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PORTLAND, Ore. — Jerami Grant and Malcolm Brogdon each scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of San Antonio rookie star Victor Wembanyama's absence to beat the Spurs 134-128 on Friday night for a split in the two-game set. Wembanyama rested on the second night of a back-to-back after the rookie rolled an ankle earlier this month. He had 30 points Thursday night in San Antonio's 118-105 victory. Brogdon also had seven assists. Jabari Walker scored a career-high 24 points, and rookie Scoot Henderson added 21 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Keldon Johnson scored 27 points for San Antonio. Portland was 16 of 27 from 3-point range, while San Antonio was 14 of 33.
