Victor Wembanyama injury: How do things change for Spurs vs. Blazers?
The Spurs went 12-6 during the 2025-26 regular season in games Victor Wembanyama missed. With a concussion, his status for Game 3 is in doubt.
With Victor Wembanyama out, the fourth quarter was very different. The Portland Trail Blazers erased a 14-point deficit with a little more than eight minutes to play to upset the San Antonio Spurs, 106-103 , tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Wembanyama was diagnosed with a concussion , and, since Game 3 is just two days away, on Friday, April 24, San Antonio should prepare to be without its All-Star phenom at least one game – if not longer.
So, how does that change things for the Spurs? Well, the fourth quarter on Tuesday, April 21, was pretty indicative. The Trail Blazers made half of their 20 attempts in the period, and they weren’t shy about working the ball down low; six of their field goals were in the paint and five were literally at the rim.
They doubled the Spurs’ output in the paint, scoring 12 points to San Antonio’s 6. It’s a safe assumption – the safest assumption? – that Portland would not have been so aggressive in attacking the rim had Wembanyama been posted down low; Wembanyama led the NBA with 3.
1 blocks per game and just became the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year winner in league history. Just look at the on/off numbers from this season, when the Spurs allowed 103. 6 points per 100 possessions with Wembanyama on the floor, versus 113.