San Antonio Spurs (20-7, second in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (5-21, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Sunday, 7 p.m. ET
BETMGM Sports Betting Line: Spurs -15.5; Over/Under 239.5
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Bottom line: Washington faces the Spurs looking to halt a three-game home skid.
The Wizards have 2 wins and 9 losses at home. Washington is 1-2 in games decided by three points or less.
The Spurs have 10 wins and 5 losses on the road. The San Antonio Spurs rank sixth in the league in defensive rebounds with 34.2 per game, led by Victor Vembanyama averaging 10.2 rebounds per game.
The Wizards shot 46.1% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the Spurs’ 46.5%. The Wizards averaged 119.9 points per game, which was 6.3 points less than the 126.2 points the Wizards gave up.
The two teams met for the second time this season. In the last game on December 19, the Spurs won 119-94. Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 24 points and Alex Sarr led the Wizards with 18 points.
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Top performer: CJ McCollum averaged 19 points and 3.5 assists for the Wizards. Keyshawn George is averaging 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the past 10 games.
De’Aaron Fox averages 22.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game for the Spurs. Over the past 10 games, Wembanyama is averaging 26.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
Last 10 games: Wizards: 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 112.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.6 blocks per game, shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents average 121.6 points per game.
Spurs: 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 123.1 points, 45.2 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game, shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents average 117.4 points per game.
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Injuries: Wizards: Jameer Watkins: out due to illness, Bilal Koulibaly: out (ankle), Cam Whitmore: out (shoulder), Corey Kispert: out (thumb).
Spurs: Not listed.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.