San Antonio faces Portland, aims to break road slide

Mon, Jan 23, 2023
NBA News (AP)

San Antonio Spurs (14-32, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (21-25, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Monday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Trail Blazers -9; over/under is 240.5

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hits the road against Portland looking to stop its seven-game road slide.

The Trail Blazers are 15-15 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is eighth in the Western Conference with 14.5 fast break points per game led by Jerami Grant averaging 3.4.

The Spurs have gone 5-25 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio has a 3-19 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The two teams match up for the third time this season. The Trail Blazers defeated the Spurs 128-112 in their last meeting on Dec. 15. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 37 points, and Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 25 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lillard is averaging 29 points and 7.3 assists for the Trail Blazers. Grant is averaging 19.5 points over the last 10 games for Portland.

Johnson is scoring 21.6 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Spurs. Tre Jones is averaging 15.0 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 47.2% over the past 10 games for San Antonio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 112.5 points, 41.7 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points per game.

Spurs: 2-8, averaging 116.0 points, 43.2 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.7 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Justise Winslow: out (ankle), Gary Payton II: day to day (hip).

Spurs: Devin Vassell: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.