SAN ANTONIO — Brandon Roy walked out of the shower after what he called the biggest road win of his NBA career and proclaimed, “What’s our road record? We’re road warriors!” Um, Brandon, it’s 19-21 — but for the young Trail Blazers, they can brag about this one.
Roy scored 26 points and Portland won in San Antonio for the first time since 2002 with a 95-83 victory, moving the Trail Blazers into a three-way tie with the Spurs and Houston for the third-best record in the West with just four games remaining.
“We won at one of the toughest teams in the league, in April, and they needed a win,” Roy said. “So we got to use it if we want it to be something special.”
The victory also prevented — at least for a day — the Nuggets from winning the Northwest Division title.
The Spurs blew a 19-point lead in the first half and lost the season series to Portland 3-1. Tim Duncan, bothered by aching knees since the all-star break, scored four points in 24 minutes.
