De'Aaron Fox scored 37 points, and the San Antonio Spurs went on an 18-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-102.
The Trail Blazers led 59-56 with 10:54 left in the third quarter. Harrison Barnes’ corner 3-pointer put the Spurs ahead for good with 10:01 left in the quarter. Fox scored 7 points during the run, and they led 74-65 with 5:39 left in the quarter and by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers got within 93-91 on Deni Avdija’s pull-up 3-pointer with 10:46 to play, but Devin Vassell answered with 2 free throws, and the Trail Blazers got no closer.
Vassell scored 23 points.
For the Trail Blazers, Avdija had 37 points and 8 assists.
The Trail Blazers forced 9 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Spurs were outscored 15-5 in 5 minutes with Barnes, Vassell, Champagnie, Sochan and Harper on the floor together.