Spurs (26-27) at Suns (40-15)

When/where: 9 p.m.; Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix. Tv/radio: Bally Sports Southwest; 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)

Suns: PG Chris Paul (6-0, 16th),

SG Devin Booker (6-5, 6th), SF Mikal Bridges (6-6, 3rd), PF Jae Crowder (6-6, 9th), C Deandre Ayton (6-11, 3rd)

RESERVES

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

Suns: G Ty-shon Alexander (6-3, 1st year), G Jevon Carter (6-1, 3rd), F Torrey Craig (6-7, 4th), G Langston Galloway (6-1, 7th), F Cam Johnson (6-8, 2nd), F/C Frank Kaminsky III (7-0, 6th), G E’twaun Moore (6-3, 10th), G Cameron Payne (6-1, 6th), F/C Dario Saric (6-10, 5th), F/C Jalen Smith (6-10, 1st). Inactive: Abdel Nader (sore right knee).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich

Suns: Monty Williams

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Derozan, 21.1 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 8.0; assists, Derozan, 7.2; steals, Murray, 1.6; blocks, Poeltl, 1.6 Suns: Points, Booker, 25.7 per game; rebounds, Ayton, 10.8; assists, Paul, 8.8; steals, Paul, 1.5; blocks, Ayton, 1.1

NOTABLE

» Saturday’s game is the first of three meetings between the teams this season after the Spurs won the season series 2-1 in 2019-20. The Spurs lead the all-time series 98-78 and have won their past two outings in Phoenix.

» The Suns have won four in a row and have lost just once in their past 10 games. Phoenix, which has won 40 games for the first time since 2014, is 23-8 at home after winning 10 in a row at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

» Paul, who has 40 assists with just one turnover over his past four games, needs 16 assists to pass Magic Johnson (10,141) for fourth all-time.