Trail Blazers Square Up With The Spurs In Austin

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (33-46) at SAN ANTONIO SPURS (20-59)
April. 6, 2023 — Moody Center — 5:00 pm PST
Regular Season Game #80 — Away Game #40
TV: ROOT SPORTS PLUS
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RADIO: Rip City Radio 620 AM

ALL TIME: Spurs lead, 92-91
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 58-34
SAN ANTONIO HOME: Spurs lead, 58-33

TRIPLE THREAT: Portland has three players averaging 20 or more points this season: Damian Lillard (32.2), Anfernee Simons (21.1) and Jerami Grant (20.5). The Trail Blazers have never had a season in which three players were averaging 20-plus points.

SHAE ON DISPLAY: Shaedon Sharpe tallied 27 points, six rebounds and six assists on April 2 at Minnesota, becoming the only rookie in the NBA this season with multiple games recording 27-plus points, six-plus rebounds and six-plus
assists.

It was Sharpe's third-straight game posting at least 25 points and five assists, becoming one of only three rookies to do so in the last 10 seasons in the NBA (Luka Doncic, Trae Young). He also became the first Trail Blazers rookie since Kelvin Ransey (1981) to drop three-straight games with 25-plus points.

KNOX-ING DOWN BUCKETS: Kevin Knox II posted 19 points on April 2 at Minnesota, marking his highest-scoring game as a Trail Blazer and the fifth time he has scored in double figures over his last seven games.

WALK THE WALK: Jabari Walker posted a career-high (tie) 14 points and four 3PM on March 31 vs. Sacramento, marking his first career game with multiple 3PM.
Coming into the game, Walker had eight total 3PM.

THE DREAM TEEN: Shaedon Sharpe posted a career-high 30 points, seven assists and six 3PM on March 29 vs. Sacramento to go along with seven rebounds, becoming the fourth teenager in NBA history to record 30-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and seven-plus assists in a game (Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, LeBron James). Sharpe's 13 points in the third marked the highest scoring quarter of his career.

STAYING SHARPE: Shaedon Sharpe posted a career-high 29 points on March 26 vs. Oklahoma City, becoming only the second rookie in the NBA this season to record three consecutive games with 24 or more points (Banchero).

ELITE LITTLE: Nassir Little recorded a season-high 28 points on March 26 vs. Oklahoma City, marking the second-highest scoring output of his career and his sixth career game with 20-plus points.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: Shaedon Sharpe recorded multiple career highs on March 22 at Utah, finishing with 24 points, nine rebounds, four steals, four 3PM and 40 minutes.

20 FOR 32: Damian Lillard recorded his 24th straight game with 20-plus points on March 3 at Atlanta, marking the longest streak of his career. Lillard extended the streak to 32 games on March 22 at Utah when he posted 30 points, marking the longest current active streak of 20-plus point games in the NBA this season.

Lillard's Longest Streaks of 20-Plus Point Games:
32 Jan. 8-March 22, 2023
23 Jan. 3-March 6, 2020
21 Feb. 2-March 19, 2021

SHARPE SHOOTING: Shaedon Sharpe recorded his 66th 3PM on March 12 at New Orleans, breaking a tie with Martell Webster (65) for the third most 3PM by a Trail Blazers rookie. He currenty has 75 3PM this season.

Most 3PM by a Trail Blazers Rookie:
185…..Damian Lillard
159…..Rudy Fernandez
75…….Shaedon Sharpe
65…….Martell Webster
62…….Nicolas Batum

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: Shaedon Sharpe recorded multiple career highs on March 22 at Utah, finishing with 24 points, nine rebounds, four steals, four 3PM and 40 minutes.

DAME DIMES: On March 22 at Utah, Damian Lillard passed Andre Iguodala (5,147) and José Calderón (5,148) to move up to the No. 66 spot on the NBA’s all-time assists list.

