On the heels of promising back-to-back performances—offering a glimmer of hope in a trying season—the Portland Trail Blazers fell flat on their face in San Antonio on Friday night, falling to the lowly Spurs by a score of 116-100. It was a nightmarish offensive night for the Blazers, outside of the duo of Anfernee Simons (40 points, 10 assists) and Deandre Ayton (20 points, 12 rebounds).
The Spurs dominated the paint offensively, and were led by the 31-point, 14-rebound effort of Jeremy Sochan, who was able to take advantage of the gravitational pull towards rookie Victor Wembanyama from the Blazers defense.