The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, 111-98

The San Antonio Spurs didn’t waste their long-awaited return to the NBA postseason. After a seven-year playoff drought, the Silver and Black hit the court with confidence Sunday night and beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111–98 in Game 1 of the series.

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It wasn’t always pretty, but the Spurs had some impressive stretches of play and ultimately wore down Portland. What’s more, in addition to the win, San Antonio managed to generate a postseason box score with some notable highlights,

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away late for a 111-98 Game 1 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday.