Spurs looking for return to fundamentals in meeting vs. Blazers

The San Antonio Spurs hope their home court and a focus on fundamentals will help them produce some energy and overcome a depleted roster when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. The Trail Blazers head to the Alamo City for the first game of a road back-to-back set and on the heels of a 118-100 win at New Orleans on Monday. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 24 points, and Dalano Banton scored all 20 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping the Trail Blazers outscore New Orleans 39-18 in the final quarter to erase a three-point deficit.