The San Antonio Spurs moved to within one victory of advancing to the next round, seizing a 3-1 series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-93 win, according to Deadspin. The margin of victory belies a contest that was tighter than the final score indicates. Portland trailed by only two points at halftime, but San Antonio’s second-half surge, fueled by defensive intensity and balanced scoring, broke the game open. The Spurs outscored the Trail Blazers by 19 points after intermission, a gap that exposes Portland’s inability to adjust on the road. The Blazers now face elimination in Game 5 on their home floor, where they must solve a San Antonio team that has found its rhythm at the decisive moment. The question is not whether Portland can summon a single win, but whether it can sustain the execution required to stretch the series to a sixth game.