The Portland Trail Blazers are starting their offseason after a 114-95 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 inside the Frost Bank Center.

The Blazers dug themselves into a deep hole early, trailing by double digits at the end of the first quarter. They trailed by as much as 28 points during the contest and never held a lead. While they managed to get within nine points in the middle of the fourth quarter, they never had a true shot of getting back in the game as the Spurs pushed onward to victory.

Blazers Start Out Flat

Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan reaches for a loose ball during the first half | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

The opening minutes of Game 5 were a stark reflection of the consistency issues that plagued Portland throughout the first round. Despite a resilient regular season that saw them clinch the No.…