Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs - Game 1 Scouting Report

  • Series: Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
  • Season: 2025-26 NBA Playoffs
  • Report Date: 2026-04-19
  • Format: scouting-style mini blocks and bullet summaries

Series Snapshot

  • San Antonio Spurs: 62-21 regular-season record | 119.7 PPG | 111.7 Opp PPG | 99.8 pace
  • Portland Trail Blazers: 43-40 regular-season record | 115.5 PPG | 115.7 Opp PPG | 100.5 pace
  • Head-to-head: San Antonio Spurs went 2-1 vs Portland Trail Blazers in the regular season with a 6.3 average margin.
  • Efficiency edge snapshot: San Antonio Spurs OEFF/DEFF 113.9/107.7 | Portland Trail Blazers OEFF/DEFF 107.7/113.9

Vegas Snapshot

  • Tipoff: 2026-04-19 00:00
  • Game Total: 221.5
  • Portland Trail Blazers: AWAY | ML +432 | Spread 10.9 | Implied 105.3 | Win% 18.8
  • San Antonio Spurs: HOME | ML -598 | Spread -10.9 | Implied 116.2 | Win% 85.7

Injury Report

Portland Trail Blazers

  • Lillard, Damian — Out | Injury/Illness - Left Achilles Tendon; Injury Management

San Antonio Spurs

  • McLaughlin, Jordan — Out | Injury/Illness - Left Ankle; Sprain

Regular Season Head-to-Head

Matchup Summary

  • San Antonio Spurs — Record 2-1 | 112.3 PPG | 106.0 Opp PPG | 6.3 margin | OEFF 113.9 | DEFF 107.7
  • Portland Trail Blazers — Record 1-2 | 106.0 PPG | 112.3 Opp PPG | -6.3 margin | OEFF 107.7 | DEFF 113.9

Game Log

  • 2025-11-26 (at Portland) — San Antonio 115, Portland 102 | Winner: San Antonio Spurs | Margin: 13 | Pace: 100.5
  • 2026-01-03 (at San Antonio) — San Antonio 110, Portland 115 | Winner: Portland Trail Blazers | Margin: 5 | Pace: 95.4
  • 2026-04-08 (at San Antonio) — San Antonio 112, Portland 101 | Winner: San Antonio Spurs | Margin: 11 | Pace: 100.0

Team Statistical Profiles

San Antonio Spurs

Team Identity

  • Season baseline: 62-21 | 119.7 PPG | 111.7 Opp PPG | 8.1 margin
  • Tempo / efficiency: Pace 99.8 | OEFF 119.7 | DEFF 111.7
  • Shooting mix: FG% 48.2 | 3P% 35.9 | FT% 78.7
  • Possession profile: REB 47.0 | AST 28.1 | TOV 12.6 | STL 7.5 | BLK 5.4

Trend Check

  • Recent form: 8-2 in Last 10 | 124.2 PPG | 110.6 Opp PPG | 13.6 margin
  • Home split: 32-8 | 120.5 PPG | 111.9 Opp PPG
  • Road split: 29-12 | 119.4 PPG | 111.2 Opp PPG

Portland Trail Blazers

Team Identity

  • Season baseline: 43-40 | 115.5 PPG | 115.7 Opp PPG | -0.2 margin
  • Tempo / efficiency: Pace 100.5 | OEFF 114.6 | DEFF 114.7
  • Shooting mix: FG% 45.3 | 3P% 34.3 | FT% 76.5
  • Possession profile: REB 46.0 | AST 25.2 | TOV 16.5 | STL 8.3 | BLK 5.5

Trend Check

  • Recent form: 7-3 in Last 10 | 116.3 PPG | 106.3 Opp PPG | 10.0 margin
  • Home split: 24-17 | 118.3 PPG | 114.8 Opp PPG
  • Road split: 19-23 | 112.7 PPG | 116.6 Opp PPG

Starting Lineup Baseline

Baseline uses the most common regular-season starting five. Later you can override this with a Rotowire probable starters file.

