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Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs

· West 1st Round - Game 2
42-40, 18-23 Away

vs

62-20, 32-8 Home

San Antonio hosts Portland with 1-0 series lead

Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

LINE: Spurs -11.5; over/under is 220.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Spurs lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs host the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Spurs won the last matchup 111-98 on Monday, led by 35 points from Victor Wembanyama. Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 30.

The Spurs have gone 36-16 against Western Conference teams. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 28.1 assists per game led by Stephon Castle averaging 7.4.

The Trail Blazers are 29-23 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 115.5 points per game and is shooting 45.3%.

The Spurs are shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 47.1% the Trail Blazers allow to opponents. The Trail Blazers average 115.5 points per game, 4.0 more than the 111.5 the Spurs allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wembanyama is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. De'Aaron Fox is averaging 16.3 points over the last 10 games.

Avdija is scoring 24.2 points per game with 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists for the Trail Blazers. Jrue Holiday is averaging 17.7 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 41.3% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 8-2, averaging 123.0 points, 47.2 rebounds, 29.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.6 points per game.

Trail Blazers: 6-4, averaging 114.7 points, 45.6 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 9.3 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.4 points.

INJURIES

: Spurs: Jordan McLaughlin: day to day (ankle), David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).

Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).

Regular Season Series

SA wins series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Spurs: 82.2%
Trail Blazers: 17.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
111.0 Points Against 98.0
0-1 Last Ten Games 1-0
115.5 Points Per Game 119.8
45 Field Goal % 48
34 Three Point % 36
46.0 Rebounds Per Game 47.0
25.1 Assists Per Game 28.1
5.5 Blocks Per Game 5.5
8.3 Steals Per Game 7.5
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
17.3 Total Turnovers Per Game 13.5
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan McLaughlin, G Out Apr 18
David Jones Garcia, F Out Feb 4
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Damian Lillard, G Out Feb 14

Trail Blazers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ SA L 112-101
vs LAC W 116-97
vs SAC W 122-110
@ PHX W 114-110
@ SA L 111-98

Spurs Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PHI W 115-102
vs POR W 112-101
vs DAL W 139-120
vs DEN L 128-118
vs POR W 111-98

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 18 .780 - L2
Denver 54 28 .659 10 W12
Minnesota 49 33 .598 15 W2
Portland 42 40 .512 22 W2
Utah 22 60 .268 42 L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 62 20 .756 - L1
Houston 52 30 .634 10 W1
New Orleans 26 56 .317 36 L2
Dallas 26 56 .317 36 W1
Memphis 25 57 .305 37 L8
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