The Portland Trail Blazers beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109.
The Trail Blazers took control with a 25-5 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 17.
The Spurs got within 108-106 on Chris Paul’s three-point play with 2:00 to play, but Toumani Camara answered with a 3-pointer, and the Spurs got no closer.
Shaedon Sharpe’s 2 free throws with 58.9 seconds left made it 115-106 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Spurs 10-7. Camara scored 6 of the Trail Blazers’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Camara had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Sharpe added 21 points (10 in the fourth quarter), 10 rebounds and 6 assists but shot 5 for 17. Dalano Banton added 20 points (7 during a 19-0 run in the first quarter) and 6 assists, and Donovan Clingan had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Stephon Castle scored 22 points, and Devin Vassell added 21 points and 3 steals. Castle scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers shot 47.2% from the field and 36.6% from 3 to the Spurs’ 43.2% and 32.4%. The Trail Blazers outscored the Spurs 24-14 in 8 minutes with Sharpe, Walker, Murray, Minaya and Rupert on the floor together.