Spurs rout Blazers 125-103 as Wembanyama scores 29 (Nov. 8)
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The San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 on Saturday night at Moda Center, improving to 8-2 and winning their eighth straight game.
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points in 24 minutes on 9-of-13 shooting, including 3 of 6 from three.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 15 points. Yang Hansen had his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Portland fell to 6-3 and 1-2 at home. The Blazers host Oklahoma City on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Pacific on NBC. Shop Trail Blazers gear on Amazon.
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By Willamette News Sports Desk
PORTLAND, Ore. - Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points in 24 minutes and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 on Saturday night at Moda Center, stretching their winning streak to eight games.
San Antonio improved to 8-2 and 4-0 on the road. Portland fell to 6-3 and 1-2 at home after a second straight loss, following Friday's 124-118 defeat at the Los Angeles Lakers. The announced crowd was 19,916.
Spurs pull away after a close first quarter
The teams were separated by two points after the first quarter, with San Antonio leading 22-20. The Spurs then outscored Portland 42-29 in the second and 45-27 in the third and took a 109-76 lead into the fourth, according to ESPN's box score. Portland won the fourth quarter 27-16. San Antonio's largest lead was 35 points, and the Blazers never led, per ESPN's team stats.
Wembanyama finished 9 of 13 from the field and 3 of 6 from three, with seven rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block. Devin Vassell added 15 points. Stephon Castle scored 14 with seven rebounds and five assists, Julian Champagnie had 14 points off the bench on 4-of-7 shooting from three, and Dylan Harper added 13 points and seven rebounds.
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Blazers go cold from three
Deni Avdija led Portland with 15 points. Scoot Henderson scored 13. Damian Lillard had 12 points and seven assists in 20 minutes. Yang Hansen, coming off the bench, posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, the Associated Press reported. Jrue Holiday and Chris Youngblood each scored 11 off the bench.
Portland shot 35 of 84 from the field (41.7%) and 9 of 35 from three (25.7%). San Antonio shot 40 of 90 (44.4%) and 17 of 44 from three (38.6%), and made 28 of 30 free throws (93.3%). The Spurs held a 51-38 rebounding edge and a 29-17 advantage in assists, and scored 23 points off turnovers, according to ESPN's box score.
This was the first meeting since San Antonio beat Portland in five games in last season's Western Conference first round. The Spurs lead this season's series 1-0.
Injuries
Portland was without Ja Morant (hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe (knee) and Vit Krejci (ankle), according to ESPN's injury report. Robert Williams III is listed as day-to-day with rest and did not play. San Antonio was without Tobias Harris (calf) and Jayden Quaintance (knee).
What's next
The Blazers host the Oklahoma City Thunder in back-to-back games at Moda Center, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Pacific on NBC and Wednesday at 7 p.m., per the team schedule on ESPN. Oklahoma City entered Sunday at 8-2, matching San Antonio atop the Western Conference standings.
Tuesday, Nov. 10: vs. Oklahoma City at Moda Center, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Wednesday, Nov. 11: vs. Oklahoma City at Moda Center, 7 p.m.
Sources
Associated Press via ESPN: Victor Wembanyama scores 29 points in Spurs win over Blazers (Nov. 7, 2026)
ESPN: Spurs at Trail Blazers box score, team stats and injury report
ESPN: Spurs at Trail Blazers game center
NBA.com: San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers game page
ESPN: Portland Trail Blazers schedule
Cover photo: Moda Center, Portland, July 2017, by Michael Barera, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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