Portland squeezed out a win today against San Antonio, 98-93. Both teams came out of the gates strong but a late game push by Portland was just enough to hold off San Antonio. Coach Bob said, "This game is really a sign of things to come. We come out and play hard every night. Things are looking up, and the fans of Portland have a lot to look forward to after this victory."

In the San Antonio locker room after the game, players were in a somber mood. Even after the great team performance led by Ring, they still come up short. "We deserved to win. That was our game - we just need to be able to put our opposition away when we have them down. We really were the better team." said Ring after the game.

Portland was led by Harris (29 points, 1 assists), Allbritton (21 points, 13 boards, 0 assists, a block), Shealey (22 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks). San Antonio was led by Ring (31 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Sessoms (15 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, a block), Cross (5 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, 4 blocks).

Portland stand at 1-0. They remain at #1 in the Northwest and remain at #3 overall in the Western Conference. San Antonio fall to 0-1 and 0-1 at home after this defeat. They move down to #5 in the Southwest and move down to #14 overall in the Western Conference.

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