The San Antonio Spurs (12-5) (2-1) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (8-11) (2-2) 115-102 in a dueling effort between De’Aaron Fox (37/6/8 on 61.1 TS%) and Deni Avdija (37/6/8 on 73.5 TS%)

115 - 102

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Moda Center

Officials: John Goble, Scott Twardoski, and Nate Green

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
San Antonio Spurs	29	27	35	24	115
Portland Trail Blazers	30	24	32	16	102

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
San Antonio Spurs	115	41-101	40.6%	11-33	33.3%	22-25	88.0%	20	64	17	22	12	9	6
Portland Trail Blazers	102	37-87	42.5%	9-36	25.0%	19-30	63.3%	12	62	21	22	3	18	9

PLAYER STATS


San Antonio Spurs	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Julian Champagnie^SF	32:18	12	5-10	2-5	0-0	2	9	11	2	0	2	1	1	10
Harrison Barnes^PF	36:23	13	5-11	2-5	1-2	3	2	5	0	3	0	1	2	4
Luke Kornet^C	28:04	6	3-8	0-0	0-0	4	5	9	2	0	3	0	5	16
Devin Vassell^SG	35:21	23	9-17	3-5	2-2	1	5	6	0	1	0	0	1	9
De’Aaron Fox^PG	33:05	37	11-25	3-8	12-12	1	5	6	8	3	1	3	3	21
Dylan Harper	16:31	7	2-8	1-2	2-2	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	3	-5
Jeremy Sochan	07:35	2	1-7	0-2	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	-7
Keldon Johnson	22:46	11	3-7	0-1	5-7	3	7	10	2	1	0	1	1	8
Carter Bryant	07:36	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	4
Lindy Waters III	08:21	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4
Kelly Olynyk	11:58	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
Bismack Biyombo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Jones Garcia	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley Minix	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephon Castle	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrison Ingram	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McLaughlin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Wembanyama	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portland Trail Blazers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Toumani Camara^SF	30:18	10	4-14	2-11	0-0	1	4	5	1	0	1	1	4	-2
Jerami Grant^PF	32:24	13	5-17	0-5	3-3	1	3	4	2	1	0	3	5	-10
Donovan Clingan^C	26:09	9	3-8	0-0	3-4	6	5	11	1	0	1	0	1	-9
Deni Avdija^SG	39:42	37	12-19	5-8	8-14	2	4	6	8	0	1	6	4	-7
Sidy Cissoko^PG	18:18	3	1-4	0-3	1-1	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	0
Kris Murray	29:03	8	3-5	2-3	0-0	2	4	6	3	0	0	1	0	-5
Caleb Love	12:20	1	0-4	0-2	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	-13
Robert Williams III	19:36	10	5-6	0-1	0-2	0	5	5	1	1	4	0	1	-3
Shaedon Sharpe	21:30	11	4-8	0-3	3-4	0	5	5	2	0	1	3	2	-13
Rayan Rupert	08:34	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	-3
Yang Hansen	01:02	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duop Reath	01:02	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jrue Holiday	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damian Lillard	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matisse Thybulle	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Javonte Cooke	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scoot Henderson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Wesley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

ZenThrashing | Spurs

130 | 9 hours ago

37/6/8/1blk vs 37/6/8/1blk is crazy

widelyruled | Spurs

42 | 9 hours ago

That makes me wonder if there have ever been two identical high-point statlines like that before.

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

107 | 9 hours ago

Fox was fantastic tonight. He was the main reason we won tonight. Also shout out to Keldon his rebounding this season has been incredible

DemonicDimples | Kings

57 | 9 hours ago

Still can’t believe people tried to say that was a bad trade for the spurs lol

wemBLOCKyama | Spurs

64 | 9 hours ago

Those people are dumb. We gave up peanuts. Sorry btw.

DemonicDimples | Kings

26 | 9 hours ago

It’s alright, I am more of a Hali guy but I liked Fox enough. He got blamed for a bunch of stupid shit when he just isn’t suited to be a #1 guy. He’ll be a great #2 guy for you guys. Just remember that he will have some games where a shot just won’t drop but don’t let those take away from recognizing how good a player he actually is.

wemBLOCKyama | Spurs

23 | 9 hours ago

I appreciate the perspective and agree completely. Some fans were upset after he missed a potential game winner against the Warriors(?) but he’s also the reason we have a snowball’s chance in Hell without Wemby right now. He’ll win us a lot more games than he’ll lose for us and I think most fans will come around by the end of the year.

