Wembanyama's Debut: Spurs Win Game One

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San Antonio Spurs kicked off their playoffs with a solid 111 to 98 win over the Portland

Trail Blazers in Game 1.

Victor Wim and Yamma lit it up with 35 points in his debut, including a record 21 in the

first half, the most since detail tracking.

Started in 1997, that total also broke the Spurs' franchise mark for a playoff opener,

topping Tim Duncan's old high of 32 from 1998.

Stefan Castle and the Aaron Fox chipped in 17 points each, teaming up for 15 assists.

The Spurs owned the boards 45 to 38, and locked down Portland's threes, holding them to just

10 makes out of 38 tries.

Trail Blazers got 30 points in 10 rebounds from Denny Avedisha, with Scoot Henderson

adding 18, but they couldn't match the physical.

Pushback.

Spurs fans packed the arena for their first postseason game since 2019, ending a six-year

drought after those five titles in 22.

Straight appearances.

Hall of Famers Duncan and David Robinson even showed up courtside, fueling the big dreams

around their 7-foot-4 French star.

Portland's coach pointed to poor 3-point shooting as the killer, saying they got a heat

up from deep next time.

Women Yamma stays cool, noting their regular season success means no big changes needed.

Game 2 hits Tuesday night back in San Antonio before shifting to Portland, and with Wimby

as an MVP and defensive player of the year finalist, the Spurs are rolling deep into

this series.