Game Thread Playoffs Round 1, Game 4: Spurs @ Blazers (2-1) (Sun 04/26/2026) [2:30 CDT]

[Mal]

There is more dead weight to be shed than Sochan

 

[DAF86]

The offense is pathetic. We have our 7'6" center being guarded by one of the best perimeter defenders of all time, so what's our strategy? Have our 7'6" center start every play from the perimeter taking said GOAT defender off the drible. Shit's retarded.

Just plant Wemby's ass on the dunker spot, get Castle and Harper to drive on Clingan's slow ass and just throw lobs to Wemby non stop. Lobs and putbacks, that should be Wemby's entire shot diet in the second half. That shit would then open up other options for the team.

 

[tearsofmorningdew]

great product espn. Doris broadcast and mushmouth shaq halftime show

 

[100%Duncan]

Have been watching the playoffs? Phoenix has been by far the worst team with the nuggets the 2nd worst.

That said this team isn't ready to contend. They're just beginning to figure out how to navigate a playoff series. Way too many guys are too inexperienced at this level.

Phoenix is overmatched against OKC. And yeah sure Denver is worse than Portland. Lol

 

[Coyote2!]

Found a good deal for you guys.

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Unfortunately they're not gonna get here till tomorrow, I'll have to improvise in the meantime.

 

[z0sa]

I will say, the Spurs are an inexperienced team and they're being punched in the mouth by a team who has a lot of pride, is well coached, and is in front of their home fans.

This is prime soil for growth, even if it's ugly.

 

[NotRobDiaz21]

Wemby should've sat today tbh. First career road playoff game after a significant head injury doesn't seem like the best idea tbh

 

[Degoat]

Hard for wemby to post up when they’ll just pull the chair and the refs just swallow their whistle.

 

[Rafa-00x]

spurs will come back.

 

[Neuromancer]

Yeah Victor getting guarded by midgets and failing to capitalize on it and settling for turnaround fadeaways is some incredibly weak shit

 

[Raven_]

bench let us down in the first half.. but in general the team was off sync

 

[Dbreiden83080]

I tell you what this team might have to do some soul-searching on the flight back to Texas. Do you guys want to advance in the playoffs or not?

 

[tearsofmorningdew]

Wemby should've sat today tbh. First career road playoff game after a significant head injury doesn't seem like the best idea tbh

Sit him for the season he can get CTE today!!

 

[Mugen]

The fact that Wemby refuses to post up the Blazers when they go small is infuriating AF. Punish them when you Drew is on him.

Doesn’t even need to post up. They just need to run action to get him the ball in the paint and not outside the 3pt line so he can dribble the ball against Jrue Holiday tbh

 

[Mogging]

No energy, Wemby centric iso offense ruins the flow when he doesn’t have any post moves and his go to is a fadeaway

 

[DaSlicer]

The fact that Wemby refuses to post up the Blazers when they go small is infuriating AF. Punish them when you Drew is on him.

I think he’s traumatized by Jrue after he pulled the chair on him last time.

 

[Ice009]

Our dynasty Spurs had games in the playoffs like this ALL THE TIME. The difference is they were battle proven so you almost knew they were taking a night off to get ready for the next. This team hasn’t earned that luxury, they need to get their butts in gear. This is getting really old this series, no matter what the series record says.

The advice they could be getting from the older guys might not all be helpful either too. Pop telling them before the playoffs to play how they played in the regular season (I don't think that's good advice - they needed to up the intensity).

 

[The Ballsbreakers]

Wemby should've sat today tbh. First career road playoff game after a significant head injury doesn't seem like the best idea tbh

They are not gonna lose this game.
Book it.

 

[Raven_]

great product espn. Doris broadcast and mushmouth shaq halftime show

Doris is vomit inducing

 

[Trifecta]

Harper having a rough game… but at least putting himself in the right positions…

Keldon and Luke are bad…

And honestly, Wemby was also pretty bad that half.

Even Wemby’s interior D is not all there today. He may be cleared to play but he seems to still have stars going off in his head!!!

 

[elpimpo4cc]

Gotta pt blame on mitch for getting rooked into overplaying Harper as 6man instead of playing it cool and unleashing him as the wild card

 

[NotRobDiaz21]

Playing from behind down double digits will eventually bite us on the ass. Hopefully it's not today

 

[Mugen]

Just need anything from Keldon tbh. He’s been horrible this series so far unfortunately.

Devin hasn’t been much better tbh.

 

[SanAnSpursFan21]

The advice they could be getting from the older guys might not all be helpful either too. Pop telling them before the playoffs to play how they played in the regular season (I don't think that's good advice - they needed to up the intensity).

I didn’t even think about that

 

[BatManu20]

Vassell, Harper, Kornet, Keldon, and Barnes all being complete zeros that half killed us. Gonna need more from any/all of those guys if we want to have any chance to win this one. But more importantly, gonna need to match their intensity and physicality or else we're going back to SA with this series tied up.