In the NBA regular season, the Spurs faced the Blazers at home. This game is also about the fate of the Lakers, if the Spurs lose, then their probability of advancing to the playoffs will also increase. This time the Spurs had a sluggish first half, once trailing by 13 points, but they fought back like crazy in the second half, including a 34-16 offensive in the third quarter and successfully occupied the initiative on the court. In the end, the Spurs beat the Blazers 113-92 to secure the tenth place in the West with two consecutive wins.
Since the Lakers lost to the Nuggets earlier, this game has also attracted the attention of many Lakers fans to see if the Blazers can bring surprises. The first half was indeed quite unexpected, the Blazers occupied the initiative on the court, once took a 13-point lead, but in the second half of the field, the Spurs found a sense of hand, the Blazers fell into a downturn, a net win of 18 points in a single quarter; the Spurs also occupied an absolute point difference in the last quarter, and the point difference was further widened, and finally the Spurs won a 21-point victory.
The Spurs did not play very well in this game, shooting only 45.2%, but the Blazers were even worse, shooting only 39.3%. In this campaign, the Spurs did not play Murray and Peltel, Johnson scored a maximum 28 points, Collins 18 points and 13 rebounds, Jones 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Diop 12 points and 7 rebounds, their outstanding performance helped the team win the game. Now the Spurs have won two straight, two wins ahead of the Lakers behind them, and are one step closer to locking up a play-off spot.
Now it is very unfavorable for the Lakers, they have been 2 wins behind the Spurs, with 4 games left, the Spurs are in an absolute advantage, as long as they win 2 more wins, they will lock this seat. As for the Lakers, there is no way back, even if it is a four-game winning streak, it is still possible to get out, you need to see the face of the Spurs, there is no room. In the next 4 games, the Lakers need to win at least 3 games before they can magically advance to the playoffs.
The Remaining 4 opponents of the Lakers are: Suns, Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets; the remaining 4 opponents of the Spurs are: Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors and Lone Rangers.
The opponents of both teams are not weak, and the Lakers have a fish belly thunder on this side, which is a high probability of winning. The Spurs' opponents on this side have a winning percentage of more than 50%, and they have not secured their own rankings, and it is not easy to win. For now, the Lakers still have a chance, but the premise is that they can beat their opponents.