Wemby's Playoff Debut: The Moment That Could Change Everything in the Series

The NBA split the East and West series between both of these weekend days, with two of each series going both days. Yesterday was apparently the “good series” day as the NBA had four games that started with spreads all at -8.5 points or lower. Today, there are three different games that all have spreads of -10.5 or higher, including this one between the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs.

The Trail Blazers beat the Suns (who then beat the Warriors) to make it into the postseason. Their reward was facing the Spurs, but even if they made it as an eight seed, they would have to face the Thunder. Portland, to a certain extent, has to feel happy just to be here. I’m not saying this team has no talent. I actually quite like the Portland roster. I’ve been campaigning about Deni Avdjia for months as the most improved player in the NBA. I won’t call him a superstar, but he certainly looks the part of a great European player. Jermi Grant is the ideal role player for a team. Donovan Clingan is a solid center who made losing DeAndre Ayton a lot easier to manage. And Jrue Holliday is a veteran leader, excellent glue guy, and still one of the better defenders in the league. There is a lot to like about Portland; the problem is that they just aren’t nearly as good as the Spurs.