Overview
- Tipoff is 5 p.m. Saturday at Frost Bank Center, with Portland at 15-20 visiting San Antonio at 25-9.
- Victor Wembanyama was ruled out after a midweek knee hyperextension, and an MRI showed no ligament damage.
- San Antonio has won 10 of its last 13 games and beat the Pacers on Friday without Wembanyama, with both teams on the second night of a back-to-back.
- Portland remains thin, with Scoot Henderson, Jrue Holiday, Damian Lillard, Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley listed out, and Jerami Grant dealing with Achilles tendinitis.
- The Spurs topped the Blazers 115-102 in their Nov. 25 meeting without Wembanyama, and sportsbooks list San Antonio as a 7.5-point favorite.