Two potent offenses square off on Monday when the Denver Nuggets (6-3, 2-3 Away) travel to face the San Antonio Spurs (5-5, 2-3 Home). The teams face off in their second consecutive game against each other. Denver dismantled San Antonio 126-101 at Ball Arena on Saturday.
Bones Hyland led the Nuggets with 24 points, while Nikola Jokic was a key contributor with 21 points and 10 assists. Keldon Johnson had 25 points in defeat. The Nuggets are fourth in the Western Conference, 1.5 games behind the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs are ninth in the Western Conference.
The Nuggets’ win on Saturday was the teams’ only previous game this season. Jokic is averaging 20.3 points per game to lead the Nuggets in scoring this season. Jokic also is contributing 10.8 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game, placing him 10th and fifth in the league, respectively.
Johnson (23.1 ppg) has supplied much of the Spurs’ offense. Jakob Poeltl is posting 10.1 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is tallying 5.7 assists. The Nuggets and the Spurs are the top two scoring teams in the NBA, ranking first and second in points per game, respectively. Denver is scoring 116.3 per game, while San Antonio is averaging 113.3.
The Nuggets have struggled in recent visits to AT&T Center, losing eight of the last 10.San Antonio has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 121.2 points per game on average while scoring only 113.3 (-7.9 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Zach Collins: 6.5 | 4.6 | +1.9
Assists per game:
Tre Jones: 7.2 | 5.7 | +1.5
Devin Vassell: 3.0 | 4.0 | -1.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets -7.5 (-115)
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