Blazers vs. Spurs: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Portland Trail Blazers (27-50) play against the San Antonio Spurs (45-45) at AT&T Center Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Sunday April 3, 2022 Portland Trail Blazers 0, San Antonio Spurs 0 (7:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? San Antonio Spurs @ …

The Portland Trail Blazers (27-50) play against the San Antonio Spurs (45-45) at AT&T Center

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Sunday April 3, 2022

Portland Trail Blazers 0, San Antonio Spurs 0 (7:00 pm ET)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Before tonight’s game, @Dejounte Murray surprised Selma Luna with a special meet and greet!
Selma was diagnosed with terminal cancer and her Make A Wish request was to come to a Spurs game. We’re so glad to have you here with us tonight, Selma🤍🖤
#PorVida pic.twitter.com/TSWsqthDuW7:08 PM

Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
“I think we knew we had a wild, competitive young man who was in love with basketball.”
Spurs notebook includes Pop’s 1st remarks on Ginobili’s Hall call, plus Murray misses 2nd straight game and Eubanks finds rest-of-season home in PDX.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… via @expressnews – 7:03 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Starting 5 in San Antonio.
8⃣ @TheeBWill
6⃣ @Keon Johnson
1⃣6⃣ @CJ Elleby
4⃣ @Greg Brown
2⃣4⃣ @Drew Eubanks
#RipCity | @stormxio pic.twitter.com/u8UPNEVbuZ7:02 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Not only are #Lakers 31-47 and losers of their last six, Spurs can build two-game lead on them with a win tonight vs. Blazers.
Spurs (32-45) have tiebreaker vs. Lakers as they battle for last play-in spot in West (10th seed)
Not playoffs. Play-in.
Next game? Tuesday at #Suns7:00 PM
San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Happy Sunday Funday! 🎉 Enter the Spurs Digital Arena pres. by https://t.co/XBIqcJVztn for a chance to win a $50 @HEB gift card ➡️ https://t.co/a2kc4eBGdm pic.twitter.com/doKe4RyzrK6:58 PM

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Despite the struggles and tough losses Chauncey Billups is confident at Blazers for a reason. The development of the young group is remarkable and with veterans’ contribution thw 2022-23 season looks pretty promising in Portland! #RipCity
sdna.gr/mpasket/951327…6:55 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
So. If the Spurs beat the Blazers today and the Nuggets on Tuesday, the Suns could eliminate the Lakers from the play-in by beating them later that Tuesday night. – 6:53 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
The Spurs starters tonight – Jones, Primo, Vassell, Johnson & Collins – have a combined 12 years of NBA experience, with Collins leading the way with 4.
Here are their career starts coming into tonight:
Johnson, 138
Vassell, 35
Collins, 14
Primo, 11
Jones, 8 – 6:53 PM
Jay Allen @PDXjay
With Jakob Poeltl (low back tightness) out, Zach Collins will start tonight for the Spurs against the #Blazers. It will be Collins’ third start of the season. @RipCityRadio6206:51 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Dejounte Murray, like Tim Duncan, is more inclined to put an arm around a teammate’s shoulder rather than wag a finger in their face.
“He has…been patient with them, kind of the way Timmy was patient with guys we would bring in every year,” Pop said.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a…6:37 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Spurs have downgraded Murray (upper respiratory illness) from questionable to out.
They also downgraded Poeltl (lower back tightness) from available to out while upgraded Primo (left hamstring tightness) from probably to available.
So, no Murray & Poeltl, but Primo will play. – 6:20 PM
Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Spurs Update:
Joshua Primo is available. Dejounte Murray (upper respiratory illness) and Jakob Poeltl (low back;tightness) are out for today’s game vs Blazers. – 6:19 PM
San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Sunday drip 💦
#ULTRADrip | #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/HiB40oaeGe6:12 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Lakers will fall to Denver. That means the Spurs now need 3 wins IF the Lakers were to finish undefeated in their final 4 games.
That’s very difficult for the Lakers – 6:10 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
#Pelicans (34-43) can now clinch a West play-in tournament spot tonight with a win over Clippers, after Lakers (31-47) just lost at home to Nuggets. No. 10 Spurs (32-45) lead Lakers by 1.5 games, have the tiebreaker and will host Portland at 6 p.m. CT. SA magic number is 3 – 6:10 PM
Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
The Spurs will be without Dejounte Murray (non-COVID upper respiratory illness) again tonight vs. Portland. Jakob Poeltl (lower back tightness) was a late addition to the “out” list as well. – 6:09 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: Nuggets 129, Lakers 118
The Lakers fall to 31-47. They’re 1.5 games behind the Spurs for No. 10 — two games back in the loss column. AD had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Russ had 27 pts, 10 rebs and 7 asts.
Up next: at Phoenix on Tuesday. – 6:09 PM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Dejounte Murray is OUT with upper respiratory illness.
Jakob Poeltl is now OUT with low back tightness.
Primo is available – 6:03 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🏀 #RipCity    vs @San Antonio Spurs
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San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Once a Seminole, now a Spur 👌
@Devin Vassell’s been a problem since his @FSUHoops days! pic.twitter.com/BNYxiLaFTe5:26 PM

Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Early arrivals on the floor before tonight’s game against Portland include Joe Wieskamp and Deonvtae Cacock, doing whatever warm-up drill this is. pic.twitter.com/dBx9v4Rf5H4:59 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
We’re sitting down with @Keon Johnson tomorrow for a “Powerful Connections” Twitter takeover presented by @Xfinity.
What do you want to know about the rook? #ConnectRipCity pic.twitter.com/vGjjH7UFbV4:30 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Mavericks get 2.5 days off before playing at Detroit on Wednesday. They finish the season at 22-56 Detroit, at home against 27-50 Portland and at home against 32-45 San Antonio.
Can’t draw it up much better than that. – 3:53 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
30-point, 15-assist performances this season (via @ESPNStatsInfo):
Luka Doncic (3)
James Harden
Trae Young
Dejounte Murray – 3:31 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
We’ve signed Kris Dunn & Drew Eubanks for the remainder of the season.
🔗: rip.city/3u2T0rm3:24 PM
Chris Grenham @chrisgrenham
The Celtics were 23-24 after losing to Portland on January 21st.
Since then they’ve gone 26-6 and (as of now) are sitting as the East’s No. 2 seed with a 49-30 record. Just an incredible turnaround. – 3:19 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
This MIL/DAL game is absolutely massive in the push for the 3rd seed between DAL and GSW. Remaining schedules. DAL has tiebreaker, GSW 1 game up. Dallas loses and GSW wins today it gets tough for Mavs, especially with it looking like LAL, NOP, SAS may have nothing to play for. pic.twitter.com/TNmiBznbzD3:12 PM

Ava Wallace @avarwallace
Boston makes a paltry attempt at a wave. It is nothing – nothing – compared to Portland’s wave on Josh Hart night – 2:49 PM
San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Sharing is caring 🤝
Our 30 games with 30+ assists are the most in a single season since 1983-84! #PorVida pic.twitter.com/4LSvHKNsFP2:14 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
A Spurs win today AND Kings loss eliminates the Kings from playoff contention. – 2:10 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Lakers star LeBron James will be out today vs. Nuggets as he deals with nagging ankle injury, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The Lakers are currently one game behind San Antonio for the final Play-In spot. – 1:36 PM
Joe Ingles @Joeingles7
Awesome seeing @Dante Exum playing so well & confidently for @FCBbasket!!! 🇦🇺🙌🏻 – 1:20 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
San Antonio is 3-0 this season against the Blazers.
Scores:
114-83 (Dec. 2)
133-96 (March 23)
130-111 on Friday (nail-biter)
What will tonight’s score be?
#RipCity1:18 PM