De'Aaron Fox, Spurs make NBA history in chase down win over Trail Blazers

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Victor Wembanyama is always the main story when it comes to the San Antonio Spurs' wins. While he did come back from concussion protocol and put up insane numbers, Coach Mitch Johnson saw the other Spurs pop off and it resulted in them getting the 3-1 NBA Playoffs series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers. De'Aaron Fox was a steady hand and a lot more contributed to breaking a very specific league record.

Fox, Spurs help Wembanayama get their 3-1 NBA Playoffs lead

The Spurs may have won through a dominant 114-83 score but that only tells half of the story in this NBA Playoffs bout. Coach Mitch Johnson saw his squad allow the Trail Blazers to score 33 points while they only notched 18 points in the second quarter. This is where the record now comes in. The Spurs then changed things up during halftime to score 33 points while only allowing the Trail Blazers to get 16 points.

When the numbers are crunched and compared, the Spurs led by Victor Wembanyama became the first in league history to trail by 15+ points at halftime and win by 15+ points in the postseason, per ESPN Insights.

Wembanyama did great. He got 27 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks, and four steals. These numbers helped him notch records from and Hakeem Olajuwon but De'Aaron Fox also played a huge part in this win. He ran Coach Johnson's offense well and it ended up paying off for the Spurs. Fox led the Spurs in scoring with 28 points alongside seven assists, six rebounds, two blocks, and a steal. His performance against the Trail Blazers marked the first time that a Spurs player has notched those numbers in the NBA Playoffs.