San Antonio Express-News

FRIDAY’S GAME

- Jeff Mcdonald

SPURS (16-48)

VS. NUGGETS (46-20)

When, where: 7 p.m., AT&T Center.

Tv/radio: Bally Sports Southwest, 1200 AM, 1350 AM (Spanish), 107.5 FM (Spanish).

PROBABLE STARTERS

Spurs: PG Tre Jones (6-1, 3rd year), SG Devin Vassell (6-5, 3rd), SF Keldon Johnson (6-5 4th), PF Jeremy Sochan (6-9, 1st), C Zach Collins (6-5, 5th).

Nuggets: PG Jamal Murray (6-4, 6th year), SG Kentavious Caldwell-pope (6-5, 10th), SF Michael Porter Jr. (6-10, 4th), PF Aaron Gordon (6-8, 9th), C Nikola Jokic (7-0, 8th).

RESERVES

Spurs: F Keita Bates-diop (6-8, 5th), G Devonte’ Graham (6-1, 5th), G Malaki Branham (6-4, 1st), G Blake Wesley (6-4, 1st), F/C Charles Bassey (6-9, 2nd), G/F Romeo Langford (6-5, 4th), F/C Gorgui Dieng (6-11, 10th), F/C Dominic Barlow (6-9, 1st), F/C Sandro Mamukelash­vili (6-11, 2nd), G Julian Champaigne (6-8, 1st). Inactive: Khem Birch (right knee chondromal­acia), Doug Mcdermott (right thumb sprain).

Nuggets: F Christian Braun (6-6, 1st year), G/F Bruce Brown (6-4, 5th), C Thomas Bryant (6-10, 6th), F Jeff Green (6-8, 15th), G Reggie Jackson (6-2, 12th), C Deandre Jordan (6-11, 15th), G Ish Smith (6-0, 13th). Inactive: Viktor Cancar (right wrist sprain), Conor Gillespie (right lower leg fracture), Zeke Nnaji (right shoulder sprain), Peyton Watson (G League), Jack White (G League).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich. Nuggets: Michael Malone.

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Johnson, 21.6 per game; rebounds, Collins, 6.1; assists, Jones, 6.2; steals, Jones, 1.3; blocks, Bassey, 0.9.

Nuggets: Points, Jokic, 24.3 per game; rebounds, Jokic,11.8; assists, Jokic, 10.0; steals, Caldwell-pope, 1.4; blocks, Gordon, 0.8.

NOTABLE

Denver is coming off a 117-96 loss against Chicago that was only its fifth at home this season. The Nuggets are an Nba-best 30-5 at Ball Arena and 16-15 on the road.

Jokic is one of six players to log 100 triple-doubles in his career, joining that club with a 14-11-10 line Feb. 28 against Houston. Since the 1976-77 merger, only seven teams have recorded 100 triple doubles.

The Spurs have not played since a 142-110 loss at Houston on Sunday. The four days off were their most in a row this season, not counting the All-star break.

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