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Guards Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper helped the San Antonio Spurs overcome the absence of Victor Wembanyama and regain the upper hand in their Western Conference first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers. The young duo may face the tall task of playing without the 7-foot-4 superstar once again on Sunday afternoon when the Spurs and Blazers reconvene in Portland for Game 4. San Antonio holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Castle scored 33 points, and the rookie Harper added career bests of 27 points and 10 rebounds on Friday, helping the Spurs overcome a 15-point deficit in the third quarter en route to a 120-108 victory over the Blazers. Luke Kornet collected 14 points, 10 rebounds and

The Buffalo Sabres take aim at their second straight road win in Boston and full command of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they meet the Bruins in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon. How unlikely would back-to-back road wins be? Well, no team in the NHL earned more home wins during the regular season than Boston’s 29. On the other hand, Buffalo enjoyed significant road success after Dec. 8 — posting a 22-4-2 record that coincided with their sharp climb to the top of the Atlantic Division. The Sabres continued their trend with a 3-1 win Thursday that claimed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. “I (told the team before Thursday’s game), ‘You’re gonna get a different type

The Toronto Raptors understand they must be ready for anything Sunday afternoon when they attempt to even their Eastern Conference first-round series with the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after the Raptors’ 126-104 home victory in Game 3 on Thursday. “Every game in this series so far, it was different,” Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic said. “So every game we’ve got to expect the unexpected. We’ve got to be ready for it. We’ve got to have some counters and some ideas how we want to react in those moments. And most importantly, we’ve got to stay together throughout the whole 48 minutes.” The Raptors ran away from the Cavaliers with a 43-23 margin

The Philadelphia Flyers are soaring through their first-round playoff series thanks to Dan Vladar, who has been confirmed to start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 after notching a pair of wins in Pittsburgh followed by a 5-2 home victory Wednesday. Vladar made 27 saves in Game 3 but injured his right arm during a chaotic sequence in front of the net in the third period. Vladar, 28, did not practice on Thursday and the team had the day off on Friday before he participated in the morning skate on Saturday. Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed on Saturday morning that Vladar will start Game