Victor Wembanyama hit two free throws with 2.4 seconds left and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to claim a 118-116 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Wembanyama made all ten of his free throw attempts, scoring 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Devin Vassell scored 23 points off the bench, Julian Champagnie had 19 points and Jeremy Sochan added 15 points for San Antonio, which beat Portland with a 24-4 run in the final quarter.

Jerami Grant made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points as Portland lost its fifth straight game and fell for the ninth time in its last 11 games. Anfernee Simons scored 30 points and seven assists, and Deni Avdija had 19 points off the bench.

Vassell nailed a mid-range shot to give the Spurs a two-lead lead with 12.2 seconds left in the game. Grant drove to the basket and hit a game-tying shot with 6.4 seconds left to tie the score at 116.

Wembanyama was fouled while looking for the final shot and calmly made both free throws. Avdija’s half-court shot went wide as time expired.

San Antonio’s Chris Paul was called for two technical fouls 11 seconds apart late in the first quarter, resulting in an ejection.

Harrison Barnes had 10 points for San Antonio, which shot 51.8 percent from the field and 14 of 30 (46.7 percent) from 3-point range.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 11 points for the Trail Blazers, who made 51.2 percent of their shots and hit 16 of 41 (39 percent) from behind the arc.

The Spurs trailed by 17 points before scoring 11 straight points to make it 105-99 after a putback by Charles Bassey with 5:27 to play.

The excitement continued in San Antonio, and Champagnie hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 2:08 left to take a 24-4 lead.

Grant responded with his eighth attempt, tying the score at 112 with 1:07 left.

Grant scored 22 points in the third quarter as Portland scored 46 points in the period, turning a 52-42 halftime deficit into an 88-80 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Simons sank a three-pointer and Avdija scored the next four points as the Trail Blazers took a 100-86 lead with 9:28 left.

Portland’s lead was 105-88 from Jabari Walker with 8:29 left before San Antonio rallied in stunning fashion.

–Field level media