The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t put up much of a fight against a team eying a spot in the 2022 Western Conference Play-In Tournament, getting blown out on the road by the San Antonio Spurs 130-111. The game wasn’t nearly as close as the 19-point final margin indicates.
Looking through the tanking lens, Portland falls to 27-50 - the team’s first 50-loss season since 2007 - and remains in the 6th lottery position “ahead” of the Sacramento Kings, who won in Houston tonight. It also officially eliminates Portland from the playoff picture.