Washington faces San Antonio on 3-game home skid
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2:03 AM on Sunday, December 21
By The Associated Press
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. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -15.5; over/under is 239.5
BOTTOM LINE: Washington plays San Antonio looking to stop its three-game home skid.
The Wizards are 2-9 in home games. Washington has a 1-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Spurs have gone 10-5 away from home. San Antonio ranks sixth in the NBA with 34.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 10.2.
The Wizards are shooting 46.1% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 46.5% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Wizards average 119.9 points per game, 6.3 fewer points than the 126.2 the Wizards give up.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Spurs won 119-94 in the last matchup on Dec. 19. Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 24 points, and Alex Sarr led the Wizards with 18 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ McCollum is averaging 19 points and 3.5 assists for the Wizards. Kyshawn George is averaging 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists over the past 10 games.
De'Aaron Fox is scoring 22.1 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Spurs. Wembanyama is averaging 26.0 points and 12.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 4-6, averaging 112.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.6 points per game.
Spurs: 8-2, averaging 123.1 points, 45.2 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Jamir Watkins: out (illness), Bilal Coulibaly: out (ankle), Cam Whitmore: out (shoulder), Corey Kispert: out (thumb).
Spurs: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
