Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationFox scores 25 points to lead short-handed Spurs past Trail Blazers 112-101
San Antonio (61-19) is 28-3 since Feb. 1 and has its best record since 2017, its last appearance in the Western Conference finals during a 22-year postseason run that included five NBA championships.
Deni Avdija scored 27 points and Scoot Henderson added 20 for the Trail Blazers, who have lost two straight after a three-game winning streak.
Portland (40-40) remains ninth in the West, just 2 1/2 games ahead of Golden State (37-42) heading into the final weekend of the regular season.
San Antonio had six players in double figures to offset the absence of the NBA's past two Rookie of the Year winners. Keldon Johnson scored 20 points and rookie forward Carter Bryant added a season-high 17.
Wembanyama bruised a rib Monday and Castle is out with right knee soreness. San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson said the Spurs are hopeful both will play in Friday's home game against Dallas.
Wembanyama needs to play at least 20 minutes in one more game to reach the league-required minimum of 65 games for award eligibility.
The Spurs got off to a sluggish start, missing their first three shots and committing a turnover in the opening two minutes.
Fox got them rolling, scoring 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting in the first 4:13 to stake the Spurs to a 12-8 lead. Fox finished 10 for 20 from the field in leading San Antonio in scoring for the first time since March 1.
San Antonio closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run to set up its first double-digit lead in the opening seconds of the second.
San Antonio closed the third quarter on a 13-2 spurt to expand a four-point lead and roll to its second straight victory.
Spurs: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.
Regular Season Series
SA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 101 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 101 - 112 |
| 4th 6.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 101 - 112 |
| 4th 30.3 | |
Luke Kornet defensive rebound | 101 - 112 |
| 4th 32.3 |  |
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 101 - 112 |
Statistics
 POR |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-93 | FG | 43-88 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 5-10 | FT | 15-19 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 10 | Percent Led | 86 |
San Antonio Spurs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| De'Aaron Fox, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Tobias Harris, F | Out | Nov 10 |
| Jayden Quaintance, F | Out | Oct 5 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Youngblood, G | Out | Nov 12 |
| Vit Krejci, G | Out | Nov 11 |
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Nov 7 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,354 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | W2 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | W4 |
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 4 | .667 | 0.5 | L2 |
 Denver |
6 | 4 | .600 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Utah |
1 | 11 | .083 | 7.5 | L10 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W10 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W2 | 0.75 | 9 |
 Dallas |
2.5 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 Memphis |
2.5 | 4 | L1 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
6 | 8 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 4 |
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