Portland plays conference foe San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs (28-44, eleventh within the Western Convention) vs. Portland Path Blazers (27-44, twelfth within the Western Convention)
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Dejounte Murray and the San Antonio Spurs tackle Anfernee Simons and the Portland Path Blazers on Wednesday.
The Path Blazers are 11-30 in opposition to Western Convention opponents. Portland averages 13.3 turnovers per sport and is 12-16 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Spurs are 18-24 in Western Convention play. San Antonio has a 13-29 document in opposition to groups over .500.
The groups meet for the second time this season. The Spurs received 114-83 within the final matchup on Dec. 3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Simons is scoring 17.3 factors per sport with 2.6 rebounds and three.9 assists for the Path Blazers. Brandon Williams is averaging 17.2 factors and 4.1 rebounds whereas capturing 41.1% over the previous 10 video games for Portland.
Murray is averaging 20.8 factors, 8.3 rebounds, 9.3 assists and a couple of.1 steals for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 18.8 factors and 6.6 rebounds whereas capturing 46.1% over the previous 10 video games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Path Blazers: 2-8, averaging 105.5 factors, 41.0 rebounds, 22.2 assists, 8.3 steals and three.9 blocks per sport whereas capturing 43.2% from the sphere. Their opponents have averaged 124.2 factors per sport.
Spurs: 4-6, averaging 112.4 factors, 44.8 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per sport whereas capturing 44.8% from the sphere. Their opponents have averaged 118.9 factors.
INJURIES: Path Blazers: Nassir Little: out for season (shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic: out (foot), Didi Louzada: out (kne), Damian Lillard: out for season (belly), Eric Bledsoe: out (achilles), Anfernee Simons: out (knee), Joe Ingles: out for season (knee).
Spurs: Romeo Langford: each day (hamstring), Lonnie Walker IV: each day (again), Keita Bates-Diop: each day (again), Doug McDermott: out for season (ankle).
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The Related Press created this story utilizing expertise supplied by Data Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.