San Antonio Spurs

Lineup Summary

  • Most common starting group: Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox
  • Games started together: 24
  • Record with this group: 21-3
  • Average margin: 13.1
  • Last used: 2026-04-06

Starter Capsules

  • Devin Vassell — 30.5 MIN | 13.9 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 2.5 APG | 25.2 Avg FP
  • Julian Champagnie — 27.6 MIN | 11.1 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 1.6 APG | 23.2 Avg FP
  • Victor Wembanyama — 29.2 MIN | 25.0 PPG | 11.5 RPG | 3.1 APG | 53.4 Avg FP
  • Stephon Castle — 29.9 MIN | 16.7 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 7.4 APG | 35.2 Avg FP
  • De'Aaron Fox — 31.0 MIN | 18.6 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 6.2 APG | 34.5 Avg FP

Portland Trail Blazers

Lineup Summary

  • Most common starting group: Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, Donovan Clingan, Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe
  • Games started together: 15
  • Record with this group: 7-8
  • Average margin: -1.3
  • Last used: 2026-01-30

Starter Capsules

  • Deni Avdija — 33.4 MIN | 24.2 PPG | 6.9 RPG | 6.7 APG | 42.9 Avg FP
  • Toumani Camara — 33.3 MIN | 13.4 PPG | 5.1 RPG | 2.5 APG | 26.2 Avg FP
  • Donovan Clingan — 27.2 MIN | 12.1 PPG | 11.6 RPG | 2.1 APG | 34.7 Avg FP
  • Jrue Holiday — 29.4 MIN | 16.3 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 6.1 APG | 31.6 Avg FP
  • Shaedon Sharpe — 29.4 MIN | 20.8 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 2.6 APG | 31.6 Avg FP

Top Players and Recent Form

San Antonio Spurs

Primary Scorers

  • Victor Wembanyama — 25.0 PPG | 29.2 MIN | 1.9 3PM | 3.1 APG
  • De'Aaron Fox — 18.6 PPG | 31.0 MIN | 1.8 3PM | 6.2 APG
  • Stephon Castle — 16.7 PPG | 29.9 MIN | 1.2 3PM | 7.4 APG

Primary Creators

  • Stephon Castle — 7.4 APG | 16.7 PPG | 3.2 TOV | 29.9 MIN
  • De'Aaron Fox — 6.2 APG | 18.6 PPG | 2.3 TOV | 31.0 MIN
  • Dylan Harper — 3.9 APG | 11.8 PPG | 1.4 TOV | 22.6 MIN

Volume Shooting

  • Devin Vassell — 2.5 3PM | 6.5 3PA | 13.9 PPG
  • Julian Champagnie — 2.4 3PM | 6.2 3PA | 11.1 PPG
  • Victor Wembanyama — 1.9 3PM | 5.5 3PA | 25.0 PPG

Rebounding / Interior Presence

  • Victor Wembanyama — 11.5 RPG | 2.0 ORPG | 9.5 DRPG
  • Luke Kornet — 6.1 RPG | 2.7 ORPG | 3.4 DRPG
  • Julian Champagnie — 5.8 RPG | 0.9 ORPG | 4.9 DRPG

Disruption / Stocks

  • De'Aaron Fox — 1.2 SPG | 0.3 BPG | 3.8 RPG
  • Stephon Castle — 1.1 SPG | 0.3 BPG | 5.3 RPG
  • Victor Wembanyama — 1.0 SPG | 3.1 BPG | 11.5 RPG

Positive Impact Snapshot

  • Victor Wembanyama — +/- 10.7 | 25.0 PPG | 11.5 RPG | 3.1 APG
  • Devin Vassell — +/- 7.3 | 13.9 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 2.5 APG
  • Julian Champagnie — +/- 7.2 | 11.1 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 1.6 APG

