The Spurs (8-2) beat the Trail Blazers (6-3), 125-103. We called that game even. It was not. All 5 Spurs starters were +19 or better. Victor Wembanyama scored 29 in 24 minutes and was +23.

The Spurs are now #3 in the APEX team ranking of the last 3 games. The ranking weights each player's career APEX/36 by the minutes he played in those games: 1. Celtics +3.07, 2. Nuggets +2.71, 3. Spurs +2.38, 4. Rockets +2.33, 5. Thunder +2.31. The Trail Blazers went from #5 to #6.

With all players healthy, the Thunder rate #1 at +4.6. The as-played rank shows who played; the optimal rank shows the full roster.

Box score: ESPN. Ratings: APEX, data as of 2026-11-08.