San Antonio Spurs – Portland Trail Blazers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 13 December 2024

SAS118–116POR

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↑ POR winsSAS wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when POR leads and falls when SAS does.

This is how the game was decided.

Victor Wembanyama decided it, the San Antonio Spurs player with the most points (28, with 7 rebounds and 7 assists; +3 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Blake Wesley's (+19). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Portland Trail Blazers 116-118 San Antonio Spurs (December 13, 2024) was hit by Victor Wembanyama: a free throw with 2.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the San Antonio Spurs up 117-116. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Portland Trail Blazers 116-118 San Antonio Spurs (December 13, 2024) was a 11-0 run by the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter (from 8:18 to 5:27), from 88-105 to 99-105. The Portland Trail Blazers' best was a 8-0 run between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 39-52 to 47-52.

What were the keys of the last Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs game?

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Play: Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 1 of 2.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Victor Wembanyama decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Wembanyama decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

13 December 2024 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401736809:645; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · SAS

Barnes · Wembanyama · Sochan · Champagnie · Vassell

Closing lineup · POR

Grant · Camara · Simons · Walker · Avdija

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SAS

Harrison Barnes

34′ · -11

Victor Wembanyama

34′ · +3

Jeremy Sochan

32′ · +15

Julian Champagnie

31′ · +8

Chris Paul

11′ · +7

Blake Wesley

25′ · +19

Devin Vassell

30′ · +6

Charles Bassey

14′ · -1

Malaki Branham

15′ · -21

Sandro Mamukelashvili

13′ · -15

POR

Jerami Grant

38′ · -8

Toumani Camara

38′ · -4

Anfernee Simons

37′ · -3

Shaedon Sharpe

33′ · +6

Jabari Walker

22′ · +13

Scoot Henderson

22′ · -5

Deni Avdija

26′ · -8

Donovan Clingan

15′ · +3

Dalano Banton

8′ · -4

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. SAS and POR.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

San Antonio Spurs

Vassell, Mamukelashvili, Branham, Wembanyama, and Barnes played 8.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 13 points.
Champagnie, Wesley, Sochan, Wembanyama, and Barnes played 8.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Vassell, Champagnie, Wesley, Sochan, and Wembanyama played 4.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

Portland Trail Blazers

Simons, Sharpe, Walker, Camara, and Grant played 9.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
Simons, Avdija, Sharpe, Camara, and Grant played 6.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Henderson, Sharpe, Walker, Camara, and Grant played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

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San Antonio Spurs

Vassell, Champagnie, Sochan, Wembanyama, and Barnes played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Paul, Bassey, Vassell, Wesley, and Sochan played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Paul, Champagnie, Sochan, Wembanyama, and Barnes played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Paul, Bassey, Vassell, Champagnie, and Wesley played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Paul, Wesley, Sochan, Wembanyama, and Barnes played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Bassey, Vassell, Champagnie, Sochan, and Barnes played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Mamukelashvili, Champagnie, Branham, Wembanyama, and Barnes played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Bassey, Champagnie, Branham, Sochan, and Barnes played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Bassey, Vassell, Branham, Sochan, and Barnes played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Bassey, Vassell, Champagnie, Wesley, and Sochan played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Bassey, Vassell, Mamukelashvili, Wesley, and Barnes played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Vassell, Champagnie, Branham, Wesley, and Wembanyama played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

Portland Trail Blazers

Simons, Avdija, Henderson, Camara, and Grant played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 10 points.
Simons, Avdija, Sharpe, Walker, and Camara played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Avdija, Henderson, Camara, Clingan, and Grant played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Simons, Avdija, Banton, Henderson, and Clingan played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Henderson, Sharpe, Camara, Clingan, and Grant played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Simons, Avdija, Banton, Sharpe, and Walker played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Simons, Avdija, Henderson, Clingan, and Grant played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Simons, Banton, Sharpe, Walker, and Grant played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Simons, Henderson, Camara, Clingan, and Grant played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Simons, Sharpe, Camara, Clingan, and Grant played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Toumani Camara covered 4.79 km, more than anyone in the game.

Victor Wembanyama touched the ball 79 times, a game high.
Victor Wembanyama made 49 passes, a game high.
Toumani Camara defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.
Victor Wembanyama had 14 rebound chances, a game high.

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San Antonio Spurs

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Harrison Barnes	4.09	6.7	43	34
Jeremy Sochan	4.02	7.1	46	33
Victor Wembanyama	3.96	6.5	79	49
Julian Champagnie	3.83	7.0	54	38
Devin Vassell	3.59	6.6	57	34
Blake Wesley	3.39	7.6	47	39
Malaki Branham	1.85	6.9	34	25
Charles Bassey	1.72	7.1	17	10
Sandro Mamukelashvili	1.72	7.5	16	15
Chris Paul	1.03	5.3	22	17

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Toumani Camara	4.79	7.1	45	35
Anfernee Simons	4.47	6.7	64	42
Jerami Grant	4.39	6.5	53	31
Shaedon Sharpe	3.93	6.8	36	22
Deni Avdija	3.20	6.7	53

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2024-25 regular season, not this game.

San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama contested 10.7 shots per game over his 46 games.
He ranks 3 of 388 in the league.
Chris Paul recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 26 of 388 in the league.
Devin Vassell deflected 2.3 passes per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 61 of 388 in the league.

Portland Trail Blazers

Toumani Camara drew 0.40 charges per game over his 78 games.
He ranks 1 of 388 in the league.
Donovan Clingan contested 9.7 shots per game over his 67 games.
He ranks 10 of 388 in the league.
Scoot Henderson deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 66 games.
He ranks 30 of 388 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Portland Trail Blazers have won 49 of their 123 games against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game context

Attendance

17.025

87.7% of capacity

Moda Center · Portland

Scoring

234

combined points

6.3 above the season average (227.7)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

11 calls reviewed0 no admitted errors