San Antonio Spurs (5-25, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-22, 14th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Trail Blazers -4.5; over/under is 234
BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Portland and San Antonio face off on Friday.
The Trail Blazers are 4-17 in conference play. Portland has a 5-11 record against teams over .500.
The Spurs have gone 5-17 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is fifth in the Western Conference with 33.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 8.2.
The Trail Blazers average 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer makes per game than the Spurs give up (14.4). The Spurs average 111.1 points per game, 3.7 fewer than the 114.8 the Trail Blazers allow.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Spurs won 118-105 in the last meeting on Dec. 29. Wembanyama led the Spurs with 30 points, and Malcolm Brogdon led the Trail Blazers with 29 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jerami Grant is shooting 45.5% and averaging 22.2 points for the Trail Blazers. Brogdon is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Portland.
Keldon Johnson is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 115.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.7 points per game.
Spurs: 2-8, averaging 112.1 points, 44.5 rebounds, 29.9 assists, 6.8 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.2 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons: out (illness), Shaedon Sharpe: out (adductor), Deandre Ayton: out (knee), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Duop Reath: out (back).
Spurs: Charles Bassey: out for season (knee), Devonte' Graham: out (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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