According to cbssports.com reporting on the November 7, 2026 gametracker, the San Antonio Spurs built a 64-49 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers by the end of the first period.
The fast-paced opening quarter featured early fouls and turnovers before Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle helped power the San Antonio offense to a commanding advantage.
The action began with an 11:45 personal foul by Keldon Johnson drawn by Damian Lillard, quickly followed by a traveling turnover from Lillard at 11:36 and an offensive foul by Victor Wembanyama at 11:22. De’Aaron Fox then blocked Deni Avdija’s two-point pullup jump shot at 11:17, leading to a Wembanyama defensive rebound.
Following further turnovers and missed shots from both sides, Carter Bryant broke through at 10:21 by making a three-point jump shot off an assist from De’Aaron Fox to make the score 25-20. Deni Avdija answered at 10:05 with a two-point driving finger roll layup, narrowing the deficit to 25-22. De’Aaron Fox was subsequently fouled by Damian Lillard at 9:56 and converted both regular free throws to push San Antonio ahead 27-22.
Julian Champagnie contributed to the Spurs’ surge at 9:26 by sinking a three-point jump shot off another De’Aaron Fox assist, prompting a 60-second timeout from the Trail Blazers with the score at 30-22. Sidy Cissoko responded for Portland at 9:07 with a driving floating bank jump shot and a made free throw after drawing a foul from Keldon Johnson.
After a Carter Bryant offensive turnover, Donovan Clingan scored on a two-point alley-oop dunk assisted by Sidy Cissoko at 8:34. Bryant countered with a three-point jump shot at 8:24 off a Fox assist to bring the score to 33-27. Hansen Yang added two free throws for Portland following a loose ball personal foul on Keldon Johnson at 8:06, trimming the margin to 33-29.
Dylan Harper extended San Antonio’s lead to 35-29 at 7:45 with a driving layup assisted by Carter Bryant. Scoot Henderson replied for the Trail Blazers with a two-point driving floating jump shot at 7:37. Following missed attempts and a turnover by Chris Youngblood, Devin Vassell increased the Spurs’ cushion at 6:03 by making a three-point jump shot assisted by Stephon Castle, making it 38-31.
Jrue Holiday sank two free throws at 5:49 after drawing a shooting foul from Stephon Castle. After a series of missed jump shots and offensive rebounds involving Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell, Vassell connected again from beyond the arc at 5:12, cementing the 64-49 scoreline that capped the opening period.
🏀 SATURDAY'S FINAL SCORES 🏀 Victor Wembanyama records 29 points through just 3 quarters to lead the @spurs to their 8th straight victory! Devin Vassell: 15 PTS, 2 STL Stephon Castle: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST https://t.co/unoxUW9Cda pic.twitter.com/m5xRVyoAtQ
