Portland Trail Blazers – San Antonio Spurs · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 8 April 2026

POR101–112SAS

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↑ SAS winsPOR wins ↓

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

This is how the game was decided.

De'Aaron Fox decided it, the San Antonio Spurs player with the most points (25, with 5 rebounds and 7 assists; -3 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Keldon Johnson's (+13). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

San Antonio Spurs 112-101 Portland Trail Blazers (April 8, 2026) was not decided in the closing minutes: the San Antonio Spurs went ahead for good in the first quarter (3:28 left), with a jump shot by Dylan Harper for 21-19, and never gave up the lead.

The biggest run of San Antonio Spurs 112-101 Portland Trail Blazers (April 8, 2026) was a 10-0 run by the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter (from 9:35 to 7:47), from 2-8 to 12-8. The Portland Trail Blazers' best was a 7-0 run in the third quarter (from 7:36 to 6:55), from 61-73 to 68-73.

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

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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.

This is how the two teams compared in passes and jump shots.

Portland made 267 passes and San Antonio made 255.
POR 267255 SAS
Portland made 19 of 58 jump shots and San Antonio made 22 of 56.
POR19/58
SAS22/56

Passes come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game: each team's total adds up its players' passes. Jump shots come from ESPN's play-by-play: every field-goal attempt ESPN logs as a jump shot counts, threes included.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · POR

Camara · Avdija · Henderson · Holiday · Murray

Closing lineup · SAS

Fox · Harper · Vassell · Kornet · Johnson

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POR

Toumani Camara

40′ · +7

Deni Avdija

38′ · +7

Scoot Henderson

38′ · -7

Jrue Holiday

31′ · -9

Donovan Clingan

28′ · -4

Matisse Thybulle

24′ · -19

Kris Murray

12′ · -9

Robert Williams III

13′ · -11

Sidy Cissoko

9′ · -8

Blake Wesley

4′ · +2

Caleb Love

2′ · -4

SAS

De'Aaron Fox

35′ · -3

Dylan Harper

33′ · +6

Devin Vassell

31′ · 0

Julian Champagnie

27′ · +6

Luke Kornet

26′ · +5

Keldon Johnson

29′ · +13

Harrison Barnes

27′ · +13

Carter Bryant

25′ · +6

Jordan McLaughlin

9′ · +9

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

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Portland Trail Blazers

Avdija, Henderson, Camara, Clingan, and Holiday played 14.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Williams, Thybulle, Henderson, Murray, and Holiday played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Thybulle, Avdija, Murray, Camara, and Clingan played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

San Antonio Spurs

Fox, Kornet, Vassell, Champagnie, and Harper played 11.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Johnson, Champagnie, Harper, Bryant, and Barnes played 9.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
Fox, Kornet, Johnson, Vassell, and Harper played 4.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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Portland Trail Blazers

Avdija, Henderson, Murray, Camara, and Holiday played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Thybulle, Henderson, Wesley, Camara, and Clingan played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Williams, Thybulle, Love, Cissoko, and Holiday played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Thybulle, Avdija, Henderson, Camara, and Clingan played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Thybulle, Avdija, Cissoko, Camara, and Clingan played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Thybulle, Avdija, Henderson, Murray, and Camara played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Thybulle, Avdija, Henderson, Camara, and Holiday played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Williams, Avdija, Henderson, Wesley, and Camara played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Avdija, Cissoko, Camara, and Holiday played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Thybulle, Henderson, Camara, Clingan, and Holiday played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Avdija, Henderson, Camara, and Holiday played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Thybulle, Avdija, Henderson, Cissoko, and Clingan played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

San Antonio Spurs

Fox, Kornet, McLaughlin, Vassell, and Barnes played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Fox, Johnson, Champagnie, Bryant, and Barnes played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Fox, Johnson, Vassell, Harper, and Bryant played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Johnson, Vassell, Harper, Bryant, and Barnes played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Fox, Kornet, Johnson, Vassell, and Barnes played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Fox, Kornet, McLaughlin, Bryant, and Barnes played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Fox, Johnson, Vassell, Champagnie, and Bryant played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Fox, Kornet, McLaughlin, Johnson, and Vassell played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
McLaughlin, Johnson, Harper, Bryant, and Barnes played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won 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 5.02 km, more than anyone in the game.

