Game Thread 2026 NBA PLAYOFFS RND 1 - GAME #1 - BLAZERS @ SPURS - APRIL 19, 2026 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM - NBC - PEACOCK (4 Viewers)

[BlayZa]

tbh i hadnt noticed Clingan was this unathletic - i guess usually the ball just falls into his hands, but he didnt jump at hardly anything all game

 

[blazerfan11]

Scoot 7-10 for 16 points. Not bad at all.

 

[julius]

did I just hallucinate that?

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I like how they challenged it, but there is a 100% chance the league won't over turn it.

What was that?

 

[Quatro44]

How do we have 4 guys there and not get a rebound

 

[blazerfan11]

WHY are they setting up JRUE??? Instead of Scoot? WTF.

 

[blazerfan11]

Splitter needs to find out if Krecji can hit some shots. Don't wait until the Blazers are down 0-3 to do it.

 

[Cugel]

Deni was an all star, Scoot did well. If Shae makes some shots, it’s a close game. All in all not a bad loss.

 

[twobullz]

Need more on offense from Jrue, Clingan and Camara.

 

[blazerkor]

Didn't get blown out but we were only close at one point in the third, other than that the Spurs were pretty dominant.

 

[Everything Beagle]

They beat the spread by a point

 

[riverman]

Class dismissed! Lots of homework before the next one!

 

[julius]

Deni was an all star, Scoot did well. If Shae makes some shots, it’s a close game. All in all not a bad loss.

There are a few silver linings, but it's still a disappointing loss. Their lack of 3 point shooting is their biggest issue. If they shot *league* average, they would've had like 12 more points.

 

[twobullz]

I’m guessing Wemby won’t shoot like that from beyond the arc often.

 

[Irish Trader]

Deni showed he is the real deal

 

[Everything Beagle]

I’m guessing Wemby won’t shoot like that from beyond the arc often.

Secret weapon?

 

[Chris Craig]

One team played hard

 

[Boomchakalaka2]

Need more on offense from Jrue, Clingan and Camara.

Love can shoot - maybe he needs some minutes?

 

[Irish Trader]

I’m guessing Wemby won’t shoot like that from beyond the arc often.

Pay him to shoot from the outside. Inside he is impossible

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Yeah, Silver gifted him to them.

Yep. He gifted a generational talent to small little ol' San Antonio.

 

[Chris Craig]

Yep. He gifted a generational talent to small little ol' San Antonio.

Be nice if he did that for us

 

[illmatic99]

fun game. areas of improvement this summer are obvious.

all this is gravy.

 

[blazerfan11]

There are a few silver linings, but it's still a disappointing loss. Their lack of 3 point shooting is their biggest issue. If they shot *league* average, they would've had like 12 more points.

Scoot was a silver lining. 7-11 for 18 points.

It's a shame the Jrue took 15 shots and had 9 points.

edit: Jrue did have 11 assists and only 1 turnover. Maybe pass the ball to Scoot more?

 

[BBert]

With 2:30 to play someone (Deni) finally went into Wemby's chest. And scored.

 

[blazerkor]

One team played hard

We had a couple of lapses but for the most part we played hard. We missed open threes which is to be expected by this squad and allowed Wemby to cause terrible shooting inside which we usually don't do.

It's hard to see how we beat these Spurs without making our open threes and that's what it will take to have a chance at a win... that and playing even harder on defense than we did tonight.

 

[twobullz]

Unfortunately our starting center was again outplayed by the Spurs backup center.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Scoot 7-10 for 16 points. Not bad at all.

I'm beginning to see Scoot as more of a scoring guard than a point guard but will he have much impact with his lack of height and below average defense?

 

[Phatguysrule]

I have not posted in almost 45 minutes give or take and we are at halftime and the Blazers are lucky to only be down by 10.

The only player to show up tonight is Deni

The Blazers cannot rebound , block out , defend , shoot , run a good offense or defense but let's blame the refs. Now I will give you the refs do make it tougher at times for the Blazers but good teams find a way past that for the most part. Also why are we not letting Williams or DC man up Wemby cause worst that can happen is they get in foul trouble but maybe getting physical with him might work if not the bigs maybe someone like Sidy who if he fouls out WHO the fuck cares. Maybe it will tire him out or something but instead we want to put midgets on him and then wonder why he makes them look stupid. I mean Splitter is a big man who should get this but for some reason he has not even tried and DC only has one foul and Williams none so it could not hurt.

I will be curious to see what adjustments Tiago makes cause this for me will tell me if he is the right guy for the job. I am not looking for a miracle just some solid coaching adjustments that might make a difference.

Blazers aren't talented enough to hang with contenders.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Yep. He gifted a generational talent to small little ol' San Antonio.

TV market aside, it is the 7th largest city in the country

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers aren't talented enough to hang with contenders.

They need another star