Houston Chronicle

SCOUTING THE SPURS

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The Spurs average the fewest turnovers in the NBA, 11 per game, and averaged 11 in their two games against the Rockets in San Antonio. They league the NBA in assist/ turnover ratio and allow the fewest points off turnovers (13.7) per game … The Spurs average 54.8 drives per game, the secondmost in the NBA, averaging 29.7 points per game on drives. They take the most two-point shots in the NBA … DeMar DeRozan’s 35.1 percent 3-point shooting and 6.6 assists per game are the best of his career while his 1.7 turnovers are the fewest since his rookie season, 2009-10, when he played just 21.6 minutes per game … Keldon Johnson’s 29 points in the first meeting with the Rockets this season are a career-high … Center Jakob Poeltl, who had a season high 19 points on Wednesday, scored 13 points with 11 rebounds against the Rockets for his 10th career double-double and only game with double-figure rebounds this season … Dejounte Murray is tied for second among the Spurs in scoring, second in assists, second in rebounding and first in steals.

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