Spurs
Trail BlazersThe San Antonio Spurs routed the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 on Saturday, November 7, at Moda Center in Portland, OR.
The Spurs led 64-49 at halftime. They did the most damage in the third quarter, winning it 45-27. The biggest lead for the Spurs was 35 points.
Top performers
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 3 3-pointers, with 7 rebounds. Devin Vassell added 15 points. For the Trail Blazers, Deni Avdija had 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Scoot Henderson added 13 points.
Double-double: Yang Hansen (12 points and 10 rebounds).
- Victor Wembanyama (SAS): 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 9-13 FG, 24 MIN
- Devin Vassell (SAS): 15 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 4-8 FG, 21 MIN
- Deni Avdija (POR): 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 5-13 FG, 24 MIN
- Julian Champagnie (SAS): 14 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 4-7 FG, 21 MIN
- Stephon Castle (SAS): 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5-12 FG, 24 MIN
- Dylan Harper (SAS): 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 6-13 FG, 28 MIN
By the numbers
The Spurs shot 44.4% from the field (40-of-90) and went 17-of-44 from three-point range; the Trail Blazers shot 41.7% and went 9-of-35 from deep. The Spurs won the rebounding battle 51-38. Assists: Spurs 29, Trail Blazers 17.
Context
The Spurs improved to 8-2 with their eighth straight win, while the Trail Blazers fell to 6-3, their second loss in a row. It was the teams' first meeting of the season.
Up next: the Spurs host the Warriors on Friday, Nov 13; the Trail Blazers visit the Kings on Friday, Nov 13.
Attendance: 19,916 at Moda Center. Officials: Bill Kennedy, Tre Maddox and Dannica Baroody.