Recent Form

  • Victor Wembanyama — 29.5 PPG | 13.5 RPG | 4.0 APG | 28.6 MIN | 63.9 FPTS | 10 games
  • Stephon Castle — 16.4 PPG | 6.6 RPG | 9.4 APG | 30.0 MIN | 37.5 FPTS | 10 games
  • De'Aaron Fox — 16.0 PPG | 3.5 RPG | 5.7 APG | 29.0 MIN | 31.6 FPTS | 10 games
  • Keldon Johnson — 14.8 PPG | 4.9 RPG | 1.6 APG | 24.1 MIN | 24.7 FPTS | 10 games
  • Dylan Harper — 13.3 PPG | 3.5 RPG | 3.9 APG | 24.2 MIN | 25.6 FPTS | 10 games

Portland Trail Blazers

Primary Scorers

  • Deni Avdija — 24.2 PPG | 33.4 MIN | 1.9 3PM | 6.7 APG
  • Shaedon Sharpe — 20.8 PPG | 29.4 MIN | 2.1 3PM | 2.6 APG
  • Jerami Grant — 18.6 PPG | 29.8 MIN | 2.4 3PM | 2.1 APG

Primary Creators

  • Deni Avdija — 6.7 APG | 24.2 PPG | 3.8 TOV | 33.4 MIN
  • Jrue Holiday — 6.1 APG | 16.3 PPG | 2.8 TOV | 29.4 MIN
  • Scoot Henderson — 3.7 APG | 14.2 PPG | 2.4 TOV | 24.9 MIN

Volume Shooting

  • Toumani Camara — 2.7 3PM | 7.2 3PA | 13.4 PPG
  • Jrue Holiday — 2.6 3PM | 6.8 3PA | 16.3 PPG
  • Jerami Grant — 2.4 3PM | 6.1 3PA | 18.6 PPG

Rebounding / Interior Presence

  • Donovan Clingan — 11.6 RPG | 4.5 ORPG | 7.1 DRPG
  • Robert Williams III — 7.0 RPG | 2.4 ORPG | 4.6 DRPG
  • Deni Avdija — 6.9 RPG | 1.1 ORPG | 5.8 DRPG

Disruption / Stocks

  • Matisse Thybulle — 2.0 SPG | 0.5 BPG | 2.0 RPG
  • Shaedon Sharpe — 1.4 SPG | 0.1 BPG | 4.3 RPG
  • Toumani Camara — 1.1 SPG | 0.4 BPG | 5.1 RPG

Positive Impact Snapshot

  • Jrue Holiday — +/- 3.7 | 16.3 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 6.1 APG
  • Matisse Thybulle — +/- 2.9 | 5.8 PPG | 2.0 RPG | 0.9 APG
  • Scoot Henderson — +/- 1.8 | 14.2 PPG | 2.7 RPG | 3.7 APG

Recent Form

  • Deni Avdija — 24.5 PPG | 6.4 RPG | 6.3 APG | 32.8 MIN | 42.1 FPTS | 10 games
  • Toumani Camara — 18.4 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 2.0 APG | 33.3 MIN | 32.4 FPTS | 10 games
  • Jrue Holiday — 17.9 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 5.2 APG | 31.4 MIN | 31.2 FPTS | 10 games
  • Jerami Grant — 17.8 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 1.4 APG | 31.1 MIN | 26.6 FPTS | 10 games
  • Shaedon Sharpe — 17.2 PPG | 3.6 RPG | 2.7 APG | 27.2 MIN | 26.5 FPTS | 10 games

Head Coach Notes

San Antonio Spurs

  • Head Coach: TODO
  • Note: Add head coach, playoff resume, style, and rotation notes here.

Portland Trail Blazers

  • Head Coach: TODO
  • Note: Add head coach, playoff resume, style, and rotation notes here.

Position-vs-Position Matchups

  • Baseline version skips true PG/SG/SF/PF/C matchup tables because the uploaded files do not include a clean position field.
  • Once roster/position data is added from NBA.com or another source, this section can become a real matchup block instead of a placeholder.

Next Upgrade Ideas

  • Add Rotowire probable starters to override the baseline common starting five.
  • Add NBA.com roster/position data for true position-by-position matchup sections.
  • Add manual scheme notes so the report blends hard data with matchup film-style commentary.
  • Add team-level clutch, halfcourt, transition, and lineup data once you decide on the next API source.