San Antonio Express-News

Spurs (25-20) at Mavs (20-23)

- Jeff McDonald

When, where: 7:30 p.m., American Airline Center TV/radio: FSNSW,WOAIAM 1200, Spanish Radio — KXTN-FM 107.5

PROBABLE STARTERS

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

Mavericks: PG Luka Doncic (6-7, 1st year), SG Wesley Matthews (6-5, 10th), SF Harrison Barnes (6-8, 7th), PF Maxi Kleber (6-11, 2nd), C DeAndre Jordan (6-11, 11th).

RESERVES

Spurs: G Patty Mills (6-0, 10th year), F Dante Cunningham (6-8, 10th), F Davis Bertans (6-10, 3rd), C Pau Gasol (7-0, 18th), C Jakob Poeltl (7-0, 3rd), C Drew Eubanks (6-10, 1st), G/F Quincy Pondexter (6-7, 7th). Questionab­le: G Marco Belinelli (left knee contusion). Inactive: Ben Moore (G League), G Dejounte Murray (right knee surgery), Lonnie Walker IV (G League), Chimezie Metu (G League).

Mavericks: G/F Ryan Broekhoff (6-7, 1st year), G Jalen Brunson (6-7, 1st), F Dorian Finney-Smith (6-8, 3rd), G Devin Harris (6-3, 15th), C Salah Majeri (7-2, 4th), F Dirk Nowitzki (7-0, 21st), C/F Dwight Powell (6-11, 5th). Inactive: J.J. Barea (ruptured right Achilles), F Kostas Antetokoun­mpo (G League), Dennis Smith Jr. (illness), Daryl Macon (G League), Ray Spalding (G League).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich Mavericks: Rick Carlisle

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, DeRozan, 21.9 per game; rebounds, Aldridge, 8.6; assists, DeRozan, 6.4; steals, DeRozan, 1.0; blocks, Aldridge, 1.1

Mavericks: Points, Doncic, 20.2 per game; rebounds, Jordan, 14.0; assists, Doncic, 5.0; steals, Smith, 1.4; blocks, Kleber, 1.2

NOTABLE

Dallas has the secondwors­t road record in the Western Conference (4-18) but is 16-5 at home. The Mavericks are 1-2 at American Airlines Center this month.

Nowitzki did not play in the first meeting between these teams, a 113-108 Spurs victory in October. The 40-year-old future Hall of Famer has appeared in 13 games off the bench since his Dec. 13 season debut. DeRozan is shooting 40.2 percent in January, and has hit at least half his shots only once in seven games this month.

White has scored in double figures in nine of his past 10 games. He is averaging 16.6 points in January.

 ?? Jim Mone / Associated Press ?? Rookie phenom Luka Doncic leads the Mavs in scoring and assists.
Jim Mone / Associated Press Rookie phenom Luka Doncic leads the Mavs in scoring and assists.

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