Five reasons the Spurs won't sweep
The Blazers are better than their record
I’m not crazy. I know the Blazers can lose to the Spurs. They just did, on April 8—by 11 points. Victor Wembanyama didn’t play against the Blazers even a single minute this season, and so of course the Spurs will be far better this coming Sunday than they were last Wednesday.
They are a 61-win team and the Vegas favorites, all for good reason. But they’re not going to sweep because the Blazers are pretty good. A few days ago, I predicted that, against the odds, the Blazers would make the playoffs, and Portland instantly made me look smart by winning a nail biter in Phoenix Tuesday night. That article contains the core rationale for my pick, which builds heavily around the idea that in the last part of the season Portland has had one of the NBA’s best defenses, starring Donovan …
