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It’s a battle of Southwest Division teams on the hardwood as a pair of squads tangle in the Big Easy looking to pick up a win. The San Antonio Spurs are on the road as they make the trip to face the New Orleans Pelicans Friday night. San Antonio was in action at home Thursday night against Atlanta in the front half of a back-to-back set that closes here. The Spurs were beaten 132-120 by Denver on the road in their previous contest Sunday night, failing to cover the line as a 10.5-point underdog. New Orleans downed Philadelphia 124-114 at home Wednesday night in their previous contest, covering the line as a 2.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Spurs own a 53-24 advantage but the Pelicans took all four meetings last season, including a 119-84 home win in the most recent matchup on March 21, 2023.
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San Antonio was in action against Atlanta at home Thursday night in the front half of a back-to-back situation that ends here. The Spurs entered Thursday 3-14 on the season and stand in the basement of the Southwest Division standings, eight games behind the Mavericks for the top spot in the division. San Antonio is 0-2 in the second game of back-to-back situations this season and has been outscored by an average of 26.5 points per game (109.5 ppg for, 136 ppg against) in those games. The Spurs are 2-6 on the road with a -18-ppg scoring margin (108.1 ppg for, 126.1 ppg against) in those contests. Against Western Conference teams, San Antonio is 3-10 with a -11.2-ppg scoring differential (110.2 ppg for, 121.4 ppg against) this season.
For the year, the Spurs are 25th in the league in scoring offense as they average 110.5 points per game on the year. San Antonio is 22nd in reboun ding by grabbing 42.2 boards a night while they are third in the league in assists by handing out 29 dimes per contest. The Spurs are 28th in the league in scoring defense as they give up an average of 123.4 points per game. Rookie Victor Wembanyama leads the team with 19.2 points plus 9.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks this season. Keldon Johnson is third on the team with 16.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season. Devin Vassell (18.1 points), Zach Collins (14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds) and Jeremy Sochan (10.4 points, 5.4 boards, 4.4 assists) are solid secondary scoring options. Tre Jones, Cedi Osman, Doug McDermott, Charles Bassey and Blake Wesley are other rotation pieces for coach Gregg Popovich. San Antonio is 24th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 45.5% from the floor on the year. The Spurs are 16th in threes per game as they connect on 12.4 triples a night while they are 27th in three-point percentage by shooting 34% from beyond the arc.
Sochan (knee) was listed as probable for Thursday’s game while Wembanyama (hip) was a late addition to the injury report as he was listed as questionable. Watch for any updates regarding their statuses heading to tip-off.
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