San Antonio Express-News

TODAY’S GAME

- TOM ORSBORN

Spurs (27-28) at Pacers (26-30)

When/where: 7 p.m.; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapol­is

Tv/radio: Bally Sports Southwest+; WOAI-AM 1200, KXTNAM 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)

Pacers: PG Malcolm Brogdon (6-5, 5th), SG Caris Levert (6-6, 5th), SF Justin Holiday (6-6, 8th), PF Domantas Sabonis (6-11, 5th), C Myles Turner (6-11, 6th)

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), F/C Drew Eubanks (6-9, 3rd) F Gorgui Dieng (6-10, 8th), G Tre Jones (6-1, 1st), 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)

Pacers: C Goga Bitadze (6-11, 2ndyear), G/F Brian Bowen II (6-7, 2nd), F Oshae Brissett (6-7, 2nd), G Aaron Holiday (6-1, 3rd), G Jeremy Lamb (6-5, 9th), G/F Kelan Martin (6-5, 2nd), G T.J. Mcconnell (6-2, 6th), F Jakarr Sampson (6-11, 5th), G Cassius Stanley (6-6, 1st), G Edmond Sumner (6-6, 4th). Inactive: Doug Mcdermott (left ankle sprain), T.J. Warren (left foot stress fracture)

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich

Pacers: Nate Bjorkgren

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Derozan, 21.1; rebounds, Poeltl, 8.0; assists, Derozan, 7.2; steals, Murray, 1.6; blocks, Poeltl, 1.6

Pacers: Points, Brogdon, 21.2 per game; rebounds, Sabonis, 11.6; assists, Mcconnell, 6.5; steals, Mcconnell, 1.8; blocks, Turner, 3.5

NOTABLE

The Pacers have won five of the last six meetings with the Spurs, including a 139-133 OT victory April 3 in San Antonio. Indiana goes for second season sweep of Spurs in last four seasons. Turner averages Nba-high 3.5 blocks but Saturday ended 64game streak with at least one. Dieng was ejected Saturday with 25 seconds left when he and the Suns’ Frank Kaminsky drew a double technical.

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