The Spurs didn’t get the win on Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort on DeMar DeRozan’s part, who posted 28 points and 9 assists.
It’s hard to confirm for sure, but that has to be one the best performances by a Spurs guard in terms of high-but-efficient scoring while also distributing the ball so well since Tony Parker posted a 25-point, 10-assist double-double in Game 5 vs. the Warriors in the 2013 playoffs.
Also, Combined with 28 more points in their season-opening win against the Timberwolves, DeRozan now holds the record for the most points in his first two games as a Spur in franchise history with 56, surpassing the previous record of 51 by set Larry Kenon in 1967, per Jordan Howenstine.