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04/20 01:03 CDT San Antonio hosts Portland with 1-0 series lead
San Antonio hosts Portland with 1-0 series lead
By The Associated Press
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).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
