Wembanyama Scores 29 in Three Quarters as Spurs Beat Trail Blazers 125-103 for Eighth Straight Win

The San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 at Moda Center in Portland on Saturday night. Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, and San Antonio won its eighth straight game.

San Antonio never trailed. The Spurs led 22-20 after the first quarter, then scored 42 points in the second quarter to take control. They made seven three pointers in the period and went 20 of 21 from the free throw line in the first half. Wembanyama scored 16 points before the break, and San Antonio led 64-49 at halftime. Deni Avdija had 10 of his 15 points in the first half for Portland.

A 45 point third quarter ended the contest

San Antonio scored 45 points in the third quarter on 18 of 27 shooting. Wembanyama scored 13 points in the period, including a tip in and a three pointer during a personal 5-0 run that pushed the lead to 84-59. A basket by Dylan Harper with 4:14 left in the quarter made the lead 30 points. The Spurs led 109-76 entering the fourth quarter, and their starters sat out the whole final period while the bench closed the game.

The lead reached 35 points at its largest. San Antonio shot 44.4 percent from the field and 17 of 44 from three point range, outrebounded Portland 51-38, and made 28 of 30 free throws.

Six Spurs scored in double figures

Devin Vassell added 15 points for San Antonio. Stephon Castle had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Julian Champagnie also scored 14 points and made four three pointers, three of them in the second quarter. Harper finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, and Keldon Johnson added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.

Portland shot 41.7 percent from the field and 9 of 35 from three point range. Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 15 points, and Scoot Henderson scored 13. Damian Lillard had 12 points and seven assists. Yang Hansen scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench for his first career double double, and Jrue Holiday and Chris Youngblood scored 11 points each. Portland lost its second straight game and fell to 6-3.

Both teams played for the second straight night. The win moved San Antonio to 8-2 and improved the Spurs to 2-0 on their road trip.