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It was satisfying to see the Silver and Black take control of the game late on Friday night and win going away behind Dylan Harper’s breakout performance and Stephon Castle’s dominance as the pair of young fellas scored 60 points and overcame another
great performance from Jrue Holiday, who has been the Blazers’ best player in this playoff series. Scoot Henderson reverted to the mean and lost his composure a bit in the second half after being called for a technical foul in the second half of Game 3. Deni Avdija was inefficient all game long, and was less effective at foul baiting as the refs seem to be moving on from making bad calls to not making calls at all, including an obvious miss on a Stephon travel in the first half. They did reverse a call on review where Avdija jammed his face into the shooting motion of a De’Aaron Fox drive to the hoop, and earned a chipped tooth and a foul on Fox for his effort. After review, the foul was reversed, but the chipped tooth remained, at least until he visited a dentist after the game.
Victor Wembanyama is still listed as questionable for concussion protocol as of this morning, so the Silver and Black may have to play without him. A win this afternoon will give the Spurs a 3-1 lead heading back to San Antonio for Game 5, which would be great for San Antonio, while the Trail Blazers desperately need to not let that happen. From what I’ve been reading, the strategy for Rip City is to make the game MORE physical, which will probably involve some wrestling at center court. The Spurs will have to avoid getting into the mud with the home team and not let them junk up the game too much, while also matching force with force. It’s going to be fun to watch. LET’S GO SPURS!
Game Prediction:
Keldon Johnson breaks out with a 20 point game, after Robert Williams III (Time Lord) has to leave the game because of Daleks in the arena.
San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers, First Round, Game 4
April 26, 2026 | 2:30 PM CT
Streaming: ESPN app
TV: ESPN
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