San Antonio Express-News

FRIDAY’S GAME

- Jeff Mcdonald

BULLS (3-2) AT SPURS (3-2)

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

Tv/radio: BSSW; 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 (6-8, 1st), C Jakob Poeltl (7-1, 7th).

Bulls: PG Ayo Dosunmu (6-4, 2nd year), SG Zach Lavine (6-5, 9th), SF Demar Derozan (6-6, 14th), Patrick Williams (6-7, 3rd), C Nikola Vucevic (6-10, 12th).

RESERVES

Spurs: G Josh Richardson (6-5, 8th), G Josh Primo (6-6, 2nd), C/F Zach Collins (6-11, 5th), F Doug Mcdermott (6-6, 9th), F Isaiah Roby (6-8, 4th), F Keita Bates-diop (6-8, 5th), G/F Romeo Langford (6-5, 4th), C Gorgui Dieng (6-10, 10th), G Malaki Branhan (6-5, 1st), G Blake Wesley (6-5, 1st). Inactive: Charles Bassey (G League), Dominick Barlow (G League).

Bulls: C Tony Bradley (6-10, 7th), G Alex Caruso (6-5, 6th), G Goran Dragic (6-3, 15th), C Andre Drummond (6-11, 11th), G Javonte Green (6-5, 4th), G/F Malcolm Hill (6-6, 2nd), F Derrick Jones Jr. (6-6, 7th), C Marko Simonovic (7-0, 2nd), G Dalen Terry (6-7, 1st), G Coby White (6-5, 4th). Inactive: Kostas Antetokoun­mpo (G League)., Lonzo Ball (left knee surgery).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich.

Bulls: Billy Donovan.

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Johnson, 21.8 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 10.6; assists, Primo/vassell, 4.5; steals, Jones, 1.6; blocks, Collins, 1.4.

Bulls: Points, Derozan, 24.8 per game; rebounds, Vucevic, 11.8; assists, Derozan, 5.4; steals, Caruso, 1.8; blocks, Curuso/vucevic, 1.2.

NOTABLE

Derozan enters the game five points shy of becoming the 50th player in NBA history to notch 20,000 points. He scored 4,445 of them in three seasons with the Spurs from 2018-2021.

Johnson has made 16 3-pointers, the most through the first five games of the season in Spurs history. Second place is a tie at 14 between Manu Ginobili, Roger Mason and Patty Mills, who did it twice.

Poeltl has posted a points-rebounds double-double in three consecutiv­e games.

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