The San Antonio Spurs (16-49, 10-22 Home) will try to slow down the league’s top shooting team when they play host to the Denver Nuggets (46-20, 16-15 Away) on Friday. Denver was blown out by the Chicago Bulls 117-96 at Ball Arena on Wednesday.
With 18 points, Nikola Jokic was the scoring leader in defeat. Aaron Gordon added 17 points and nine rebounds. The Nuggets are 7.5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies atop the Western Conference, currently sitting in first. San Antonio lost in blowout fashion on Sunday at Toyota Center, falling to the Houston Rockets 142-110.
Keita Bates-Diop scored 17 points to lead the team in scoring in the loss. With 14 points, Charles Bassey also played a part. The Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. After taking both of the previous season matchups against San Antonio, the last of which was a 115-109 victory at AT&T Center in November 2022, Denver will be aiming for a season sweep. Jokic led the Nuggets with 26 points, 10 assists, and three blocks.
Keldon Johnson had 30 points in the loss. Jokic is averaging 24.3 points per game to lead the Nuggets in scoring this season. Jokic also is contributing 11.8 rebounds and 10.0 assists per game, placing him third and fourth in the NBA, respectively.
Johnson (21.6 ppg) has powered the Spurs on offense. Jakob Poeltl is collecting 9.0 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is recording 6.2 assists. The Nuggets rank as the league’s most accurate field goal shooting team at 50.8%.
The Spurs have found success in the last 10 games between the teams at AT&T Center, winning seven. In the last 10 games, Denver is 8-2 with an average margin of +4.6 (115.2-110.6). San Antonio has gone 2-8 over the last 10, allowing 121.7 points per game on average while scoring only 110.6 (-11.1 margin).
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Thomas Bryant: 9.2 | 17.5 | -8.3
Points per game:
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 8.2 | 11.2 | -3.0
Rebounds per game:
Thomas Bryant: 3.6 | 6.2 | -2.6
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 7.6 | 6.0 | +1.6
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 28.5 | 18.3 | +10.2
Tre Jones: 14.0 | 22.3 | -8.3
Points per game:
Jeremy Sochan: 17.8 | 10.6 | +7.2
Tre Jones: 7.0 | 12.5 | -5.5
Rebounds per game:
Jeremy Sochan: 7.8 | 5.1 | +2.6
Assists per game:
Tre Jones: 4.5 | 6.2 | -1.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets -12.5 (-115)
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