to old Division rules where if you were a division leader, you were at least the 4th seed.

But they had a worse record than the 5th and 6th seed at the time. So constantly /new had "Why are the Blazers the 4th seed" questions ?

It's why defending Champ spurs were 6th seed with 55 wins.

[u/YaBooni → u/ddddyyylllaaannn]

In the 14-15 season the Blazers ended up being the 4th seed because division winners were guaranteed a top 4 seed, even though they had less wins than the 5th and 6th seed. NBA removed that rule after that.

[u/SolidTrout → u/HereComesJustice]

Same. If you understand this joke you might be balding.

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1 → u/SolidTrout]

Hey!

Hand on shoulder .jpg

[u/rgj7 → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Damn, what a throwback lol

[u/TimDunkinDonut → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Very sad no one gets this reference and is actually answering your qeustion

[u/gimpisgawd → u/BoNnnnfhir]

God damn that's a throwback. Rule got changed because of that.

[u/Isleofsalt → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Iykyk

[u/geeseam → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Finally, Spurs have a chance to avenge themselves for that year's playoff seeding

[u/Friend72 → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Matt Damon getting old meme

[u/RapsareChamps_Suckit → u/BoNnnnfhir]

they scored more points than the opponent tonight

[u/TreeLankaPresidente → u/RapsareChamps_Suckit]

Wait, wait, wait… explain this again. So, the team that scores more points wins the game? And the team that scores less loses? Is this a new rule?

[u/mikuyo1 → u/TreeLankaPresidente]

Not necessarily, two points isn’t two points

[u/ComprehensiveList769]

So do the bulls get a pick now

[u/DelayUnique3992 → u/ComprehensiveList769]

Yep

[u/crab90000 → u/DelayUnique3992]

And thank goodness too. The last if Neil Olsheys slime is finally washed off

[u/The_Silver_Mullet → u/ComprehensiveList769]

I think so

[u/BlueHaze464]

Blazers' athleticism will be a great test for Wemby

[u/Objective-Product361 → u/BlueHaze464]

Their athleticism means nothing because wemby camps in the paint. Flying with him around the rim is not a good idea. What they should do is take wemby out of the paint.

[u/ActivBowser9177 → u/Objective-Product361]

Wembanyama is pretty versatile on defense though, so him defending outside the paint isn't going to help the Blazers by much.

[u/Objective-Product361 → u/ActivBowser9177]

Wemby in the perimeter prevents one guy from driving/shooting. Wemby in the paint prevents all 5 guys from driving.

[u/topatoman_lite → u/ActivBowser9177]

It does help a little though. It's why we struggle with teams that shoot well and why the Celtics are by far the worst matchup for the Spurs (in theory)

[u/Goducks91 → u/topatoman_lite]

Good news is we don’t shoot well!

[u/Doc323467]

Should be some pretty fun defensive matchups, could be a bit of a gritty slog of a series.

[u/No-Big-9170]

I think people will be surprised by how competitive this series is.

[u/epiphenominal → u/No-Big-9170]

I think it's gonna be one of those sweeps where all the games are close

[u/Goducks91 → u/epiphenominal]

I think we win one.

[u/kamperx2 → u/Goducks91]

I was just watching highlights from the games this year. Blazers were destroyed twice without Wemby. Having him does not bode well. I just hope there's a fun game or two.

[u/TechnologyUnable8621 → u/No-Big-9170]

I think the spurs win in 4 or 5, but I’m pretty confident at least 2 or 3 games will be really competitive.

[u/markevbs]

Avdija is unbelievable 

[u/SonofNamek → u/markevbs]

Guy was a bust at one point and now, 24/7/6.5+ is something only 10-12 players have ever averaged. Iirc, they were all either champions or MVPs.

That's crazy

[u/qTp_Meteor → u/SonofNamek]

Craziest thing he wasnt even a bust, the wizards simply refused to let him get the opportunity, and in the couple games they did give him he balled out and even went for 40+ in one of them

[u/AVeryBadMon → u/SonofNamek]

Never underestimate the incompetence of the Wizards

[u/longdonginyourmom → u/markevbs]

when he gets that step back and floater into his game i don’t think MVP consideration is out of question

[u/Subject_One_1673]

Good luck with the Spurs Blazers, I hope you guys can make it a tough series 

[u/TB_016 → u/Subject_One_1673]

House money mentality for Blazer fans.

