San Antonio Express-News

SATURDAY’S GAME

- Tom Orsborn

Spurs (7-13) at Warriors (18-3)

When, where: 7:30 p.m., Chase Center, San Francisco Tv/radio: KENS; 1200 AM, 1350 AM & 107.5 FM (Spanish)

PROBABLE STARTERS

Spurs: PG Dejounte Murray (6-4, 6th year), SG Derrick White (6-4, 5th), SF Doug Mcdermott (6-7, 8th), PF Keldon Johnson (6-5, 3rd), C Jakob Poeltl (7-1, 6th)

Warriors: PG Stephen Curry (6-2, 13th year), SG Jordan Poole (6-4, 3rd), SF Andrew Wiggins (6-7, 8th), PF Draymond Green (6-6, 10th year), C Kevon Looney (6-9, 7th)

RESERVES

Spurs: G Tre Jones (6-1, 2nd year), G/F Devin Vassell (6-5, 2nd), G Lonnie Walker (6-4, 4th), C/F Drew Eubanks (6-9, 4th), G Bryn Forbes (6-2, 6th), F Thad Young (6-8, 15th), C Jock Landale (6-11, 1st). Inactive: Zach Collins (left foot rehab), Devontae Cacok (G League), Josh Primo (G League), Joe Wieskamp (G League)

Warriors: F Nemanja Bjelica (6-9, 7th year), G Chris Chiozza (5-11, 4th), F Jonathan Kuminga (6-7, 1st), G Moses Moody (6-5, 1st), G Gary Payton II (6-3, 6th), F Otto Porter Jr. (6-8, 9th), F Juan Toscano-anderson (6-6, 3rd), G Damion Lee (6-5, 5th). Inactive: Jeff Dowlin (G League), Andre Iguodala (sore right knee), Klay Thompson (right Achilles recovery), James Wiseman (right knee recovery).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich

Warriors: Steve Kerr

STAT LEADERS Spurs: Points, Murray, 19.1 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 9.3; assists, Murray, 8.1; steals, Murray, 2.0; blocks, Poeltl, 1.3 Warriors: Points, Curry, 27.8. per game; rebounds, Green, 7.7; assists, Green, 7.7; steals, Curry, 1.8; blocks, Green, 0.9

NOTABLE

» The Spurs lost the season series with the Warriors 2-1 in 2020-21. Saturday’s game is the first of four meetings between the teams.

» Dejounte Murray was one of just four players with at least 250 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in November. The others were Lamelo Ball, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Murray is the only Spur to reach those figures in a calendar month in the past 30 years.

» Golden State entered Friday’s game against Phoenix ranked second in the league in scoring (113.1 points per game), first in assists (29.1), first in fast break points (17.0), first in opponent scoring (100.5) and first in opponent field goal percentage (42.3) .

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