He currently has 5,151 career assists.
NBA All-Time Leaders for Career Assists (Nos. 60-70):

MOVING ON UP: On March 14 vs. New York, Damian Lillard passed Bob Lanier (19,248) on the NBA’s all-time scoring list to move up to the No. 59 spot. He entered the season at No. 85 with 17,665 career points and currently has 19,346 career points.

NBA All-Time Scoring List (No. 50-60):

FEBRUARY FREE THROWS: Damian Lillard shot 96.3% (105-of-109) from the line in February. Lillard and Dirk Nowitzki are the only players in NBA history to make 100-plus free throws in a month while shooting at least 95% from the line.

OH, WHAT A NIGHT: Damian Lillard scored a career-high and franchise record 71 points (22-38 FG, 13-22 3P, 14-14 FT) on Feb. 26 vs. Houston, tying Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season.

• His 71 points are tied for the eighth-highest scoring game in NBA history.

• Became the first player in NBA history with 70- plus points, five-plus rebounds, five-plus assists and 10-plus 3PM in a game.

• Became the oldest player with a 70-point game in NBA history.

• Had an 80.4% true shooting percentage, the highest in a 70-point game in NBA history.

• Recorded 71 points in the fewest minutes played in a 70-point game in NBA history (39:11).

• Became the first player to have multiple 60-point games in a single season since himself in 2019-20.

• Scored 54 more points than anyone else in the game, the largest difference between the top scorers in a game since Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game in 2006.

• His 13 3PM set a new franchise record.

Trail Blazers 109, Grizzlies 119 – April 4, 2023 – FedExForum – Game #79 (33-46, 16-23 Away)

The Trail Blazers fell to the Grizzlies by a final score of 119-109 ... Skylar Mays logged a career-high 24 points (9-16 FG, 4-6 3P, 2-2 FT) to go along with eight rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 36 minutes ... Shaedon Sharpe recorded 20 points (8-18 FG, 2-8 3P, 2-4 FT), eight rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes ... Jabari Walker posted a career-high 16 points (6-11 FG, 3-5 3P, 1-2 FT) to go along with six rebounds in 20 minutes ... Desmond Bane led Memphis with 30 points in 36 minutes.

Trail Blazers 107, Timberwolves 105 – April 2, 2023 – Target Center – Game #78 (33-45, 16-22 Away)

Portland defeated Minnesota by a final score of 107-105 ... Shaedon Sharpe recorded a team-high 27 points (9-19 FG, 2-7 3P, 7-9 FT) to go along with six rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes, becoming the only rookie in the NBA this season with multiple games posting 27-plus points, six-plus rebounds and six-plus assists ... Kevin Knox II tallied 19 points (8-15 FG, 2-6 3P, 1-3 FT), four rebounds and three steals in 29 minutes, marking his highest scoring game as a Trail Blazer and the fifth time he has scored in double figures over his last seven games ... Trendon Watford posted 15 points (6-8 FG, 0-2 3P, 3-5 FT), three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes ... Skylar Mays finished with 13 points (6-9 FG, 1-2 3P), three rebounds and a career-high nine assists in 30 minutes ... The Trail Blazers outscored Minnesota 62-52 in the paint and 25-15 in fast-break points ... Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 37 points to go along with five rebounds, six assists and one steal in 38 minutes.

Trail Blazers 114, Kings 138 – March 31, 2023 – Moda Center – Game #77 (32-45, 17-23 Home)

The Trail Blazers fell to the Kings by a final score of 138-114 ... Shaedon Sharpe finished with a game-high 27 points (10-20 FG, 4-10 3P, 3-4 FT) to go along with three rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks in 37 minutes ... Drew Eubanks logged 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-7 FT), 10 rebounds, two steals and one block in 28 minutes ... Skylar Mays posted 14 points (5-8 FG, 3-6 3P, 1-1 FT), six assists and one steal in 30 minutes ... Jabari Walker recorded a career-high tying 14 points (5-12 FG, 4-6 3P) to go along with three assists and one block, marking his first career game with multiple 3PM ... De'Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis each contributed 20 points for Sacramento.