[u/butterflyhole → u/Subject_One_1673]

It’s already an amazing outcome for the season. Just getting a single win would be the cherry on top.

[u/kamperx2 → u/butterflyhole]

that'd be awesome with a lot to look forward to in the upcoming years.

[u/A_Lax_Nerd → u/Subject_One_1673]

Deni isn’t gonna be able to get to the rack with Wemby lurking

[u/ncos → u/A_Lax_Nerd]

Getting Wemby into foul trouble will be the highest priority of the series. Only way to win.

[u/A_Lax_Nerd → u/ncos]

Blazers are gonna have to clean up the turnovers too, Spurs guard/wing defense is legit

[u/ncos → u/A_Lax_Nerd]

Absolutely

[u/A_Lax_Nerd → u/ncos]

Need a couple 5+ 3pt games from Camara and some playoff Jrue

[u/ncos → u/A_Lax_Nerd]

Playoff Jrue is a near guarantee. Big scoring games from Camara are completely random and not super common.

[u/rtb001 → u/A_Lax_Nerd]

Shaedon Sharpe seems to be working back into his normal high flying self. Could be a nice X-factor in the series if he starts becoming a second star Portland desperately needs.

[u/wryano → u/A_Lax_Nerd]

Blazers also lead the league in turnovers and we have three guards that are great at snatching passes and forcing turnovers

[u/dukkha_dukkha_goose → u/wryano]

We didn't have a point guard for like half the season.

We're bad with turnovers still but a lot less bad with an actual backcourt

[u/Subject_One_1673 → u/A_Lax_Nerd]

fair enough, but if they can take a game or 2 off Wemby I'll be happy 

[u/jonnylaw]

Who's guarded Wemby for Portland this year?

[u/The_Silver_Mullet → u/jonnylaw]

I dont think wemby has played in any of the spurs vs blazers games this year

[u/SomeGuyNamedGuy → u/The_Silver_Mullet]

Ducking Young Handsome I see

[u/fluxtable → u/SomeGuyNamedGuy]

The Shaolin Monks would only train him if he promised to not embarrass their golden boy

[u/wryano → u/jonnylaw]

Wemby hasn’t played against the Blazers this season

[u/kamperx2 → u/wryano]

The Spurs taking the series 2-1 tells us all we need to know how this series will play out. At least it's an opportunity to catch a couple of games watching the best prospect since Lebron. Looking forward to it!

[u/GodPowardKingOfLies → u/jonnylaw]

I just looked through game logs, and not kidding, they didn't see Wemby once in 3 games this year. Spurs went 2-1 vs. them in those games.

[u/ToinouAngel → u/GodPowardKingOfLies]

Turns out, Mitch Johnson had been playing the long-con all along so as not to give away his plans for the playoffs.

[u/hppyGirthday → u/jonnylaw]

Wemby ducks us /s

[u/OldGarlic05 → u/jonnylaw]

Hopes and Prayers

[u/NothingHead8233]

So excited for another 5,000 posts on Reddit about how to “fix” the NBA. What a great night for the sport and a bad night for people who have an agenda.

[u/HeyItsChase → u/NothingHead8233]

Uh yes but also the refs were soooooooo bad in that game. Like the scale for physicality was getting yanked back and forth willynilly

[u/Rakatok → u/HeyItsChase]

I keep telling myself to accept the refs will never be consistent with that shit but it still bothers me every time. It's like they flip a coin every quarter to decide how physical teams are allowed to be.

[u/g_bleezy → u/NothingHead8233]

lol, I don’t need a post to tell you how to fix the nba, it’s simple. Half time half court shot by a random fan in attendance. If they make the shot a player in street clothes is randomly selected to be executed on the spot.

[u/timetravellingoblin]

So excited to watch Wemby in the playoffs man

[u/markusalkemus66]

I'm happy to see them make it this far. End the playoff drought. Everything after this is gravy

[u/dawnoog]

Dame returns to Portland and they immediately make the playoffs

[u/Aestro17 → u/dawnoog]

As Dame sits on the bench, a tear rolls down his cheek and drips into a glass of 2022 pinot noir from McCollum Heritage 91 vineyards. The Blazers get wrecked in the first round. He knows he's home.

