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By Joel Reyes
Dylan Harper reminded everybody why he was selected by San Antonio with the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, leading the Spurs to a stunning 120-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 of their first-round series on Saturday (PH time) at Moda Center.
The Filipino-American star helped the Spurs erase a 15-point second-half deficit, dropping 22 of his career-high 27 points in the third and fourth quarters.
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Harper, who also had 10 rebounds and 3 assists, took it personally after Scoot Henderson talked trash to him late in the third quarter. He unleashed a stunning five-point sequence in the fourth quarter that swung the momentum in San Antonio's favor.
He gave the Spurs a 96-95 lead with 8:54 left in the contest after draining a clutch triple. He then sent San Antonio fans and his teammates into a frenzy after he delivered a thunderous left-handed tomahawk jam over Robert Williams to extend the Spurs' lead to 98-95.
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San Antonio never looked back after that as it secured a 2-1 series lead over Portland heading into Game 4.