After a few weeks of moving down rather than up, the Trail Blazers took sole possession of sixth in the Western Conference with a win Friday night versus the Lakers. But they’ll need to keep winning if they want to remain above the cut line for the play-in tournament with five games to play. They’ll try to do just that Saturday when they host the Spurs, a team also fighting to extend their season, in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
ALL TIME: Spurs lead, 88-87
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 55-32
SAN ANTONIO HOME: Spurs lead 56-32
LAST PORTLAND WIN: 107-106, 4/16/21 (San Antonio)
LAST SAN ANTONIO WIN: 125-104, 1/18/21 (Portland)
CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (Portland)
SERIES NOTES
• The Trail Blazers May 8 game against the Spurs will be the third and final meeting between Portland and San Antonio in 2020- 21.