San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference)Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDTLINE: Spurs -1.5; over/under is 220.5WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Trail Blazers host the San Antonio Spurs in game three of the Western Conference first round with the series tied 1-1. The Trail Blazers defeated the Spurs 106-103 in the last meeting on Wednesday. Scoot Henderson led the Trail Blazers with 31 points, and Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 18.The Trail Blazers are 29-23 in conference matchups. Portland averages 16.5 turnovers per game and is 16-9 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.The Spurs have gone 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Luke Kornet averaging 3.5.The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 45.1% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs are shooting 48.3% from the field, 1.2% higher than the 47.1% the Trail Blazers’ opponents have shot this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists for the Trail Blazers. Jrue Holiday is averaging 18.0 points over the last 10 games.Popul …
