Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs
The Portland Trail Blazers have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season, posting a 35-33 record even without LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum. Portland has hit a little bit of a rough patch lately, losing 5-of-7 games and in sixth place in the Western Conference, but the Trail Blazers look playoff bound.
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Damian Lillard is one of the most exciting players in the league, and he’s proving that this season even without an elite supporting cast. He’s averaging 25.7 points and 6.9 assists per game. C.J. McCollum has been the perfect complementary piece, adding 20.7 points and 4.1 assists per game. Allen Crabbe is the only other player in double figures.
What else can you say about the San Antonio Spurs other than the fact they are one of the most solid organizations in sports and a perennial title contender? San Antonio is the perfect mold of what you’d want your organization to be and the Spurs are showing once again this season why they are NBA title-worthy, posting a 57-10 record with 15 games left.
Kawhi Leonard, the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, looks more the part of San Antonio’s superstar leader every day. Gone are the days when Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili would take over games, but Leonard’s 21.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals make the future look as bright as ever. Don’t forget the fact that LaMarcus Aldridge will be playing his former team.
Details for Thursday’s Trail Blazers vs Spurs game are below:
Date: Thursday, March 17
Start Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: San Antonio, TX
Stadium: AT&T Center
TV Info: NBA TV
Live Stream: NBA League Pass
Radio: For Trail Blazers radio affiliates, click here. For Spurs radio affiliates, click here.
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