Deni Avdija touched the ball 90 times, a game high.
Deni Avdija made 56 passes, a game high.
Luke Kornet defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.
Donovan Clingan had 25 rebound chances, a game high.

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Portland Trail Blazers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Toumani Camara	5.02	7.1	52	37
Scoot Henderson	4.76	7.1	63	40
Deni Avdija	4.34	6.6	90	56
Jrue Holiday	3.75	6.8	64	42
Donovan Clingan	3.12	6.3	48	39
Matisse Thybulle	2.85	6.7	24	19
Kris Murray	1.61	7.3	7	5
Robert Williams III	1.50	6.6	20	14
Sidy Cissoko	1.11	7.0	10	7
Blake Wesley	0.58	7.5	10	5
Caleb Love	0.26	6.7	4	3

San Antonio Spurs

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
De'Aaron Fox	4.36	7.1	73	46
Dylan Harper	3.97	7.0	62	43
Devin Vassell	3.75	7.0	43	26
Julian Champagnie	3.46	7.3	33	27
Keldon Johnson	3.41	6.6	39

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

This is how each team's plays were shared among its players.

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	Min	Usage (%)
Toumani Camara	39:57	15.2
Scoot Henderson	38:03	24.5
Deni Avdija	37:32	33.3
Jrue Holiday	31:29	25.0
Donovan Clingan	28:16	10.8
Matisse Thybulle	24:07	8.3
Robert Williams III	12:47	18.2
Kris Murray	12:22	6.1
Sidy Cissoko	8:55	10.0
Blake Wesley	4:21	50.0
Caleb Love	2:12	16.7

San Antonio Spurs

Player	Min	Usage (%)
De'Aaron Fox	34:33	30.9
Dylan Harper	32:38	22.2
Devin Vassell	30:59	21.1
Keldon Johnson	28:55	25.3
Julian Champagnie	26:50	8.8
Harrison Barnes	26:47	15.4
Luke Kornet	26:01	10.3
Carter Bryant	24:42	15.2
Jordan McLaughlin	8:35	10.5

Usage is the NBA's official figure (NBA.com) for this game: out of every 100 team plays while he was on the floor, how many he finished with a shot, a turnover or free throws.

Who guarded whom

Toumani Camara guarded De'Aaron Fox for 7.7 minutes, over 35 possessions.
In that time, De'Aaron Fox scored 8 points and made 3 of 7 shots.
Luke Kornet guarded Donovan Clingan for 7.4 minutes, over 34 possessions.
In that time, Donovan Clingan scored 5 points and made 2 of 4 shots.
Donovan Clingan guarded Luke Kornet for 7.3 minutes, over 34 possessions.
In that time, Luke Kornet scored 2 points and made 1 of 2 shots.

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Portland Trail Blazers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Camara	Fox	7.7	35	8 (3/7)
Clingan	Kornet	7.3	34	2 (1/2)
Henderson	Harper	6.7	35	4 (2/5)
Avdija	Barnes	4.2	18	5 (1/2)
Holiday	Vassell	3.5	16	4 (1/3)
Williams	Bryant	3.1	16	11 (4/5)
Avdija	Champagnie	2.6	13	0 (0/1)
Holiday	Champagnie	2.4	11	0 (0/1)
Thybulle	Vassell	2.0	7	2 (1/3)

San Antonio Spurs defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Kornet	Clingan	7.4	34	5 (2/4)
Harper	Henderson	6.9	35	2 (1/5)
Vassell	Avdija	4.3	19	6 (3/5)
Fox	Camara	3.5	24	2 (1/2)
Johnson	Camara	3.2	13	0 (0/0)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Portland Trail Blazers

Donovan Clingan contested 13.5 shots per game over his 77 games.
He ranks 1 of 399 in the league.
Toumani Camara drew 0.22 charges per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 6 of 399 in the league.
Matisse Thybulle deflected 3.9 passes per game over his 30 games.
He ranks 7 of 399 in the league.

San Antonio Spurs

Luke Kornet contested 9.6 shots per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.
De'Aaron Fox deflected 2.8 passes per game over his 72 games.
He ranks 34 of 399 in the league.
Dylan Harper recovered 0.6 loose balls per game over his 69 games.
He ranks 49 of 399 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 San Antonio Spurs have won 74 of their 123 games against the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Game context

Attendance

18.354

100% of capacity

Frost Bank Center · San Antonio

Scoring

213

combined points

18.2 below the season average (231.2)