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San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers

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13-12, 4-6 Away
Final
118 - 116

Wembanyama makes 2 free throws with 2.1 seconds left in Spurs' 118-116 win over Trail Blazers

San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Jerami Grant made a layup to tie the game at 116 with 6.1 seconds to go, but he fouled Wembanyama, who sealed the win at the charity stripe.

The Blazers led by as many as 17 points in the final period, but San Antonio tied the game at 109 on a Jeremy Sochan free throw before Julian Champagnie's 3-pointer gave the Spurs the lead with 2:08 left.

The Spurs had only had 11 available players because of injuries and lost veteran guard Chris Paul in the first half after he picked up two technical fouls.

San Antonio led 52-42 at the half, but Grant pulled the Blazers even at 60 with a 3-pointer midway through the third quarter. The Blazers went into the fourth quarter ahead 88-80 and led 105-88 with 8:18 remaining.

Grant finished with 32 points, including 22 in the third quarter, and Anfernee Simons had 30 for the Blazers. Devin Vassell had 23 off the bench for the Spurs.

Takeaways Spurs: Stephon Castle was out for the first time this season with a bruised left shoulder. Also unavailable were Zach Collins (bruised lower back), Keldon Johnson (left calf strain) and Tre Jones (sprained left shoulder).

Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan checked in to applause in the opening quarter after missing seven games with a left knee sprain.

Key Moment When Paul was ejected with 1:03 left in the first quarter, it took the Spurs down to just 10 available players.

Key stat Grant was 8 of 10 from the perimeter, matching his season-high for 3s.

Up Next The Spurs host the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers visit the Suns on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

SA leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 47.1%
Spurs: 52.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 116
4th 0.0 Trail Blazers offensive team rebound 118 - 116
4th 0.0 Deni Avdija misses shot 118 - 116
4th 2.1 Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 2 of 2 118 - 116

Statistics

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44-85 FG 42-82
51.8 Field Goal % 51.2
14-30 3PT 16-41
46.7 Three Point % 39.0
16-21 FT 16-17
76.2 Free Throw % 94.1
41 Rebounds 36
13 Offensive Rebounds 8
28 Defensive Rebounds 28
32 Assists 25
5 Steals 9
6 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 3
15 Total Turnovers 16
3 Technical Fouls 0
3 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
6 Fast Break Points 13
44 Points in Paint 44
13 Fouls 22
13 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,025 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1
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