It’s an interconference battle on the hardwood when a pair of teams on opposite sides of the playoff cut line meet in Cream City. The San Antonio Spurs are on the road as they make the trip to face the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night. San Antonio was in action Tuesday night as they were in the Big Easy to face the Pelicans. The Spurs rallied to down the Hawks 126-118 at home Sunday in their previous contest, winning outright as a 10-point underdog. Milwaukee downed Toronto 118-111 at home Sunday night in their previous contest, failing to cover the line as a 7.5-point favorite. In the all-time series between the teams, the Spurs own a 53-43 advantage and have taken the last two meetings. That includes a 111-91 home win in the first matchup this season on November 11, 2022.
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San Antonio was in action on the road Tuesday night as they faced the Pelicans in a Southwest Division matchup in the Big Easy. The Spurs entered Tuesday 19-52 on the season and stand fourth in the Southwest Division, 25 games behind the Grizzlies for the top spot. They have been eliminated from playoff contention, making them one of two Western Conference teams to suffer that fate. San Antonio is a dismal 1-11 in the second game of back-to-back situations this season and have been outscored by 16.5 points per game (111.8 ppg for, 128.3 ppg against) in those games this year. The Spurs are 6-27 on the road with a -13-ppg scoring differential (111.1 ppg for, 124.1 ppg against) on the season. San Antonio is 12-15 against Eastern Conference foes while being outscored by an average of 5.8 points (113.8 ppg for, 119.6 ppg against) this season.
For the year, the Spurs are 23rd in the league in s coring offense as they average 112.8 points per game on the year. San Antonio is 14th in rebounding by grabbing 43.5 boards a night while they are fifth in the league in assists by handing out 27 dimes per contest. The Spurs are 30th in the league in scoring defense as they give up an average of 122.1 points per game. Keldon Johnson leads the team with 21.8 points and five rebounds per game this season. Devin Vassell (18.8 points), Tre Jones (12.5 points, 6.2 assists) and Doug McDermott (10 points) each are valuable secondary options. Zach Collins (11.2 points, 6.3 boards), Keita Bates-Diop, Blake Wesley, Jeremy Sochan, Romeo Langford, Devonte’ Graham, Isaiah Roby, Khem Birch and Gorgui Dieng are other rotation pieces for coach Gregg Popovich. San Antonio is 21st in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.8% from the floor on the year. The Spurs are 22nd in threes per game as they connect on 11 triples a night while the y are 23rd in three-point percentage by shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc.
The Spurs had a lengthy injury report for Tuesday’s game. Bassey (knee) is likely out for the season after suffering a non-displaced fracture of his patella March 14 against Orlando. Birch (knee) hasn’t played since December 29 and has no timetable for return. Vassell (knee), Collins (rest) and Sochan (knee) were both ruled out of Tuesday’s game with the Pelicans while Jones (hamstring) was doubtful. In addition, Graham (quad) was questionable for that contest. Watch for updates to see if they will take the floor in this contest.
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