Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Tuesday November 15, 2022
San Antonio Spurs 110, Portland Trail Blazers 117 (Final)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Damian Lillard on his defensive focus: “When we’re able to play how we’ve played offensively where I don’t have as much pressure on me, it’s even easier for me to be locked in on that end.”
Free and unlocked at @RoseGardenReprt: rosegardenreport.com/p/damian-lilla… – 3:09 AM

Eubanks scored 5 of his 9 points in the 4Q against his former team.
“Drew had a lot of energy,” Anfernee Simons said. “He was more hyped than everyone else. He had a different intensity, he was very emotional which helped us in that fourth quarter. That propelled us.” – 2:49 AM

Know thyself.
@CarMax Quote of the Night pic.twitter.com/Hcs9ExonyA – 2:47 AM


Drew Eubanks and Keldon Johnson shared a warm hug in front of the visitors locker room after the Blazers rallied to beat the Spurs at the Moda Center. – 2:44 AM

Jakob Poeltl felt like being a career-high man tonight vs Trail Blazers 🔥
31 PTS (career-high)
14 REB
5 AST pic.twitter.com/8Dg7QUa0lg – 2:06 AM


Resilient. Gritty. Together
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/UU5BoIumv2 – 1:49 AM

New 📺 on the Spurs’ close loss in Portland: youtu.be/Qufjwcw4j14
– Jakob Poeltl’s career high scoring night
– The Spurs’ crunch time struggles
– What stood out on offense?
– What stood out on defense? – 1:48 AM

Him Duncan.
#RipCity | @Damian Lillard pic.twitter.com/je2XOz98Sl – 1:04 AM

Radio Roulette is LIVE @UnderdogFantasy
– BEAM TEAM
– See above
– Blazers now on top of Western Conference
– Knicks must-win in Utah
– Pelinka in Indiana Wobvestigation
– Luka tortures Clippers. again.
Talking about it all!
📺 https://t.co/0wC7znJ9fh pic.twitter.com/VWAjzt3xh5 – 1:02 AM


Spurs missed Zach Collins tonight. Bassey has had some great moments in his early Spurs tenure but he’s still just kinda guessing out there, learning on the fly. Teams hardly get to practice during the season, which makes this a really difficult process. – 1:00 AM

After Jordan Poole dropped 36 points in the Warriors’ blowout win over the Spurs, NBA Twitter chimed in with different reactions. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 1:00 AM

“We came together, showed our resiliency and finished the game.” – @Jerami Grant pic.twitter.com/2ylE3h3R9h – 12:52 AM

The Spurs scored 31 points off the Blazers’ 17 turnovers.
That’s a new season in points off turnovers for SA.
1.82 points per turnover tonight (new season high) – 12:49 AM

The Spurs finished with 34 assists on 44 makes tonight.
It’s their 7th game of the season with 30+ assists. – 12:48 AM

The Spurs scored a new season high 66 paint points tonight and made a season high 65% of their paint shots.
Poeltl finished with 28 paint points – 12:47 AM

15 games into 6’9” Jeremy Sochan’s NBA career, Gregg Popovich asked him to check Dame during Dame Time.
He forced a few misses and even blocked a stepback three. Special, special defender man. – 12:42 AM

Chauncey Billups says he called a timeout at one point to ask who was going to guard Devin Vassell. Damian Lillard said, ‘I’ve got him.’ Led to that block near the end. – 12:42 AM

Spurs finished with 19 turnovers leading to 25 Blazer points. They had four in the 4Q, which Portland converted into 8 points. – 12:38 AM

Chauncey Billups on the Spurs: “They’ve got one of the best cultures the league has ever seen. They play so stinking hard. If you ever beat them, you’re going to earn it. I’m happy we got a W.” – 12:37 AM

Heck of a battle, @Portland Trail Blazers. Next up: Sacramento on Thursday
#PorVida pic.twitter.com/GMBi8zQuXR – 12:35 AM


Protected home court 😤
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/W3aCpM5D9m – 12:31 AM