DemonicDimples | Kings

15 | 9 hours ago

Yeah the ending of that game was rough but it happens to everyone, he also kept the spurs in the game for a good chunk of it, just missed some shots down the final bit. People don’t realize these guys aren’t perfect. Even the best aren’t perfect every time.

thecrunchcrew | SAS

2 | 3 hours ago

Not saying I disagree with the trade, but the criticism was so much more about the impending Fox extension, not what we gave up to acquire him.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

30 | 9 hours ago

People liked the trade, they didn’t like extension. Which frankly the extension was always a given as soon as Fox basically torpedoed his value to force his way to San Antonio. The weird take was people thinking that he was like in his early 30s when he’s still very much in his prime.

DemonicDimples | Kings

17 | 9 hours ago

Yeah people have this idea of Fox that he only scores in transition and only relies on speed and athleticism when he’s actually much more patient and takes a lot of difficult shots. His game will age relatively well. Hes awesome when he’s dialed in.

deneuvig

1 | 2 hours ago

Absolutely. He’s so crafty with his footwork, dribble and change of pace. He’s not even pushing the tempo that much while recovering from his hamstring stuff, and yet he’s pretty efficient out there

Fiyukyoo | Spurs

11 | 9 hours ago

People also dont realize there was prolly a gentlemens agreement hed extend if traded to San Antonio. I doubt the FO would go back on their word

orangekingo | Spurs

10 | 9 hours ago

People mostly just don’t like his contract despite the fact that:

We’re a small market who has to overpay to retain good players
He likely agreed to come here longterm in order to secure that contract (and saved us a lot of assets in the trade by doing so)
It doesn’t actually really affect our books in regards to other re-signings for a while
Going all in on Wemby now is the best move

It’s an overpay but not all overpays are created equal.

DemonicDimples | Kings

18 | 9 hours ago

Don’t think it’s an overpay. When Fox has the proper team around him and isn’t asked to do absolutely everything, he’s around the 20th best player in the association. You’ve seen how he’s been able to keep the spurs afloat while Wemby has been out. A 30% max for a top 20ish guy is quite worth it, especially when he’s also one of the better starting point guards defensively.

You guys do need to figure out the long term PF thing though. Hopefully Bryant can grow into it.

Sikkly290 | Suns

8 | 8 hours ago

Wemby on a rookie contract mitigates the ‘overpay’ of Fox. Ultimately your first two points are all that matters. It was basically draft a guy better than Fox or pay him. And hell if you do draft a guy better than Fox that means you have 2 elite guards, thats a great position to be in.

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

4 | 9 hours ago

People who are acting like fox is a scrub are stupid

PoonGo0n | Spurs

19 | 9 hours ago

Champs rebounding has been great recently as well

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

23 | 9 hours ago

Champ has been a steal for the contract we have given him

DemonicDimples | Kings

6 | 9 hours ago

Bruh I wanted champagnie so bad in the fox trade lol. Kings dumb af.

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

7 | 9 hours ago

And should of gotten that 2031 first round unprotected pick swap that spurs got when Harrison barns got traded to the spurs

DemonicDimples | Kings

3 | 9 hours ago

I honestly think that you guys offered back that or the 2031 Minn pick and we chose the Minn pick lol. Kings are dumb.

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

5 | 9 hours ago

It’s insane how incompetent the kings front office is lol

DemonicDimples | Kings

3 | 9 hours ago

It’s all Vivek man. Even if the kings hadn’t done the Lavine portion of thr trade it’d look so much better. Kings would’ve likely kept their pick, gotten the Chicago pick and would have like 35m in expiring salary between Huerter and Collins. Instead we’ve got dipshit Vivek and his new puppet GM lol.

TemperedTorture | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

And there’s a reason why Spurs are well out of their rebuild already and it has everything to do with smart FO decisions. I feel bad for Kings fans ngl. U don’t deserve the shit that team’s top brass puts y through.

gregatronn | Spurs

2 | 9 hours ago

Also shout out to Keldon his rebounding

Julian as well. Also was great on drives

Positive_Ad1947 | Spurs

2 | 8 hours ago

He is just so smooth and in control. We need this kind of presence especially when games are close.

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

74 | 9 hours ago

Dame found his kindred spirit in Deni. Two of the only men alive who know what it’s like to toil playing All-Star level basketball on hopeless Blazers teams.

For the record, I like this Portland roster, but they really need Scoot and/or Jrue back. Even Wesley would be helpful. They are going to keep dropping winnable games until they have a healthy PG.

