Spurs outlast Trail Blazers on the road, 96-95.

Leonard's defense forced a tough shot at the buzzer, missed by McCollum.

Portland and San Antonio had themselves a fight tonight, and it was Kawhi Leonard 1-on-1 with CJ McCollum for the finale, with the Portland shooting guard coming up short despite getting a shot off after a missed swipe attempt by Leonard.

The Claw finished with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. Behind was Dejounte Murray's 15 points and 4 assists. Avery Bradley had 11 points with 5 assists; Rudy Gay scored 10 points and 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Davis Bertans had 10 points, but went 0-4 from long range. Pau Gasol had 8 poins and 7 rebounds; Iman Shumpert scored 7 points, and Joakim Noah had 6 points and 8 rebounds with 1 block.

In a relatively quiet showing, CJ McCollum scored 16 points with 6 rebounds on 6-14 shooting. Pat Connaughton was the second highest scorer with 16 points, making four perimeter baskets. Damian Lillard had only 13 points on 5-10 shooting. Evan Turner scored 14 points, as both teams didn't eclipse 100 points.

Both teams shot under 50% overall, with ten missed free throws between them in a game decided by a single point. A stalemate took place on the glass at 44 rebounds, as both teams had 10 steals with the Spurs having more ball control with less three turnovers. The quarters were split 28-27 SA, 17-23 TB, 23-23 and 28-22 SA for the win.