Spurs Win Again On Wembanyama's Play-off Return

Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant return for nan San Antonio Spurs to thief them to nan brink of a bid triumph successful nan NBA play-offs.

The France world missed crippled 3 against nan Portland Trail Blazers aft suffering concussion successful nan erstwhile match connected Tuesday.

But he was cleared to play connected Sunday and scored 27 points arsenic nan Spurs won 114-93 successful Portland to return a 3-1 lead successful nan best-of-seven series.

The NBA's protect subordinate of nan year added 11 rebounds, 7 blocks and 4 steals connected returning and later admitted to being "very disappointed" pinch aspects of nan NBA's concussion protocol.

"I won't get into nan details," he said. "Ask maine again astatine nan extremity of nan season."

The 22-year-old added: "I had tons of emotions earlier nan crippled - excitement, frustration. I fto it each retired tonight."

The concussion protocol requires 48 hours of remainder followed by a gradual return to beingness activity and regular neurological tests.

A subordinate must past beryllium cleared by his squad and nan NBA's concussion programme head successful bid to resume playing.

De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 28 points for nan Spurs, who are 2nd seeds successful nan Western Conference and tin clinch nan bid backmost successful San Antonio connected Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers tin do nan aforesaid arsenic they return location connected Tuesday, pinch nan Houston Rockets having won 115-96 to forestall nan Lakers sweeping nan series.

Kevin Durant (ankle) missed his 3rd crippled of nan bid for Houston but each 5 of their starters reached double figures, pinch Amen Thompson scoring a game-high 23 points.

Joel Embiid made his first quality of nan bid for Philadelphia but could not forestall nan 76ers losing 128-96 astatine location to nan Boston Celtics.

Boston's Payton Pritchard scored 32 points disconnected nan chair - a profession precocious for nan play-offs - while Jayson Tatum claimed 30 points and 11 assists.

The Celtics, nan Eastern Conference's 2nd seed, now lead 3-1 and tin clinch nan bid successful Boston connected Tuesday.

Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes each scored 23 points arsenic nan Toronto Raptors held connected for a 93-89 triumph astatine location to nan Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Eastern Conference rivals are now level astatine 2-2, pinch crippled 5 taking spot successful Cleveland connected Wednesday.