Highlights:
The San Antonio Spurs are tuning things up for the NBA Playoffs, which begins this weekend. So wins and losses don’t really matter at this point. San Antonio’s reserves got key playing time in the team’s 99-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night inside the Moda Center – and that’s what really matters.
Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 18 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker added 12 points apiece for San Antonio in the loss. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich opted to rest his star players in the fourth quarter, leaving his bench to close out the game.