Dylan Harper had 27 points (12 in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108 for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
The Spurs trailed 82-67 with 5:09 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 53-26 the rest of the way.
Early in the fourth quarter, Jrue Holiday had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to his driving layup that put the Trail Blazers ahead 95-93, and the Trail Blazers scored 2 points off them.
Stephon Castle scored 33 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter).
For the Trail Blazers, Holiday had 29 points and 4 steals on 12 for 18 shooting, and Scoot Henderson added 21 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Spurs shot 47.1% from the field and 48.5% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 41.1% and 36.8%.