This Wednesday, the (14-40) San Antonio Spurs will travel to Toronto, ON to take on the (25-30) Toronto Raptors. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the Scotiabank Arena. This will be the second time that these two teams have matched up this season, as the Raptors won the last meeting, 143-100.
The Spurs are coming into this one after falling to the Chicago Bulls, 128-104. They struggled on both ends of the court, as they will have to wake up on the road if they want to challenge the Raptors.
The Toronto Raptors are entering this game after taking down the Memphis Grizzlies, 106-103. They battled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive in this one if they want to take down the Spurs at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The San Antonio Spurs are currently in 14th place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 23 games back from the first-place Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 112.6 points per game and they have shot 45.3% from the field. This is the 22nd most points per game and the 16th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Spurs have the 28th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Keldon Johnson continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 21.7 points per game on 44.1% shooting from the floor. San Antonio has also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They have only made 34.3% of their shots from deep, which is the 25th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The San Antonio Spurs have also shot 74.5% from the charity stripe, which is the 28th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the de fensive end of the court, the Spurs are allowing 122.6 points per game and their opponents have shot 51.2% from the floor. This is the most points surrendered per contest and the highest shooting percentage allowed from the field. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Spurs have the highest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. San Antonio has struggled to consistently contest shots near the rim and on the perimeter, as they have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to stay competitive in these games. They have allowed their opponents to shoot 40.1% from the floor, which is the highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Spurs have also snatched 42.7 rebounds per game, which is the 18th most.
Injury Report: Jeremy Sochan PF (Back) and Tre Jones PG (Foot) are questionable. Romeo Langford SG (Hip) and Devin Vassell SG (Knee) are out.
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