Wembanyama comes out with a blow to the head and the Blazers devour the Spurs

The Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of Victor Wembanyama's injury to secure a narrow 106-103 victory against the San Antonio Spurs, the second seeds, in their Western Conference playoff series played on Tuesday.

The Texan team lost their main reference in the second quarter. Wembanyama, who had scored 35 points in his team's victory in the first game on Sunday, suffered a head injury after a collision with Jrue Holiday. The French player remained on the floor for several minutes visibly dazed before walking off the court on his own. He was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the game after entering the concussion protocol.

Despite their star's absence, San Antonio reacted and managed to clearly dominate the scoreboard early in the final quarter. The Spurs reached a 93-79 lead with just over eight minutes to play, seemingly steering towards their second win of the series.

The Blazers' comeback

However, the home team experienced an offensive slump in the crucial minutes. The absence of the reigning Defensive Player of the Year was felt on both ends of the court, and Portland capitalized on the situation with a final run of 27-10 to overturn the score.

Scoot Henderson led the scoring for the Blazers with 31 points, while Holiday contributed 16. The Oregon team thus evens the series before heading back home. The third game of the best-of-seven series will be played on Friday in Portland.

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