BLAZERS WIN!!
BLAZERS WIN!! pic.twitter.com/LamSwDyEvN – 12:26 AM

Spurs led 106-100 with under 6 mins to go. Were outscored 17-4 over the duration, 2 of their points coming on a bad goaltend call. Keldon Johnson was featured but struggled, with 3 TOs and 3 bad misses from 3. Blazers started switching and Spurs didn’t have the iso juice – 12:25 AM

The Shaq of Troutdale changed the game. The Blazers needed everything he gave them. – 12:25 AM

The Spurs battled all night but couldn’t execute in crunch time.
Portland wins by 7.
The Spurs are now…
…6-9 overall
…3-4 on the road
…2-7 against the West pic.twitter.com/TpAQpGF63s – 12:25 AM



Yes, It’s not good to build huge leads only to lose them and have to play from behind, but the Mavs have delivered the last two games vs POR & LAC. In clutch time, Mavs 12-17 FG 8-10 3pt – 12:25 AM

Blazers 117, Spurs 110: FINAL. 29 points, 8 rebounds for @Jerami Grant. 23 points, 3 rebounds for @Anfernee Simons. 22 points, 11 assists for @Damian Lillard. 13 points, 2 rebounds for @Shaedon Sharpe. – 12:24 AM

Blazers are now 25% of the way to their preseason over/under win total. – 12:23 AM

Jeremy Sochan is going to be a really good defender in this league for a long time. – 12:23 AM



BIG AND-1 FROM @Drew Eubanks
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/B5NXKhTPi3 – 12:21 AM


Very rough crunchtime for Keldon Johnson. Two misses from 3 that weren’t close, a travel before putting it down, and a fumbled pass out of bounds. – 12:21 AM

SAS 108, POR 110
3:13 left on the clock! pic.twitter.com/udyTUYVNs8 – 12:19 AM



Spurs let their momentum slip away when Jakob took a breather. That’s what happens when superstars sit. – 12:19 AM

Keita Bates-Diop posting up Damian Lillard was not the mismatch the Spurs thought it was. As Lamar Hurd noted on the Blazers broadcast, Lillard relishes the challenge of defending bigger players in the post. – 12:18 AM

That goaltend (maybe?) are San Antonio’s first points in over 3 minutes and ends a 10-0 Portland run. – 12:18 AM




That was a sick ATO by the Blazers, with Eubanks sprinting into a PnR, then sprinting out of it before Lillard even moved to use the screen. Lillard lobbed it to him and he got the and one. Almost ran it like a pass pattern – 12:17 AM

Thread the needle 🪡
@Moda_Health Assist of the Game pic.twitter.com/pGbikZHpeY – 12:17 AM

Drew Eubanks saving them from what would easily be the worst loss of the season if they can’t hang on. – 12:16 AM



N U G G E T S
@McDonalds | https://t.co/tzChvWS9R3 pic.twitter.com/03Zs5GCdpI – 12:09 AM

Spurs tried the ol’ Manu Ginobili fake zipper backdoor play, but Keldon Johnson couldn’t quite corral the pass. – 12:08 AM

Given how Jakob Poeltl has dominated tonight (a career-high 31 points on 14-of-16 shooting), will be interesting to see if the Blazers begin intentionally fouling to get him off the court. San Antonio is already in the bonus with 6:43 left to play. – 12:06 AM


31 point night for Jakob Poeltl
Poeltl with 28 paint points
Blazers with 38 paint points pic.twitter.com/xtZt63jg84 – 12:05 AM



GO OFF JAK 🔥
Career-high 29 PTS and counting!!! pic.twitter.com/Wh8gqP9OTY – 12:02 AM


ANT-MAAAAAAAN
#RipCity | @Anfernee Simons pic.twitter.com/csA5BFcALg – 12:02 AM

New career high 29 points for Jakob Poeltl
Dominant in the paint pic.twitter.com/a5zb7T06Ke – 12:02 AM