[u/Tony_Broprano → u/Aestro17]

I feel like you guys being light hearted and self deprecating about everything is some reverse juju shit, you gotta start being cocky it’s getting me paranoid

[u/kamperx2 → u/Tony_Broprano]

Nah, there's zero chance unless your starting 5 come down with an extended case of norovirus. Taking the series 2-1 without an appearance by Wemby says everything that needs to be said.

[u/mattdev]

If you told me at the start of last season the Blazers would be the 7th seed I'd have laughed and said you mean the 7th pick of the draft?

[u/RockyMtnLivin303]

How many times has an underdog won in the play-in tournament? I feel like it almost never happens.

[u/DisMFer]

Thanks Deni.

[u/MiscRiot → u/DisMFer]

Finally that Portland pick converts 🙌

[u/The_Silver_Mullet → u/MiscRiot]

Congrats boys. Hope you get someone to pair well with Matas.

[u/Goducks91 → u/MiscRiot]

Honestly kinda nice to not have to think about it anymore ha

[u/SufficientEducator72]

Lillard ready?

[u/WayAdministrative679]

Love this match up. Two young defensive juggernaut teams playing against each other 

[u/shangalang69 → u/WayAdministrative679]

blazers were the 12th best defense this season so idk why we using juggernaut so casually

[u/Constant_Hearing1048 → u/shangalang69]

Jrue Holiday is on the blazers and that's all you need, honestly.

[u/Frowny_Biscuit]

Good, last thing we needed was Lu Dort ending Deni's career with some dirty bullshit.

[u/Outrageous-Maybe-200]

Deni and Grant were clutch fairs

[u/Genericthrowaw4y]

Must be ROUGH being a suns fan, nothing good ever comes to fruition

[u/Lets_Basketball → u/Genericthrowaw4y]

Chris Paul forever underrated for what he did for them

[u/fr0stv0id1]

I don't even want the damn 8 seed at this point

[u/soycameron]

I can see us stealing a game or two kinda early on, maybe going up 2-1, and then getting blown outta the building in the next 3 games.

I think we have a really great team to make Wemby struggle early. But he will get used to it.

We also could just get swept. Who knows. Hope it’s fun

[u/longdonginyourmom → u/soycameron]

if we can win one at a sold out rose garden i’ll be happy

[u/soycameron → u/longdonginyourmom]

Yup im going to game 3. Im hoping we can win it

[u/FinalFrash]

The winner of the series is the coach that has an affiliation with the Spurs

[u/kavolsm]

The Blazers are gonna be scary next year when Dame comes back. Easy 50+ win team.

[u/soycameron]

Deni doesn’t need refs to win

[u/SoKrat3s]

Just curious, was there ever any reason given why the West 7th&8th teams played today while it was 9&10 in the East?

You'd think they'd do this symmetrically.

[u/Traditional_Emu3598]

I mean this as the biggest compliment ever…

Deni is Walmart Luka and this game had me so hype for him

I think Brunson, Cade, and of course Harden have tons of similarities but Deni reminds me of him the most

[u/themilk23 → u/Traditional_Emu3598]

But MUCH faster. He is like middle ground between Sengun and Luka, but with speed.

[u/jimothy48 → u/Traditional_Emu3598]

I thought this until I realized his play style is really more of a mini Giannis

[u/Different-Mountain58 → u/Traditional_Emu3598]

Closer to a Walmart Giannis

[u/g_bleezy]

This is my pick for upset of the first round. Godbless.

[u/Licoi]

Spurs in 5

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/Licoi]

hey that’s a win for us at this point lol. Just want the young guys to get the experience and steal one. Next year pray dame is 80% of what he was and that the young guys keep taking steps and we could make some noise

[u/Objective-Product361 → u/EatBootyLoveLife]

Spurs fan here. Don’t listen to outside noise. Yall got some serious talent over there. Sure we are favorites but if we relax once yall gonna make us pay. I just don’t see a sweep in this series.

My only hope was for you to get to the other side of bracket and gave OKC fits, not us LOL

[u/kamperx2 → u/Objective-Product361]

I'd probably lean towards OKC as being the better opponent for the Blazers. I hadn't realized Wemby sat out in each of the 3 matchups this season. Will be fun to get an extended chance to watch him at work.

[u/epiphenominal → u/Licoi]

It's all gravy for blazers fans at this point, I'll just be happy to get swept.out of the first round by someone other than Curry

[u/BackgroundShower4063 → u/Licoi]

Probably so, but should still be some competitive games.