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Jerami Grant fabricated a layup to tie the bold at 116 with 6.1 abnormal to go, but he befuddled Wembanyama, who closed the win at the alms stripe.
The Blazers led by as abounding as 17 credibility in the final period, but San Antonio angry the bold at 109 on a Jeremy Sochan chargeless bandy afore Julian Champagnie’s 3-pointer gave the Spurs the advance with 2:08 left.
The Spurs had alone had 11 accessible players because of injuries and absent adept bouncer Chris Paul in the aboriginal bisected afterwards he best up two abstruse fouls.
San Antonio led 52-42 at the half, but Grant pulled the Blazers alike at 60 with a 3-pointer amid through the third quarter. The Blazers went into the fourth division advanced 88-80 and led 105-88 with 8:18 remaining.
Grant accomplished with 32 points, including 22 in the third quarter, and Anfernee Simons had 30 for the Blazers. Devin Vassell had 23 off the bank for the Spurs.
Takeaways
Spurs: Stephon Castle was out for the aboriginal time this division with an aching larboard shoulder. Also bare were Zach Collins (bruised lower back), Keldon Johnson (left dogie strain) and Tre Jones (sprained larboard shoulder).
Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan arrested in to acclaim in the aperture division afterwards missing seven amateurs with a larboard knee sprain.
Key Moment
When Paul was ejected with 1:03 larboard in the aboriginal quarter, it took the Spurs bottomward to aloof 10 accessible players.
Key stat
Grant was 8 of 10 from the perimeter, analogous his season-high for 3s.
Up Next
The Spurs host the Timberwolves, and the Trail Blazers appointment the Suns on Sunday.
