SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (8-8) will host the Golden State Warriors (12-3) Saturday night at the Frost Bank Center. The teams will meet for the first time this season.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 125-118 home win versus the Jazz.
Harrison Barnes finished with 25 points and three rebounds. Julian Champagnie had 14 points and three rebounds, Zach Collins finished with 18, Charles Bassey had 11 and six blocks, and Chris Paul had 13 points and 10 assists.
Keldon Johnson added 12 points and Stephon Castle had 18 points and six assists.
Due to injury, San Antonio was without Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan and Victor Wembanyama. Head coach Gregg Popovich was also out due to illness. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson assumed head coaching duties for the game.
"I think the beauty of our team is different guys can step up any given night. For these last two games, I think I was shooting like six shots a game," said Barnes. "So I think coaches just talked about just being aggressive, trying to get these wins, and that's what we're that's what we're trying to do."
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Icon Edition Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Warriors have won two straight games over the Spurs, including seven of the last eight matchups.
2. The Warriors are 8-0 overall when leading after the first period.
3. The Spurs have recorded more rebounds than their opposition in 12 straight games.
4. The Spurs are averaging 113.1 points per game in November.
5. The Spurs are eighth in the NBA in Defensive Rebounding at 34.6 per game
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