The Portland Trail Blazers bounced back from a tough loss to the Miami Heat with a convincing 127-118 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, in their first game since the NBA Trade Deadline. Despite 30 points from CJ McCollum, it was recent acquisition Rodney Hood that had Moda Center rocking—as he scored 14 points off the bench in his team debut. The Spurs’ DeMar DeRozan led all scorers in the game with 35.
After a back-and-forth first quarter in which both teams shot exceptionally well from the field, the Blazers took a 13-point lead into the break thanks to a 24-9 run to close out the first half.