SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (5-26) will host the Boston Celtics (25-6) tonight for the final home game of 2023. The Spurs will also welcome back ex-Spurs guard Derrick White.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a road loss versus the Blazers, 134-128.
Victor Wembanyama sat out of the game for rest.
Zach Collins had 17 points and three rebounds but exited the game with a right ankle injury and did not return. Jeremy Sochan had two points and four rebounds. Keldon Johnson added 29 points and seven rebounds to lead the team. Devin Vassell recorded 22 points in the loss while Doug McDermott added 18 points.
"I thought we played horrendously getting down 26 (points). The (Portland) made shots. We didn't make shots but that's the NBA. I told the team I was proud of them. The way they hung tough," Gregg Popovich said. "A young group can just give in but they got back in the ball game by playing more physically themselves. Moving better on offense."
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their City Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Celtics have won two straight games versus the Spurs.
2. Celtics' White is one of only nine NBA players to average at least 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks in a single season; both career-high averages.
3. The Celtics are 0-4 on the road when trailing at half-time.
4. The Spurs are averaging 12.4 three-point field goals for the highest single-season average in team history.
5. The Spurs have been out-rebounded in their last four games.
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