Wembanyama scores 29 as Spurs rout Trail Blazers 125-103

Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points in 24 minutes, and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away in the middle quarters to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 on Saturday, November 7.

Wembanyama shot 9-of-13, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range, and made 8 of 9 free throws. He added seven rebounds and three assists before sitting for much of the second half.

San Antonio outscored Portland 42-29 in the second quarter and 45-27 in the third. The Trail Blazers never led, and the teams were tied only once.

The Spurs reached their largest lead, 35 points, at 109-74 with 6.2 seconds left in the third. The starters had done their work by then, and the reserves played the fourth quarter.

Devin Vassell added 15 points and made all five of his free throws. Julian Champagnie came off the bench to hit four of seven 3-pointers for 14 points. Dylan Harper had 13 points and seven rebounds, and San Antonio outscored Portland by 29 with him on the floor.

Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 15 points but made only five of his 13 shots. Scoot Henderson scored 13 and missed all five of his 3-point attempts. Damian Lillard had 12 points and seven assists in 20 minutes.

Hansen Yang had a double-double off the Portland bench with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Robert Williams III sat out for rest.

The gap came from long range and the line. San Antonio made 17 of 44 3-pointers to Portland's nine of 35, and went 28-of-30 on free throws.

Portland outscored San Antonio 10-5 in the final five minutes, which began with the Spurs ahead 120-93. Tarris Reed Jr.'s dunk with 1:32 left gave San Antonio its last points, and Yang's two free throws with 11.2 seconds remaining set the final score. The Spurs improved to 8-2, and the Trail Blazers fell to 6-3.

Up next

Spurs: at the Phoenix Suns on Monday, November 9.

Trail Blazers: home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, November 10.