NBA West playoff preview capsules: Spurs-Blazers, Nuggets-Wolves, Lakers-Rockets
Capsules on the Western Conference first-round series: No. 2 San Antonio Spurs (62-20) vs. No.
7 Portland Trail Blazers (42-40) Season series: Spurs, 2-1. Story line: San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama's playoff debut is here. Same goes for Portland star Deni Avdija — who waited six years, and blossomed into an All-Star this season, before getting to this stage.
There are some stats that suggest this is a matchup nightmare for San Antonio, such as head-to-head FG% (. 440 for the Spurs, . 439 for the Blazers), 3-point FG% (.
344 for the Spurs, . 339 for the Blazers) and rebounds per game (50 for the Spurs, 47. 3 for the Blazers).
But there's also this one really big point to consider, that being that Wembanyama didn't play in any of the three games against the Blazers this season. Key matchup: Wembanyama vs. Everybody.