Wembanyama's Record-Breaking Debut Leads Spurs

0:00On April 20th, Victor Wimba Nyama dropped 35 points in his playoff debut, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first round Western Conference Series. He poured in 21 points in the first half alone, setting an NBA record for a playoff debut since detail tracking started in 1997, and he broke the Spurs franchise mark. Topping Tim Duncan's 32 from 1998, Stefan Castle in the Aaron Fox, chipped in 17 points each for San Antonio, teaming up for 15 assists while the Spurs own the boards. 45-38 and held Portland to just 10-38 from 3-point range. Danny Audisha led the Blazers with 30 points in 10 rebounds, and Scoot Henderson added 18, but Portland's poor outsides shooting doomed them. After their play and win over Phoenix, Spurs fans packed the Frostbanks Center for their first postseason games since 2019, ending a six-year drought with Wimba Nyama V.

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