By HD. After hitting 2 Free throws to tie the game at 96 with just 0.9 left, Nicolas Batum must be tired, right? Think again.
With just 0.9 left, the San Antonio Spurs would get the ball back after 2 clutch free throws by Nicolas Batum. Steve Novaks pass would be way off, so the Blazers had one last chance.
The Blazers took advantage, an inbounds pass from Andre Miller, straight to the rim to Nicolas Batum, who would then tip in a game winning lay up for a huge 98-96 win.
The Spurs had as big as a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, but that didn't stop the Blazers.
Down 96-92, Portland would play tough Defense, getting a steal from Tony Parker and Andre Miller took it to the rack and scored. Next play, Wesley Matthews got a steal on Manu Ginobilli, thats when Nicolas Batum on the fast break was fouled then tied it with 0.9 left.
All 5 Blazer starters scored in double figures, Gerald Wallace had 14, Batum had 21, LaMarcus Aldridge had 14 also, Miller had 21 and Wesley Matthews had 15 points.
"That was a big game. It was a really big game before we go back out there and play them again," said Miller, who had 21 points and eight assists. "You don't want to go out on a road trip losing a home game to a team that you're going to play again in a couple of days."
"Tonight, we hung in there," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "We didn't panic late. We had to make stops and make plays. We didn't drop our heads, we continued to play."
The Trail Blazers finished the game on a 20-8 run and ended the game on a 8-0 run in the final minute.
The Blazers will stay in 6th in the West, just 2 1/2 game out of Denver for the 5th spot. The Blazers pick up their 42nd win of the year, now 42-30.
The Spurs are still a NBA best 57-15.
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