The Washington Wizards (23-26, 11-16 Away), one of the NBA’s top shooting defenses, travel to face the San Antonio Spurs (14-36, 9-18 Home) on Monday. Washington defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 113-103 at Smoothie King Center on Saturday, their fifth win in a row.
With 21 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks, Daniel Gafford was a top performer. The Wizards are 11th in the Eastern Conference. San Antonio dropped their fifth in a row on Saturday at AT&T Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 128-118 in overtime. Keldon Johnson had 34 points in the loss, carrying the team.
The Spurs are the 14th seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. San Antonio won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 157-153 double overtime triumph at Capital One Arena in February 2022, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Johnson led the Spurs with 32 points, while Jakob Poeltl contributed 28 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. Kyle Kuzma had 36 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in the losing effort. Kristaps Porzingis and Kuzma, averaging 22.1 and 22.0 points per game, respectively, have led the Wizards in scoring this season.
Porzingis also has grabbed 8.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Monte Morris is dishing 5.3 assists per game. Johnson’s 21.8 points per game have powered the Spurs on offense. Poeltl is pulling down 9.1 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is doling out 6.3 assists.
Holding opponents to only 46.3% from the field, the Wizards are one of the stingiest FG% defenses in the NBA (5th).The Wizards have not found any success at AT&T Center in recent seasons, winless in the last 10 trips.
Washington has won four in a row away from home this season. Washington is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.0 (115.0-115.0).
San Antonio has gone 1-9 over the last 10, allowing 128.7 points per game on average while scoring only 115.5 (-13.2 margin). The Spurs are averaging 112.7 ppg for the full season while allowing 122.2.
WIZARDS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Daniel Gafford: 21.0 | 14.1 | +6.9
Rebounds per game:
Deni Avdija: 8.0 | 6.2 | +1.8
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 29.8 | 17.4 | +12.3
Points per game:
Tre Jones: 8.2 | 13.2 | -5.0
Rebounds per game:
Jeremy Sochan: 6.8 | 5.0 | +1.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Washington Wizards (-225)
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