San Antonio Express-News

SATURDAY’S GAME

- Tom Orsborn

SPURS (10-42) VS. NETS (20-31)

When, where: 5 p.m. Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Tv/radio: KENS; 1200 AM, 1350 AM (Spanish), 107.5 FM (Spanish).

PROBABLE STARTERS

Spurs: PG Tre Jones (6-1, 4th year), SG Devin Vassell (6-5, 4th), SF Julian Champagnie (6-7, 2nd), PF Jeremy Sochan (6-8, 2nd), C Victor Wembanyama (7-3, 1st). Nets: PG Ben Simmons (6th year, 6-10), SG Cam Thomas (6-3, 3rd), SF Mikal Bridges (6-6, 6th), PF Jalen Wilson (6-6, 1st), C Nic Claxton (6-11, 5th). RESERVES

Spurs: F Keldon Johnson (6-5, 5th year), F/C Zach Collins (6-11, 5th), G Malaki Branham (6-5, 2nd), (6-8, 2nd), F Cedi Osman (6-7, 7th), G Devonte’ Graham (6-1, 6th), G Blake Wesley (6-5, 2nd), C Dominick Barlow (6-10, 2nd), F Sandro Mamukelash­vili (6-10, 3rd). Inactive: David Duke Jr. (G League), Sidy Cissoko (G League), Mamadi

Diakite (G League). Charles Bassey (left ACL tear), Marcus Morris (not with team).

Nets: F/C Noah Clowney (6-9, 1st year), F Dorian Finney-smith (6-7, 8th), F Cam Johnson (6-8, 5th), G Keon Johnson (6-4, 3rd), G Dennis Smith Jr. (6-3, 6th), G Lonnie Walker IV (6-4, 5th), F Trendon Watford (6-9, 3rd). Inactive: Keita Bates-diop (not with team), Jordan Goodwin (not with team), Dennis Schroeder, Day’ron Sharpe (left knee hyperexten­sion), Dariq Whitehead (left shin stress fracture).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich

Nets: Jacque Vaughn

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Wembanyama, 20.3 per game; rebounds, Wembanyama 10.1.; assists, Jones, 5.8; steals, Wembanyama, 1.2; blocks, Wembanyama, 3.1.

Nets: Points, Bridges, 21.9 per game; rebounds, Claxton 10.3; assists, Simmons, 7.0; steals, Smith, 1.2; blocks, Claxon, 2.4. NOTABLE

• Vassell’s 23 points in this third quarter of Thursday’s 127-111 loss at Orlando were the most for any Spurs player in a single quarter since 1996-97.

• The Nets on Thursday acquired guard Dennis Schroder and forward Thaddeus Young in a trade with the Toronto Raptors and forward Keita Bates-diop and guard Jordan Goodwin in a trade with the Phoenix Suns.

• Bridges has scored 20-plus points in five of his past six games, including 33 against Utah on Jan. 29.

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