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Apr 26, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard De’aaron Fox (4) celebrates with teammates after a game against the Portland Trail Blazers during game four of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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De’Aaron Fox scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-95 on Tuesday to close out a 4-1 victory in the teams’ first-round Western Conference playoff series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Victor Wembanyama racked up 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots as the second-seeded Spurs secured a berth in the conference semifinals vs. either the third-seeded Denver Nuggets or sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Julian Champagnie added 19 points for the Spurs, who are headed to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Fox dished out a game-high nine assists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Deni Avdija put up 22 points for Portland, which was outshot from the floor 54.7% to 35.1%.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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76ers 113, Celtics 97<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Joel Embiid tossed in 33 points and added eight assists as visiting Philadelphia avoided elimination by beating Boston in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tyrese Maxey added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, who trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Philadelphia entered the fourth quarter down by one but outscored the Celtics 28-11 over the final 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Boston received 24 points and 16 rebounds from Jayson Tatum, and 22 points from Jaylen Brown. The Celtics shot 3-for-22 from the floor in the final period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Knicks 126, Hawks 97<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Jalen Brunson scored 39 points to lift host New York to a victory over Atlanta in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Knicks, who hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, got 17 points and 10 rebounds from OG Anunoby. New York held a decisive 48-27 edge on the boards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Jalen Johnson recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Hawks, while Dyson Daniels had 17 points. Atlanta was limited to four fastbreak points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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