The Portland Trail Blazers (15-12, 8-6 Away) head to face the San Antonio Spurs (9-18, 5-10 Home), who will be looking to extend their winning run, on Wednesday. Portland outplayed the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-112 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Monday. Damian Lillard led the way with 38 points. The Trail Blazers are sixth in the Western Conference.
San Antonio won their third in a row in a close one on Monday at AT&T Center, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-111. Josh Richardson had 24 points to lead the team. The Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference.
This is the last meeting of the season between the teams. Portland will be looking for a season sweep against San Antonio after triumphing in the only previous game 117-110 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on November 15. Jerami Grant led the Trail Blazers with 29 points and eight rebounds. Jakob Poeltl had 31 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists in defeat.
The Blazers have been led this season by Anfernee Simons and Grant, who are averaging 23.7 and 22.6 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Simons is No. 1 and Grant is first. Simons also has dished 4.5 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 10.4 rebounds per game.
Keldon Johnson (20.9 ppg) and Devin Vassell (20.2) have powered the Spurs’ offense. Johnson leads the NBA in scoring, while Vassell is first. Poeltl is collecting 9.9 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Tre Jones is recording 6.6 assists (1st).
The Spurs have had success in the Trail Blazers’ last 10 trips to AT&T Center, winning seven. In the last 10 games, Portland is 5-5 with an average margin of -0.7 (115.5-116.2). San Antonio has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 120.0 points per game on average while scoring only 108.4 (-11.6 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 8.0 | 13.8 | -5.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers -7.5 (-110)
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