Portland gave a solid effort, handling San Antonio with ease in today's 116-101 win. This came as no surprise to Portland fans, who have been watching their team continue to improve recently. Players are starting to feel more confident as well. "I feel we can take on just about anybody right now," said today's star, Smith. "The way this team's playing, there's no limit to how far we can go." Portland head coach Bob echoed his sentiment, saying "They all know they're as good as any other team in the league. They just have to stay focused and keep working, and the rest will take care of itself."

Lost in the excitement over Portland was the performance of San Antonio star Gorman.

Portland was led by Smith (36 points, 5 boards, 15 assists, 3 steals), Vanderveer (12 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, a steal, a block), Holmes (16 points, 5 boards, 3 assists). San Antonio was led by Gorman (5 points, 12 assists, a steal, a block), Owens (17 points, 3 blocks), Stroman (11 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, a steal).

With today's win, Portland are now 34-27 and 19-12 at home. They move up to #3 in the Northwest and improve to #7 overall in the Western Conference. San Antonio drop to 28-34. They drop to #4 in the Southwest and fall to #12 overall in the Western Conference.

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