Spurs survive past due rally by Blazers to drag out 113-a hundred and ten win

Spurs survive past due rally by Blazers to drag out 113-a hundred and ten win

Spurs survive past due rally by Blazers to drag out 113-a hundred and ten win

SAN ANTONIO - DeMar DeRozan pumped in 27 factors, Derrick White had 21 factors and LaMarcus Aldridge recorded 5 blocks because the Spurs overcame a 19-factor deficit to down Portland 113-110 in a wild sport Monday night time.

The Spurs led by way of as many as 19 points in the fourth region before the Blazers pulled inside unmarried digits after going on a fifteen-0 run fueled by way of hot-capturing Damon Lillard, who scored 18-straight factors within the final body to complete with 28 factors.

Lillard missed a long three-pointer with 3 seconds left and every other from the nook with 1 2d left.

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In 29 mins, DeRozan hit 10 of 15 shots from the sphere and 7 of 7 from the unfastened-throw line. He additionally had six rebounds and  steals in supporting the Spurs improve to 3-zero of their very last domestic recreation before a two-recreation street swing to California that starts towards the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday and ends against Golden State on Friday.

Aldridge (15), Bryn Forbes (14) and Patty Mills (12) also scored in double figures for the Spurs. Dejounte Murray finished with seven factors, seven rebounds and nine assists in 22 mins.

Aldridge matched his season excessive in blocks from final season and came within  of tying his profession excessive in December 2010 whilst he became with Portland. Rudy Gay additionally contributed a pair of blocks, supporting the Spurs finish the sport with 9 rejections.

Portland, which defeated the Mavericks in Dallas on Sunday, fell to 2-2.

C.J. McCollum added 27 points for the Blazers.

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The Spurs fell in the back of 23-4 at the start of the first duration and went into the second quarter dealing with a 33-19 deficit. The Blazers hit 6 of 9 pictures from three-factor range in the first 12 mins and scored 10 factors off of seven Spurs turnovers.

The Spurs overcame their negative start to path at halftime by way of simply fifty one-45 after Rudy Gay drilled a 3-factor shot from 27 ft out with 28.9 seconds left.

A stiffer shielding attempt additionally helped the Spurs get returned into the sport. The Blazers hit just 29.6 percentage (eight of 27) in their pictures in the 2d period in scoring simplest 18 factors.

McCollum led the Blazers with 15 factors in the first 1/2. White had 11 for the Spurs.