PORTLAND, Ore. — Stephon Castle dealt a death blow to the Trail Blazers in Game 4, then rubbed salt in the wound.

The San Antonio Spurs had already turned Portland's 19-point lead into a 12-point deficit late in the fourth quarter when Castle slashed through the paint and decelerated for an and-1 on Blazers All-Star Deni Avdija. As Castle walked away he gently pushed the basketball into Avdija's stomach, and Avdija didn't like that one bit.

Steph Castle politely handed Deni Avdija the ball and Deni got really mad pic.twitter.com/oPToEBjt3o

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Avdija shoved Castle, who has been guarding the heck out of Avdija all series. Castle shoved him back as the two exchanged not-so-pleasantries, both players earned offsetting technical fouls, and Castle finished the play at the free throw line after the dust settled.…