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Spurs @ Trail Blazers

The home crowd left Veterans Memorial Coliseum satisfied, as Portland blew out the mighty Spurs by a score of 99-85. in a game that was within two points at the half. Portland used a balanced scoring attack to get the win, as starters Kenny Carr, Jim Paxson, Fat Lever, and Calvin Natt as well as promising young sixth man Clyde Drexler each cracked double figures. Carr, in particular, was on point, as he dropped 20 points on 10-12 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds. The loss of starting point guard Johnny Moore really hurt San Antonio's offense, as backup John Lucas had 12 points while shooting at laughable .227 clip. Artis Gilmore chipped in 24 points and 19 boards, but the rest of the frontcourt suffered, with Gene Banks and especially Mike Mitchell (4 points) being outplayed by Carr and Natt (10 points, 8 rebounds).