Portland Trail Blazers beat San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on the road on Tuesday, April 21. The Spurs led after three quarters, but the Trail Blazers took control in the fourth.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Spurs had the better start, winning the first 28-27 to lead by 1 after one. The Trail Blazers pulled even with a 30-29 second quarter, sending the game to halftime tied at 57.
The Spurs won the third 23-22 to turn the game around, taking a 1-point lead into the fourth. The Trail Blazers took the fourth 27-23; the Trail Blazers completed the comeback for a 106-103 regulation win.
What decided it
The Trail Blazers got more from their shots, finishing at 50% effective field-goal shooting compared with 48.3% for the Spurs. The Trail Blazers grabbed 31.3% of their own misses, while the Spurs recovered 30%. In a 3-point game, that shooting gap supplied the clearest edge.
The Spurs did win one battle, the free-throw line: FT rate of 23.3 against 19.1. The Trail Blazers made up for it elsewhere.
At roughly 101 possessions per team, the Trail Blazers produced 105.2 points per 100 possessions to 102.3 for the Spurs.
Who made the difference
Scoot Henderson was the game's biggest individual force for POR: 31 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast on 11-17 shooting. His Game Score of 21.9 led everyone. His team was +9 with him on the floor.
Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 16 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl on 6-16 shooting, good for a 14.9 Game Score.
Devin Vassell (16 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast) recorded a double-double.
What it means
By our Win Meter this was an upset: The Trail Blazers entered with about a 14% chance.
Across the last 8 meetings in our records, San Antonio Spurs lead 6-2.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.