Noogyfresh13

13 | 5 hours ago

It’s a hopeless blazer team while we’re playing with 0 point guards, for sure. Excited to get Jrue and Scoot back

NoShape0 | Spurs

47 | 9 hours ago

Everyone on the Spurs getting offensive rebounds won this one for us.

lotofhotdogs

13 | 9 hours ago

Spurs were destroying them on the boards everytime Clingan came out

lAllioli | Spurs

1 | 19 minutes ago

great rebounding and correct defense from Julian made the difference compared to some of our losses

AceMcStace | Trail Blazers

39 | 9 hours ago

Deni can’t win with these cats

(We need dudes to get healthy so bad)

gregatronn | Spurs

1 | 8 hours ago

Yep. Tiago should have rested him a little bit. He ran out of gas

DemonicDimples | Kings

35 | 9 hours ago

Can we reverse the Fox trade plz you guys have Harper now

bigpapi-did-steroids | Spurs

30 | 9 hours ago

No thanks

DemonicDimples | Kings

10 | 9 hours ago

Ok, can we swap have our swap back at least

bigpapi-did-steroids | Spurs

36 | 9 hours ago

Just spoke to Pop and he said no, sorry bro.

DemonicDimples | Kings

12 | 9 hours ago

Ok ;-;

lotofhotdogs

26 | 9 hours ago

Devin Vassell is a solid scorer, but Jesus Christ that guy does not pass the ball. Literally every time he gets the rock you know he’s not giving it up, crazy selfish ball

Mitch Johnson had to take a timeout at one point in the 4th because it was so ridiculous lol

PoonGo0n | Spurs

52 | 9 hours ago

This is the Devin we need. We’ve got plenty of playmakers, we need guys with quick triggers. Devin’s worst trait is making shots way more difficult than they have to be.

TemperedTorture | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

People are ignoring that he’s getting the ball with 4-5s on the shot clock most of the times and has to create something on broken plays.

TheSatanist666 | Spurs

14 | 9 hours ago

He got that MPJ, Cam Thomas archetype.

nixhomunculus

3 | 5 hours ago

Which is sometimes needed

KingSteg

8 | 6 hours ago

Dev isn’t a point guard. His role is to shoot and play defense (although his passing ability is actually pretty decent on the rare occasion he plays the 1). He’s having a great start to his season I’d say.

thecrunchcrew | SAS

1 | 3 hours ago

His primary role is to shoot and he made over half of them.

With Wemby and Castle still out, there’s shot attempts that someone has to take.

deneuvig

1 | an hour ago

In a team without Castle, Wemby, and a minute limited Harper this is kind of needed. When they’ll be back it’ll be a different story

changeUsernameXdd | Spurs

27 | 8 hours ago

Avdija is legit af

KindArgument0

23 | 9 hours ago

Whoever said we don’t need Fox right now and in the near future have minus ball knowledge.

TemperedTorture | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

It was shitty podcast bait first and then the clowns on our subreddit in particular went nuts. Been a crazy clown show for months now and the clowns have their heels dug in. They’re actually hoping for him and the Spurs to fail ngl.

toadtruck | Trail Blazers

10 | 7 hours ago

Spurs just grabbed another rebound as I typed this comment

nixhomunculus

1 | 5 hours ago

Given that there wasn’t Wemby I honestly thought Portland would out rebound us

TB_016 | Trail Blazers

10 | 8 hours ago

Was behind the Portland basket in the second half and there is definitely no love lost between John Goble and the Blazers. At one point Lillard even walked over and they went back and forth through a whole timeout.

ExleyPearce | LAL

7 | 8 hours ago

Where’s the idiots talking about trading Fox away now lmao

KARSbenicillin

1 | 8 hours ago

Something something Ewing theory

Drewismyname | Spurs

3 | 2 hours ago

But they were winning at a decent clip before wemby got hurt too so not really though

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

1 | 3 hours ago

Jeremy Sochan 1-7 in 7 minutes

BUTTFUCKER__3000 | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

Yeah I’m thinking there’s a reason why he didn’t get extended this past summer

Lone_Star_122 | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

And yet so many Spurs fans are mad he isn’t playing more and confused why he didn’t get an extension.

I’ve never really got all the love and hype he’s gotten.

dlgizzle

1 | 38 minutes ago

Writing on the wall with Sochan

kangasgotcurves | Trail Blazers

1 | an hour ago

Felt like Fox scored twice as many as the box score shows. Just got to his spots and made it look so easy.

Clingan needs to be able to score against Cornet to take the next step as a starting center in this league.