The Spurs are heavy favorites over Portland, and the centerpiece reason is Victor Wembanyama, the 22-year-old MVP candidate. And game by game by game, he'll be a driving force in a first-round playoff schedule that looks like this ...

Game 1: Portland at San Antonio on Sunday, April 19 (8 p.m., NBC)

Game 2: Portland at San Antonio on Tuesday, April 21 (7 p.m., NBC)

Game 3: San Antonio at Portland on Friday, April 24 (9:30 p.m., Prime Video)

Game 4: San Antonio at Portland on Sunday, April 26 (2:30 p.m., ESPN)

*Game 5: Portland at San Antonio on Tuesday, April 28 (time and network TBD)

*Game 6: San Antonio at Portland on Thursday, April 30 (time and network TBD)

*Game 7: Portland at San Antonio on Saturday, May 2 (time and network TBD)

*if necessary