In the NBA regular season on December 29, Beijing time, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 118-105. Wembanyama had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Grant had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Full time score (Trail Blazers at -31.
Player stats: Spurs: Wembanyama 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Vassell 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Sochan 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Branham 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Collins 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Johnson 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Jones 8 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, McDermott 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Osman 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Champone 2 points and 1 rebound.
Trail Blazers: Grant 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Brogdon 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Henderson 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Bagge 7 points and 9 rebounds, Walker 6 points and 9 rebounds, Thybulle 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Brown 4 points and 7 rebounds, Kamara 1 point and 7 rebounds, Mays 3 rebounds, Wainwright 1 rebound.
Game Recap: The Spurs launched a fierce offensive at the start of the first quarter and managed to extend the margin to 28 points, while the Trail Blazers re-closed the score in the latter part of the quarter. In this quarter, Spurs' Sochan played very well, contributing 10 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs led 38-14. After the start of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers played very badly, and even trailed by 28 points at the most. Despite a counterattack in the middle of the quarter to stretch the margin to 12 points, the Spurs' offensive form remained very good. As the game progressed towards the end of the quarter, the advantage of the Spurs became apparent. At the end of the second quarter, the Spurs led 59-45.
During the third quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers and Spurs became very close. In this quarter, Grant of the Trail Blazers had a great performance, contributing 13 points, including one three-pointer. Although the Spurs still hold the lead, the margin is not particularly wide. At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led 87-74. In the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers were still in poor shape, trailing by as many as 20 points. Although the difference was stretched to 11 points in the middle of the quarter, the Spurs' offensive state remained excellent. In this quarter, Henderson of the Trail Blazers also showed his strength and put on a great performance, contributing 12 points, including two three-pointers. And Spurs' Wembanyama was also the leading scorer in the quarter, contributing 10 points. In the end, the Spurs won the game 118-105.
Spurs starters: Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, Malacay Branham, Julian Champney.
Trail Blazers starters: Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon, Scout Henderson, Moses Brown, Toumani Kamara.