SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (5-25) will visit the Portland Trail Blazers (8-22) tonight for the second game of a back-to-back series versus Portland.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a road win versus the Blazers, 118-105. The team built a 28-point lead against the Blazers and out-scored Portland 38-14 in the opening frame.
Rookie center Victor Wembanyama finished with 30 points and six rebounds to lead the team to the road win. Zach Collins had 11 points and six rebounds. Jeremy Sochan had 16 points and seven rebounds. Keldon Johnson added nine points and three rebounds. Devin Vassell recorded 17 points in the win.
"We were resilient. That was the most important part. We kept going playing together. We were just playing fast," Jeremy Sochan said. "Communicating, being big. We had a bunch of deflections, steals."
INJURY REPORT
Coach Mitch Johnson said postgame on Dec. 28 that Wembanyama will not play tonight versus Portland. Devonte Graham is out (illness).
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Association Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Blazers' Malcolm Brogdon has posted 18-plus points in his last five games against San Antonio.
2. The Blazers are 0-8 at home when the opposing team's bench outscored their bench.
3. The Blazers are 2-8 at home when the opposition scores 110-plus points.
4. The Spurs are 3-8 on the road versus West teams.
5. The Spurs are winless in the second game of a back-to-back this season.
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