San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)

TODAY’S GAME

- JEFF MCDONALD

Spurs (24-26) at Mavericks (29-22) When/where: 7 p.m.; American Airlines Center, Dallas

TV/radio: Bally Sports SW; WOAI-AM 1200, KXTN-AM 1350 and FM 107.5 (Spanish) PROBABLE STARTERS Spurs: PG Dejounte Murray (6-4, 4th year) SG Derrick White (6-4, 4th), SF DeMar DeRozan (6-6, 12th), PF Keldon Johnson (6-5, 2nd), C Jakob Poeltl (7-1, 5th) Mavericks: PG Luka Doncic (6-7, 3rd), SG Josh Richardson (6-5, 6th), SF Dorian Finney-Smith (6-7, 5th), PF Maxi Kleber (6-10, 4th), C Kristaps Porzingis (7-3, 5th)

RESERVES

Spurs: G Patty Mills (6-1, 12th year), G Lonnie Walker IV (6-5, 3rd), F Rudy Gay (6-8, 15th), G/F Devin Vassell (6-5, 1st), F Luka Samanic (6-10, 2nd), G Tre Jones (6-1, 1st), F/C Drew Eubanks (6-9, 3rd), F Cameron Reynolds (6-7, 2nd), G Quinndary Weatherspo­on (6-3, 2nd). Inactive: Trey Lyles (right ankle sprain), F Keita Bates-Diop (right hamstring strain), Gorgui Dieng (right shoulder sprain).

Mavericks: G/F Tyler Bey (6-7, 1st year), G Jalen Brunson (6-1, 3rd), G/F Josh Green (6-6, 1st), G/F

Tim Hardaway Jr (6-5, 8th), G Nate Hinton (6-5, 1st), C Boban Marjanovic (7-4, 6th), F Nicolo Melli (6-9, 2nd), C Dwight Powell (6-10, 7th). Inactive: Tyrell Terry (personal reasons), J.J. Redick (not with team), Willy CauleyStei­n (health and safety protocols), Trey Burke (left calf strain). COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich Mavericks: Rick Carlisle

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, DeRozan, 20.9 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 8.0; assists, DeRozan, 7.1; steals, Murray, 1.6; blocks, Poeltl, 1.6 Mavericks: Points, Doncic, 28.5; rebounds, Porzingis, 9.2; assists, Doncic, 8.7; steals, Doncic, 1.0; blocks, Porzingis, 1.6

NOTABLE

» Doncic is second in the Western Conference and fourth in the NBA with nine triple-doubles this season. The only Western Conference player with more is Denver’s Nikola Jokic, who produced his 14th at the Spurs’ expense Friday. » On Feb. 1, Dallas stood at 8-13. The Mavericks have won 21 of 30 games since.

» The Spurs are 4-6 this season against Southwest Division foes, including an 0-2 mark against Dallas. The Mavericks are the only team in the division the Spurs have not beaten at least once.

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