Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama had ‘different feeling’ after eliminating Blazers from playoffs

While Victor Wembanyama isn’t afraid to focus on the big picture, he’s experiencing many team firsts in a career that’s already seen many individual ones. The San Antonio Spurs 4-1 series victory vs. the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round not only marked Wemby’s first playoff series but first postseason series win.

ClutchPoints asked the young superstar if he’s allowing himself to take in these moments or if he’s too focused on what could lie ahead for the second-seeded Spurs.

“A little bit of both,” Wembanyama responded.

“Definitely a different feeling to win against somebody and to think that their season’s over, and also playing the same team over and over again. But, we’re all competitors, so it’s good,” the generational talent concluded in his answer to ClutchPoints.

"A little bit of both. Definitely a different feeling to win against somebody and that their season's over.."

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The Spurs leading scorer missed a game and, essentially, three-fourths because of a concussion and related protocol.

“Their physical battle is what defines them,” Wembanyama said of the Blazers physicality. “So, we knew they weren’t going to make things easy. And we were trying to put them away as early as possible, but it’s not easy. It’s easier said than done. But that’s a great team and they give great resistance.”

After losing the contest in which Wemby went out early in the second quarter, the Spurs fell behind by 15 points in a Wembanyama-less Game 3. A second half rally led to a 2-1 lead with their 7-foot-5 center set to return in Game 4.

“Our identity; we discuss about not changing what we do, just correcting little things and doing everything the same, but better,” the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year continued. “And we’ve kept trusting the game plan. What I like is that we resorted to going back to the game plan and going back to trusting each other in moments where it was hard.”

The Spurs surged back from a 19-point deficit to win by 21 in a win that put Portland on the brink of elimination. In returning to the Frost Bank Center for Game 5, the Silver and Black jumped out to an early lead and grew it to nearly 30. Though the Trail Blazers didn’t go away, they never drew closer than eight points.

“That’s a statement in how much we trust each other and how much we trust the process,” Wembanyama said. “It was good. It was good competition.”

Though every Spurs win in the series came by double digits, the Blazers competed, evident by their double-digit leads at home. They also led for most of the second half of Game 2 with San Antonio trying to navigate playoff life without their centerpiece.

“It’s fun to play against them. It’s all fun,” Wemby said of the challenge.

In the final moments of the 114-95 victory that advanced the Spurs to the second round for the first time since 2017, head coach Mitch Johnson subbed out his regulars. De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and all of the team’s standouts embraced. For Wembanyama, the moment was about moving on. In more ways than one.

“It feels like a step passed, a step well done. I’m personally happy to see things are moving forward and in the right direction.”

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