Scoot Henderson scored 31 points (13 in the first quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 23-8 run in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-103 to even the first-round series 1-1.
The Spurs went on a 15-0 run to lead 93-79 with 8:33 left in the fourth quarter. Jrue Holiday’s putback put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 2:02 left. He scored 7 points and Toumani Camara made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Trail Blazers led 102-101 with 2:02 left.
The Spurs had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Devin Vassell missed a corner 3-pointer with 2 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Spurs 9-4.
Robert Williams III had 11 points (8 in the paint) and 9 rebounds off the bench.
For the Spurs, Stephon Castle scored 18 points.
The Trail Blazers shot 42.7% from the field and 34.2% from 3 to the Spurs’ 44.2% and 29.2%. The Spurs gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Trail Blazers missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:37. The Trail Blazers outscored the Spurs 17-5 in 7 minutes with Holiday, Williams, Avdija, Henderson and Camara on the floor together.