Trail Blazers 80, Kings 120 – March 29, 2023 – Moda Center – Game #76 (32-44, 17-22 Home)

Portland fell to Sacramento by a final score of 120-80 ... Shaedon Sharpe posted a career-high 30 points (10-27 FG, 6-13 3P, 4-4 FT) and seven assists to go along with seven rebounds and one block in 44 minutes, becoming the fourth teenager in NBA history to record 30-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and seven-plus assists in a game ... Kevin Knox II finished with 12 points (6-16 FG, 0-5 3P), 12 rebounds and one steal in 39 minutes in his first start as a Trail Blazer ... Jabari Walked recorded 12 points (5-9 FG, 1-3 3P, 1-1 FT) and five rebounds in 27 minutes ... Nassir Little tallied 10 points (4-17 FG, 0-8 3P, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one block in 40 minutes ... De'Aaron Fox led the Kings with 18 points in 27 minutes ... Domantas Sabonis put up a double-double for Sacramento with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 27 minutes.

Trail Blazers 90, Pelicans 124 – March 27, 2023 – Moda Center – Game #75 (32-43, 17-21 Home)

The Trail Blazers fell to the Pelicans by a final score of 124-90 ... Keon Johnson recorded a career-high tying 20 points (7-15 FG, 3-7 3P, 3-4 FT) to go along with three rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes ... Kevin Knox II tallied 15 points (6-15 FG, 1-7 3P, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, three assists and one steal in 32 minutes ... Shaedon Sharpe posted 12 points (5-13 FG, 1-4 3P, 1-1 FT), eight rebounds and one steal in 35 minutes ... Drew Eubanks finished with 12 points (4-8 FG, 0-1 3P, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, one steal and one block in 23 minutes ... Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 29 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists and one steal in 31 minutes ... Jonas Valanciunas put up a double-double for the Pelicans with 10 points and 21 rebounds in 30 minutes.

Drew Eubanks (Left Thoracic Spasm) and Kevin Knox II (Left Knee Soreness) are PROBABLE, Trendon Watford (Right Ankle Sprain), Cam Reddish (Lumbar Soreness), and Shaedon Sharpe (Left Knee Tendinopathy) are QUESTIONABLE, Matisse Thybulle (Right Knee Effusion) is DOUBTFUL, and Damian Lillard (Right Calf Tightness), Jusuf Nurkic (Right Knee Soreness), Anfernee Simons (Right Foot Soreness), Jerami Grant (left quad contusion), Ibou Badji (left knee soreness), Keon Johnson (Right 5th Finger Fracture), Nassir Little (Left Ankle Sprain) and Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain) are OUT for Thursday's game.

For the Spurs, Zach Collins (Left Fifth Finger Laceration) is PROBABLE, Keldon Johnson (Right Foot Sprain), and Romeo Langford (Left Adductor Injury Management) are QUESTIONABLE, and Charles Bassey (Left Patella Non-Displaced Fracture), Khem Birch (Right Knee Chondromalacia), Devonte Graham (Left Adductor Strain), Doug McDermott (Right Ankle Sprain), Jeremy Sochan (Right Knee Soreness), and Devin Vassell (Left Knee Injury Management) are OUT.

Tip for Thursday's game is scheduled for 5:00 pm PT. All Portland Trail Blazers regular season and preseason games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broadcasting flagship station, Rip City Radio 620 AM. Travis Demers begins his fourth full season providing play-by-play commentary for all home and away games, with Michael Holton adding commentary.

On television, ROOT SPORTS PLUS will air 81 Trail Blazers regular season games featuring Kevin Calabro calling play-by-play, Lamar Hurd providing analysis and Brooke Olzendam reporting from the sideline. Between ROOT SPORTS PLUS, TNT and ESPN, all 82 regular season games will be televised. For all viewing visit www.trailblazers.com/watch.