The Spurs took on the struggling Portland Trail Blazers for the second time in a week, this time at home. Each team was missing their best player with Kawhi Leonard recovering from a stomach bug and Damian Lillard still dealing with a sprained ankle suffered last Friday against San Antonio.
For the second game in a row, the defense was almost nonexistent to start as Portland took a quick 19-11 lead on a 10-0 run less than five minutes into the game. After a timeout, Danny Green hit his second three to temporarily stop the bleeding, but the Blazers continued their hot shooting while the Spurs couldn’t hold on to the ball.