Keldon Johnson and Zach Collins come up big as the Spurs again manhandle Portland to move...
San Antonio Spurs guard Josh Richardson smiles as he watches Keldon Johnson celebrate after hitting a 3-pointer in the second half on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at the AT&T Center.In the moments before tipping off against Portland on Sunday, the Spurs watched the Los Angeles Lakers gag up another game down the stretch against Denver.
Keldon Johnson scored 28 points and Zach Collins put up his first career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds to ignite the winning effort.It was the Spurs’ second straight victory over Portland at the AT&T Center, joining a 130-111 thumping administered two nights earlier. Both outcomes combined to reduce the Spurs’ magic number for clinching at least 10th place in the West — and a subsequent play-in spot — to two games.
Spurs fans can debate the merits of pushing for the play-in shot at the expense of worsening their lottery pick in the June NBA draft.The Spurs are on the cusp of the play-in. They might as well go for it now.For the aforementioned fans who would prefer their team commence losing games, the injury report heading into Sunday was heartening.
Tre Jones again filled in ably for Murray, putting up 18 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists. It was also why the Spurs were OK sitting an ill Murray and a hobbled Poeltl on Sunday in the thick of the play-in race.3. Primo chips in on ‘D’
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