----- Victor Wembanyama finished with 29 points, seven rebounds, and three assists as the San Antonio Spurs won their eighth-straight game in blowout over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 29 points and seven rebounds and Stephon Castle added 14 points, seven rebounds, and five assists as the San Antonio Spurs hammered the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 Saturday night at Moda Center.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 15 points and Damian Lillard added 12 points and seven assists.
Portland (6-3) used a 10-2 run to end the first quarter and trailed by just two entering the second but it didn't take San Antonio long to take control of the game.
The Spurs used an 11-2 run to take a 15-point lead into the locker room at 64-49. The Blazers made just 34% of their shots in the first half including just 3-of-17 from three-point range.
Portland cut the deficit to 11 early in the third but San Antonio pushed their lead back to 19 with a 10-2 run. The Spurs outscored the Blazers 45-27 in the third on 66% shooting including 5-of-11 from three-point range. San Antonio led by 33 entering the fourth.
Turnovers once again a problem for the Blazers. Portland committed 18 turnovers leading to 23 points for the Spurs. They were -10 in points off turnovers.
Portland made just 41% of their shots and made just 9-of-35 from three-point range.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will get two-days off before hosting the OKC Thunder in back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday at Moda Center. Tuesday's game is scheduled to tip off at 8:00 PM.
Chad's Take- The Spurs are on a different level than the Blazers and the rest of the teams in the Western Conference.