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It’s a matchup of the two worst teams in the Western Conference on the hardwood as they lock up in the Rose City trying to pick up a win. The San Antonio Spurs are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night. San Antonio was dropped 130-118 at home by Utah in their previous game Tuesday night, failing to cover the line as a three-point underdog. Portland dropped Sacramento 130-113 at home Tuesday night in their previous game, winning outright as an 8.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Spurs own a narrow 93-91 advantage, including a 129-127 home win in the most recent matchup back on April 6, 2023.
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San Antonio lost their fifth straight and dropped to 1-23 in their last 24 games as they were clobbered on the road by Dallas in their previous contest. The Spurs dropped to 4-25 on the season and are last in the Southwest Division, 13.5 games behind Dallas for the top spot. They were 13 games behind the Kings for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference and 10.5 games behind the Warriors for the final spot in the play-in tournament. Against Utah, San Antonio started strong, leading by 15 with 3:20 to play in the opening quarter. Things unraveled from there as their lead was trimmed to five by the end of the quarter. The Spurs trailed by four at the half and never got even again as the Jazz got their offense going in the second half. San Antonio shot 44.9% from the field, including 16 of 35 from three-point range, and lost the rebounding battle 53-43 in the game. Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 26 points off the bench i n the loss.
For the year, the Spurs are 25th in the league in scoring offense as they average 110.9 points per game on the year. San Antonio is 19th in rebounding by grabbing 43.3 boards a night while they are fourth in the league in assists by handing out 29.1 dimes per contest. The Spurs are 28th in the league in scoring defense as they give up an average of 123.2 points per game. Rookie Victor Wembanyama leads the team with 18.3 points plus 10.6 rebounds and three blocks this season. Keldon Johnson is third on the team with 17.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game this season. Devin Vassell (18.1 points), Zach Collins (12.9 points, six rebounds) and Jeremy Sochan (11 points, 5.7 boards, 4.1 assists) are solid secondary scoring options. Tre Jones, Cedi Osman, Doug McDermott, Charles Bassey and Blake Wesley are other rotation pieces for coach Gregg Popovich. San Antonio is 28th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 45.4% from the floor on the year. The Spurs are 13th in threes per game as they connect on 12.9 triples a night while they are 26th in three-point percentage by shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc.
Bassey (knee) is done for the year.
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