San Antonio Express-News

Suns (4-23) at Spurs (13-14)

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When, where: 7:30 p.m., AT&T Center

TV/radio: FSNSW; WOAI-AM 1200, Spanish Radio — KXTN-FM 107.5

Suns: PG De’Anthony Melton (6-4, 1st year), SG Mikal Bridges (6-7, 1st), SF Josh Jackson (6-8, 2nd), PF Trevor Ariza (6-8, 15th), C DeAndre Ayton (7-1, 1st).

Spurs: PG Derrick White (6-5, 2nd year), PG Bryn Forbes (6-3, 3rd year), SG DeMar DeRozan (6-7, 10th), SF Rudy Gay (6-8, 13th), C LaMarcus Aldridge (6-11, 13th).

RESERVES

Suns: F Dragan Bender (7-1, 3rd year), G Jamal Crawford (6-5, 19th), G Troy Daniels (6-4, 6th), G Jawun Evans (6-0, 2nd), F/C Richaun Holmes (6-10, 4th), G Elie Okobo (6-3, 1st), F George King (6-6, 1st), F Ryan Anderson (6-10, 11th). Inactive: Devin Booker (left hamstring strain), T.J. Warren (right ankle soreness)

Spurs: G Patty Mills (6-0, 10th year), F Davis Bertans (6-10, 3rd), C Jakob Poeltl (7-0, 3rd), G Marco Belinelli (6-5, 12th), G/F Quincy Pondexter (6-7, 7th), F Dante Cunningham (6-8, 10th), F/C Chimezie Metu (6-10, 1st). Inactive: Pau Gasol (left foot soreness), Drew Eubanks (G League), Ben Moore (G League), Lonnie Walker IV (G League), Dejounte Murray (torn right ACL).

COACHES

Suns: Igor Kokoskov Spurs: Gregg Popovich

STAT LEADERS

Suns: Points, Booker, 23.5 per game; rebounds, Ayton, 10.1; assists, Booker, 6.7; steals, Bridges, 1.4; blocks, Holmes, 1.0

Spurs: Points, DeRozan, 24.8 per game; rebounds, Aldridge, 9.9; assists, DeRozan, 6.1; steals, DeRozan, 1.0; blocks, Aldridge, 1.2

NOTABLE

The past four games between these teams, dating to last season, having been decided by an average of 28 points. Spurs are 3-1 in those games, with only loss coming 116-96 on Nov. 14 in Phoenix.

Heading into Monday’s game against the Clippers, Booker had missed four of the past five games with a hamstring strain. The Suns are 0-7 this season when Booker does not suit up.

DeRozan owns 14 games of at least 25 points this season. The only other Spurs player to have that many through 27 games was Tim Duncan in 2001-02.

Since entering the NBA in 2006-07, Aldridge has posted 807 career games scoring in double figures. That is second to LeBron James’ 926 over that span. Aldridge broke a tie with Dirk Nowitzki on that list by notching 20 points in Sunday’s win over Utah.

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