SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (14-13) will host the Portland Trail Blazers (9-18) Saturday night. The Spurs are 2-0 versus the Blazers this season.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 133-126 overtime win at home versus the Hawks.
Victor Wembanyama led the team with 42 points, six rebounds and five assists. Harrison Barnes had six points and two assists, and Chris Paul had 12 and eight assists.
Jeremy Sochan added 20 points, Devin Vassell recorded 23, and Julian Champagnie finished with eight and four rebounds.
Head coach Gregg Popovich was also out due to illness. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson assumed head coaching duties for the game.
“Everybody contributed to this game; whether you played two minutes or 48 minutes, it didn’t matter. Everybody contributed,” said Vassell. “That was a big-time win. Each game we’re building, each game we’re learning.”
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Association Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. Portland’s Jerami Grant has 15 3-point makes over his last three games (48%).
2. Portland’s DeAndre Ayton averages 14.5 points per game, 16.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over his last two games.
3. The Blazers are 3-10 versus the West on the road.
4. The Spurs have won three straight games over the Blazers.
5. The Spurs are 8-0 at home when leading after the third period.
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