San Antonio Express-News

Spurs (26-26) at Raptors (21-33)

- JEFF MCDONALD

When/where: 6:30 p.m.; Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.

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)

Raptors: PG Kyle Lowry (6-1, 15th), SG Gary Trent Jr. (6-5, 3rd), SF OG Anunoby (6-8, 4th), PF Pascal Siakam (6-9, 5th), C Chris Boucher (6-10, 4th)

RESERVES

Spurs: G Patty Mills (6-1, 12th year), F Rudy Gay (6-8, 15th), G Lonnie Walker IV (6-4, 3rd), F Luka Samanic (6-10, 2nd), G/F Devin Vassell (6-5, 1st), G Tre Jones (6-1, 1st), F/C Drew Eubanks (6-9, 3rd), F Keita Bates-diop (6-8, 3rd), F Cameron Reynolds (6-7, 2nd), G Quinndary Weatherspo­on (6-3, 2nd). Inactive: Trey Lyles (right ankle sprain) Gorgui Dieng (right shoulder sprain)

Raptors: C Aron Baynes (6-10, 9th year), F Deandre’ Bembry (6-5, 5th), C Khem Birch (6-9, 4th), G Malachi Flynn (6-1, 1st), F Freddie Gillespie (6-9, 1st), G/F Rodney Hood (6-8, 7th), F Stanley Johnson (6-7, 6th), F Yuta Watanbe (6-9, 3rd). Inactive:

Paul Watson Jr (health and safety protocols), Fred Vanvleet (strained left hip flexor), Jalen Harris (right hip pointer)

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich Raptors: Nick Nurse

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Derozan, 21.2 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 8.0; assists, Derozan, 7.1; steals, Murray, 1.6; blocks, Poeltl, 1.6

Raptors: Points, Siakam, 20.6; rebounds, Siakam, 7.1; assists, Lowry, 7.3; steals, Vanvleet, 1.7; blocks, Boucher, 2.0

NOTABLE

» Derozan remains Toronto’s all-time scoring leader, with 13,296 points in nine seasons with the Raptors. He is one of nine active players who are franchise career scoring leader.

» The Spurs are completing a five-game road trip and coming off back-to-back wins at Dallas and Orlando. It’s the first time the team has won both games of a back-to-back on the road since Boston and Washington in 2016.

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