SAN ANTONIO -- — Keldon Johnson and Malaki Branham had 17 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat Portland 118-105 on Thursday night in their fourth game without coach Gregg Popovich.

Popovich has been out since having a medical episode Saturday before a home game against Minnesota. Prior to the game Thursday, Spurs acting head coach Mitch Johnson said the team is unsure when Popovich will return.

Zach Collins and Julian Champagnie added 14 points each to help the Spurs snap a two-game skid. Victor Wembanyama had 12 points. Branham exited two minutes into the fourth quarter after rolling his right ankle.

Deandre Ayton had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Portland. Jerami Grant also had 21 points, and Anfernee Simons added 19.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Portland was 9 for 32 on 3-pointers. Simons was 3 for 9 on 3s, but the rest of the starting lineup was 3 for 12.

Spurs: San Antonio has struggled to find a consistent second scoring option behind Wembanyama, but that should change with the return of Devin Vassell. Vassell missed the first nine games following offseason surgery for a stress reaction of the third metatarsal head in his right foot.

Key moment

With Portland trailing 64-62, San Antonio was able to extend the lead to four points on a 3-pointer by Branham and off-the-ball foul on Grant that Wembanyama converted into a free throw. The play gave the Spurs a 68-62 lead.

Key stat

Backups Branham, Johnson, Collins and Blake Wesley combined for 58 points. With the team’s depth thinning with injuries to Jeremy Sochan, Tre Jones, Vassell and now Branham, the Spurs have needed greater contributions from more of their reserves.

Up next

Portland is at Minnesota on Friday night. The Spurs host Utah on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Victor Wembanyama (Harrison Barnes gains possession)	0	0
11:35	Stephon Castle makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
11:22	Victor Wembanyama blocks Toumani Camara 's 1-foot dunk	2	0
11:22	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	2	0
11:14	Jerami Grant bad pass (Victor Wembanyama steals)	2	0
11:04	Julian Champagnie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	0
10:49	Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	0
10:49	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	5	0
10:38	Chris Paul bad pass (Anfernee Simons steals)	5	0
10:33	Deandre Ayton makes layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	5	2
10:16	Harrison Barnes makes 1-foot two point shot (Stephon Castle assists)	7	2
10:00	Deandre Ayton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)	7	5
9:44	Stephon Castle misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	5
9:41	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	7	5
9:22	Deni Avdija makes 11-foot two point shot	7	7
9:22	Stephon Castle shooting foul	7	7
9:22	Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 1	7	7
9:21	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	7	7
9:08	Toumani Camara shooting foul	7	7
9:08	Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2	7	7
9:08	Spurs offensive team rebound	7	7
9:08	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	8	7
8:51	Deni Avdija misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:50	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	8	7
8:46	Julian Champagnie misses running pullup jump shot	8	7
8:44	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	8	7
8:34	Jerami Grant makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	8	9
8:15	Victor Wembanyama misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	8	9
8:13	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	8	9
8:00	Anfernee Simons makes 15-foot two point shot	8	11
7:33	Julian Champagnie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	11	11
7:18	Toumani Camara misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:15	Chris Paul defensive rebound	11	11
7:01	Julian Champagnie lost ball turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	11	11
6:45	Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot two point shot (Toumani Camara assists)	11	13
6:22	Harrison Barnes misses driving floating jump shot	11	13
6:19	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	11	13
6:16	Harrison Barnes makes hook shot	13	13
6:01	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	13	15
6:01	Spurs Full timeout	13	15
6:01	Zach Collins enters the game for Harrison Barnes	13	15
6:01	Malaki Branham enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	13	15
6:01	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Chris Paul	13	15
6:01	Scoot Henderson enters the game for Jerami Grant	13	15
5:39	Stephon Castle misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	15
5:37	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	13	15
5:27	Scoot Henderson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	13	15
5:26	Zach Collins defensive rebound	13	15
5:08	Malaki Branham makes 6-foot two point shot (Stephon Castle assists)	15	15
4:51	Deandre Ayton misses 14-foot two point shot	15	15
4:48	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	15	15
4:30	Julian Champagnie misses driving floating jump shot	15	15
4:28	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	15	15
4:26	Keldon Johnson shooting foul	15	15
4:26	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
4:26	Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2	15	16
4:23	Scoot Henderson offensive rebound	15	16
4:10	Deni Avdija misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	16
4:07	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	15	16
3:54	Zach Collins makes 1-foot two point shot (Keldon Johnson assists)	17	16
3:36	Anfernee Simons bad pass (Julian Champagnie steals)	17	16
3:32	Stephon Castle makes 1-foot dunk (Julian Champagnie assists)	19	16
3:32	Trail Blazers Full timeout	19	16
3:32	Rayan Rupert enters the game for Anfernee Simons	19	16
3:32	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Deandre Ayton	19	16
3:32	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Toumani Camara	19	16
3:32	Jerami Grant enters the game for Deni Avdija	19	16
3:29	Scoot Henderson misses two point shot	19	16
3:29	Malaki Branham defensive rebound	19	16
3:17	Stephon Castle makes two point shot (Malaki Branham assists)	21	16
3:07	Scoot Henderson makes two point shot	21	18
2:50	Malaki Branham makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Zach Collins assists)	23	18
2:33	Donovan Clingan misses 22-foot three point jumper	23	18
2:31	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	23	18
2:22	Keldon Johnson makes driving layup	25	18
2:06	Jerami Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	18
2:05	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	25	18
1:55	Rayan Rupert misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	18
1:55	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	25	18
1:54	Donovan Clingan misses driving layup	25	18
1:51	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	25	18
1:46	Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul	25	18
1:46	Malaki Branham makes free throw 1 of 2	26	18
1:46	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Stephon Castle	26	18
1:46	Victor Wembanyama enters the game for Julian Champagnie	26	18
1:46	Blake Wesley enters the game for Zach Collins	26	18
1:46	Malaki Branham makes free throw 2 of 2	27	18
1:32	Shaedon Sharpe makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Donovan Clingan assists)	27	20
1:27	Malaki Branham out of bounds bad pass turnover	27	20
1:09	Blake Wesley shooting foul	27	20
1:09	Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2	27	21
1:09	Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2	27	22
58.0	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Wesley assists)	30	22
48.1	Shaedon Sharpe misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	22
48.1	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	30	22
43.0	Donovan Clingan lost ball turnover (Victor Wembanyama steals)	30	22
28.2	Victor Wembanyama makes 25-foot three pointer	33	22
18.0	Keldon Johnson flagrant foul type 1	33	22
18.0	(00:18) [Trail Blazers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	33	22
18.0	Jerami Grant makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	33	23
18.0	Jerami Grant misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3	33	23
18.0	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	33	23
18.0	Jerami Grant makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	33	24
18.0	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Keldon Johnson	33	24
18.0	Stephon Castle enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	33	24
18.0	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Rayan Rupert	33	24
1.0	Anfernee Simons makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	27

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Frost Bank Center

San Antonio, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, November 8, 2024

Coverage

KATU 2.2, FanDuel SN SW

Attendance

17,120

Referees

Sean Corbin, Brett Nansel, Nick Buchert

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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