Keita Bates-Diop's big late stretch lifts Spurs past Trail Blazers

Keita Bates-Diop racked up 25 points, with 10 of them in the decisive late-game stretch that helped propel the San Antonio Spurs to a 129-127 comeback victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday in the first-ever NBA game played in Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

The Trail Blazers trailed by nine points midway through the third quarter before sweeping to a two-point advantage at the end of the period. Portland was