Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle Make History In Spurs' 120-108 Game 3 Win Over Blazers

The duo joins Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, who accomplished the feat in the 2010 first round against the Los Angeles Lakers. Harper, just 20 years and 53 days old, became the youngest reserve in NBA history to score 25 or more points in a playoff game. He scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half, including 12 during a decisive third-quarter surge. Castle set a franchise record simultaneously, becoming the youngest player in Spurs history at 21 years and 174 days to post at least 30 points and five assists in a postseason game. The pair fueled an 18-3 run that erased a 15-point third-quarter deficit - San Antonio's largest playoff comeback since Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals. Harper's two free throws capped the run, tying the game at 85. Harper credited Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili, now a Spurs special advisor, for helping him embrace his bench role. He kind of put in my head that you've got to impact the game in any way you can, Harper said. Super talented, played a downhill game, Castle said of Harper. The guy got to his spots. We don't expect [anything] less [because of] how much work he puts in, how confident he is. Once you play a team a certain amount of times, you start to figure each other out and you just have to grind those games out. Every possession matters. San Antonio now leads the first-round series 2-1 and are -5.5 point betting favorites in Game 4 at Portland on Sunday.