San Antonio Spurs Win and Go to Next Round

Apr 29, 2026, 12:33

Introduction

The San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers. They won the series 4-1. They won the last game 114-95 on April 29, 2026.

Main Body

The Spurs are in the next round of the playoffs. This is the first time they did this since 2017. They played very well in the last game. They had a big lead early in the game. Victor Wembanyama played great. He got 17 points and 14 rebounds. De'Aaron Fox scored 21 points. A new player, Dylan Harper, also played well and got 17 points. Now the Spurs wait for their next game. They will play the winner of the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Conclusion

The Spurs beat Portland. Now they play in the Western Conference semifinals.

Learning

🏀 Talking about the Past

In the story, we see a pattern for talking about things that already happened. We use Past Simple verbs.

Look at these changes:

Win $\rightarrow$ Won
Beat $\rightarrow$ Beat (stays the same!)
Play $\rightarrow$ Played
Do $\rightarrow$ Did
Get $\rightarrow$ Got

The Secret Rule for A2: Most verbs just need -ed at the end (like played). But some are "rebels" and change their whole shape (like win becoming won).

Example from the text:

"They won the series."
"Dylan Harper played well."

Quick Tip: If you want to say something happened yesterday, look for these shapes! $\rightarrow$ Verb + ed or the Special Shape.

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)

beat (v.) / defeat打敗

Example:The Spurs beat the Blazers in the final game.

win (v.)

win (v.) / succeed贏

Example:The Spurs win the series.

next (adj.)

next (adj.) / following下一個

Example:They will play the next round.

round (n.)

round (n.) / stage回合

Example:The game was exciting.

last (adj.)

last (adj.) / final最後的

Example:It was the last game of the season.

game (n.)

game (n.) / match比賽

Example:The game was exciting.

first (adj.)

first (adj.) / earliest第一個

Example:It was the first time since 2017.

time (n.)

time (n.) / period時間

Example:It was the first time since 2017.

played (v.)

played (v.) / performed打

Example:The Spurs played very well.

very (adv.)

very (adv.) / extremely非常

Example:The Spurs played very well.

well (adv.)

well (adv.) / properly好好地

Example:The Spurs played very well.

big (adj.)

big (adj.) / large大的

Example:Also, they had a big lead.

lead (n.)

lead (n.) / advantage領先

Example:Also, they had a big lead.

early (adj.)

early (adj.) / before time早的

Example:They had a big lead early in the game.

got (v.)

got (v.) / obtained得到

Example:He got 17 points.

points (n.)

points (n.) / scores分數

Example:He got 17 points.

scored (v.)

scored (v.) / earned points得分

Example:She scored 21 points.

new (adj.)

new (adj.) / recent新的

Example:The new player was impressive.

also (adv.)

also (adv.) / too也

Example:Also, they had a big lead.

wait (v.)

wait (v.) / pause until等待

Example:They will wait for the next game.

winner (n.)

winner (n.) / champion獲勝者

Example:The winner will advance.

series (n.)

series (n.) / set of games系列

Example:The series lasted five games.

Western (adj.)

Western (adj.) / relating to west西部的

Example:The Western Conference is competitive.

Conference (n.)

Conference (n.) / league group會議

Example:The Western Conference is competitive.

semifinals (n.)

semifinals (n.) / round before final半决赛

Example:They reached the semifinals.