About this episode

The episode discusses the Spurs' first playoff game since 2019 and the excitement brought by Victor Wembanyama and the team.

Columnist Mike Finger and Spurs beat reporters Jeff McDonald and Tom Orsborn discuss the Spurs first playoff game since 2019 – a win over the Blazers – and how Victor Wembanyama and company have brought back excitement to the Frost Bank Center and San Antonio. Suggested reading: After stirring playoff debut, why Victor Wembanyama finds safety in huge expectations Spurs vs. Trailblazers NBA Playoffs Game 1 highlights: Wembanyama breaks record in postseason debut How Devin Vassell came up big on both ends of court in Spurs' win over Blazers 3 Takeaways as Victor Wembanyama, Spurs take Game 1 from Blazers Postgame sounds after Spurs beat Trailblazers in Game 1 What Victor Wembanyama, other Spurs thought about the Fiesta T-shirts Catch us everywhere: More episodes: https://www.expressnews.com/project/podcasts/spurs-insider/ Spurs Nation Newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters Finger on BlueSky : @mikefinger.bsky.social Become a subscriber: https://exne.ws/sub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike Finger

Guests: Jeff McDonald, Tom Orsborn

Topics covered

• NBA Playoffs
• Spurs
• Victor Wembanyama
• basketball excitement
• postseason debut

Keywords

• Spurs
• NBA Playoffs
• Victor Wembanyama
• Devin Vassell
• Blazers
• Frost Bank Center
• postseason debut

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: San Antonio Express-News, Blazers

Places: San Antonio, Frost Bank Center

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