On April 13, the Trail Blazers played their final regular-season game in San Antonio.
Since the outcome of the game had no bearing on the Trail Blazers' standing in the League, Coach Ramsay let the starting players play only two quarters to ensure they got plenty of rest, substituting them early with bench players.
The Spurs had already secured the eighth spot in the Western Conference, and after this game, they were set to head out to Portland to face the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs.
Without the pressure of records, both the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, set to clash in the first round, relaxed and put on a decent exhibition game for the fans in San Antonio.
Drexler, Kossie, Gan Guoyang, and others took turns dunking during fast breaks, while Alvin Robertson, Mike Mitchell, and Gilmore also scored repeatedly.
It was a performance before the battle, the calm before the storm.