----- Toumani Camara finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Shaedon Sharpe recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-109 Sunday afternoon at Moda Center.
Youth leads Trail Blazers over Spurs!
Toumani Camara finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Shaedon Sharpe added 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 Sunday afternoon at Moda Center.
Dalano Banton added 20 points and six assists and Kris Murray scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
The Trail Blazers were without Anfernee Simons, Deni Avdija, and Scoot Henderson.
Stephon Castle led San Antonio (32-46) with 22 points, seven rebounds, and five assists and Devin Vassell added 21.
It was a game of big runs. Portland scored 19-straight in the first quarter to build a 16-point lead. They led by 15 at the end of the first. In the second, San Antonio responded with a 26-11 run to cut Portland's lead to just two. The Blazers closed the half on an 8-1 run and led by nine at halftime.
In the fourth, San Antonio scored 10-straight to cut Portland's lead to 103-101 with 4:31 remaining, but the Blazers put the game away with a 12-5 run.
The win guarantees the Trail Blazers a winning record at Moda Center for the first time since the 2020-2021 season.
With the Sacramento Kings win in Cleveland on Sunday, the Trail Blazers were officially eliminated from the NBA's Play-In Tournament.
Portland (35-44) has three-games remaining on the season.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will travel to Salt Lake City to meet the Jazz Wednesday night. The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Good effort from the young Trail Blazers!