San Antonio Spurs (4-25, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-21, 14th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio visits Portland looking to end its 11-game road skid.
The Trail Blazers have gone 4-16 against Western Conference opponents. Portland allows 114.7 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.0 points per game.
The Spurs have gone 4-17 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio allows 123.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 12.3 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 49.4% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 110.9 points per game, 3.8 fewer than the 114.7 the Trail Blazers allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jerami Grant is averaging 22 points for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 28 points and 5.4 assists over the past 10 games for Portland.
Zach Collins is shooting 48.6% and averaging 12.9 points for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 115.5 points, 42.3 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.9 points per game.
Spurs: 1-9, averaging 109.7 points, 45.2 rebounds, 28.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.9 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Shaedon Sharpe: out (adductor), Deandre Ayton: out (knee), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee).
Spurs: Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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