Spurs advance with Game 5 win
- San Antonio beat Portland 114-95 on Tuesday night in Game 5, closing the first-round series 4-1 and reaching the Western Conference semifinals. - Victor Wembanyama finished with 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, while De’Aaron Fox scored 21 as the Spurs never trailed. - San Antonio’s first playoff series win since 2017 sets up a second-round meeting with Denver or Minnesota. (nba.com)
San Antonio closed out Portland 114-95 in Game 5 on Tuesday night and moved into the Western Conference semifinals. (ksat.com) (cbssports.com) Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks. De’Aaron Fox added 21 points, Julian Champagnie scored 19, and Dylan Harper had 17. (ksat.com) San Antonio never trailed and led by as many as 28 points while winning its third straight game of the series. The Spurs finished the matchup in five games after Portland stole Game 2. (ksat.com) (cbssports.com) The win sent the Spurs to the second round for the first time since 2017. It also made San Antonio the second Western Conference team to advance, after Oklahoma City swept Phoenix. (ksat.com) (cbssports.com) (nba.com) San Antonio will face the winner of the Denver Nuggets-Minnesota Timberwolves series in the conference semifinals. Minnesota leads that series 3-2, with Game 6 scheduled for Thursday, April 30. (ksat.com) (cbssports.com) The bracket shifted quickly around the Spurs after Tuesday’s games. New York beat Atlanta 126-97 to take a 3-2 lead, and Philadelphia beat Boston 113-97 to force a Game 6. (cbssports.com) (nba.com) For San Antonio, the bigger number is 2017. That was the franchise’s last trip past the first round, before this young group broke through on April 28, 2026. (ksat.com)
