Washington plays San Antonio on home skid

Sat, Jan 20, 2024
NBA News (AP)

San Antonio Spurs (7-34, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (7-33, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Wizards -2; over/under is 241.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington looks to stop its four-game home losing streak with a win against San Antonio.

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The Wizards have gone 3-14 in home games. Washington has a 4-18 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Spurs are 4-18 on the road. San Antonio is eighth in the Western Conference with 33.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 8.0.

The Wizards score 115.4 points per game, 5.9 fewer points than the 121.3 the Spurs allow. The Spurs' 45.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.1 percentage points lower than the Wizards have given up to their opponents (49.9%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Kuzma is averaging 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Wizards. Deni Avdija is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games for Washington.

Devin Vassell is scoring 17.7 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 111.7 points, 41.4 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.

Spurs: 2-8, averaging 113.3 points, 41.8 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.1 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Daniel Gafford: day to day (head).

Spurs: Victor Wembanyama: out (rest), Sidy Cissoko: out (ankle), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee), Zach Collins: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.