San Antonio takes on Denver, aims to halt 5-game skid
San Antonio Spurs (31-44, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (47-28, third in the Western Conference)
Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -13.5; over/under is 235.5
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio comes into the matchup against Denver after losing five straight games.
The Nuggets are 29-17 in conference play. Denver leads the Western Conference averaging 58.2 points in the paint. Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets scoring 16.8.
The Spurs are 20-27 against conference opponents. San Antonio is fifth in the Western Conference with 16.1 fast break points per game led by De’Aaron Fox averaging 3.2.
The Nuggets make 50.7% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.2 percentage points higher than the Spurs have allowed to their opponents (47.5%). The Spurs average 14.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than the Nuggets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 29.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, 10.2 assists and 1.8 steals for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 16.9 points over the last 10 games.
Chris Paul is averaging 8.7 points and 7.5 assists for the Spurs. Stephon Castle is averaging 18.2 points and 5.6 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 117.1 points, 43.8 rebounds, 30.7 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.
Spurs: 4-6, averaging 113.3 points, 41.1 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.5 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr.: day to day (personal), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Jamal Murray: day to day (hamstring), Julian Strawther: out (knee).
Spurs: Charles Bassey: day to day (knee), De’Aaron Fox: out for season (hand), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (shoulder), Jeremy Sochan: day to day (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
