San Antonio visits Golden State, looks to break road losing streak

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

San Antonio Spurs (27-44, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (47-23, third in the Western Conference)

San Francisco; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will try to break its three-game road slide when the Spurs face Golden State.

The Warriors have gone 28-16 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State ranks fifth in the league allowing just 105.1 points per game while holding opponents to 43.8% shooting.

The Spurs are 17-24 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio has a 15-23 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The teams play for the third time this season. The Warriors won the last matchup 124-120 on Feb. 2, with Jordan Poole scoring 31 points points in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Stephen Curry is averaging 25.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Warriors. Poole is averaging 21.4 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 53.6% over the last 10 games for Golden State.

Doug McDermott averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Spurs, scoring 11.3 points while shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc. Dejounte Murray is averaging 25.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 2.7 steals over the past 10 games for San Antonio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 4-6, averaging 112.9 points, 42.7 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.3 points per game.

Spurs: 3-7, averaging 111.9 points, 44.2 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.9 points.

INJURIES: Warriors: Gary Payton II: day to day (knee), Andrew Wiggins: day to day (illness), Andre Iguodala: out (back), Nemanja Bjelica: day to day (illness), Stephen Curry: out (foot), James Wiseman: out (knee).

Spurs: Romeo Langford: out (hamstring), Keita Bates-Diop: out (back), Josh Richardson: out (calf), Doug McDermott: out for season (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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