Portland takes on San Antonio, looks to end 4-game slide

San Antonio Spurs (12-12, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-16, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -3.5; over/under is 223

BOTTOM LINE: Portland heads into the matchup with San Antonio as losers of four games in a row.

The Trail Blazers have gone 7-15 against Western Conference teams. Portland is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Spurs have gone 11-11 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is ninth in the league with 27.9 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 8.5.

The Trail Blazers average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer makes per game than the Spurs allow (13.3). The Spurs are shooting 45.4% from the field, 1.9% lower than the 47.3% the Trail Blazers’ opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Trail Blazers.

Victor Wembanyama is scoring 23.6 points per game with 10.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Spurs.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 105.1 points, 42.0 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.5 points per game.

Spurs: 6-4, averaging 114.7 points, 45.1 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan: day to day (knee), Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Duop Reath: day to day (back), Robert Williams III: day to day (concussion).

Spurs: Devin Vassell: day to day (rest), Tre Jones: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.