How Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson ending a 405-day drought led to upset vs. Spurs

The Portland Trail Blazers have done it. While it took some unfortunate luck that Victor Wembanyama was eventually ruled out, they have tied this NBA Playoffs series 1-1 as it heads home to Moda Center. Usually, an upset like this meant that Deni Avdija exploded but it was not the case for Game 2. Instead, it was Scoot Henderson who popped off and ended a personal 405-day scoring drought for 30 points.

Trail Blazers upset Spurs in NBA Playoffs Game 2 due to Henderson's heroics

Scoot Henderson saw that the Spurs did not have Victor Wembanyama after halftime and started to pop off. He played an insane 38 minutes and tortured the Spurs defense in Game 2. The Trail Blazers guard scored 31 points by knocking down 64.7% of his shots from the field. A lot of his scoring came from beyond the arc as he sank five of his nine three-point attempts.

This is the first time March 12, 2025 that Henderson managed to score 30 points again. His NBA Playoffs Game 2 performance against the Spurs defense was the first time in 405 days that he broke the 30-point barrier once again. This was the most points that he scored in that same amount of time too, per StatMuse.

Moreover, Henderson now equals Victor Wembanyama as the two players from the 2023 draft class to score 30 points in the NBA Playoffs. If he continues on this path, Henderson will be the main key for the Trail Blazers to go deep in the NBA Playoffs. He becomes the primary scorer to back up Jrue Holiday, Deni Avdija, Robert Williams, and Toumani Camara.

This NBA Playoffs Game 2 clash was an anomaly because Wembanyama had to be ruled out due to concussion protocol. Once Henderson does this again but with the Spurs DPOY in the rotation, he will cement himself in league history.

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