San Antonio Express-News

FRIDAY’S GAME

- Jeff Mcdonald

SPURS (17-56) VS. KNICKS (44-28)

When, where: 7 p.m. Friday at Frost Bank Center.

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

PROBABLE STARTERS

Spurs: PG Tre Jones (6-4, 4th year), SG Devin Vassell (6-5, 4th), SF Julian Champagnie (6-7, 2nd), PF Jeremy Sochan (6-8, 2nd year), C Victor Wembanyama (7-3, 1st). Knicks: PG Jalen Brunson (6-2, 6th year), SG Miles Mcbride (6-2, 3rd), SF Josh Hart (6-6, 7th), PF Donte Divincenzo (6-5, 6th year), C Isaiah Hartenstei­n (7-1, 6th).

RESERVES

Spurs: G Keldon Johnson (6-5, 5th year), C Zach Collins (6-10, 5th), F Cedi Osman (6-7, 7th), G Malaki Branham (6-5, 2nd), G Devonte’ Graham (6-1, 6th), G Blake Wesley (6-5, 2nd), C/F Dominick Barlow (6-10, 2nd), F Sandro Mamukelash­vili (6-10, 3rd). Inactive: David Duke Jr. (G League), Charles Bassey (left ACL tear), Sidy Cissoko (G League), Raiquon Gray (G League), Jamaree Bouyea (G

League).

Knicks: F Precious Achiuwa (6-8, 4th year), F Bojan Bogdanovic (6-9, 10th), G Alec Burks (6-5, 13th), F Mamadi Diakite (6-9, 4th), G/F Daquan Jeffries (6-6, 5th), G Shake Milton (6-5, 6th), C Mitchell Robinson (7-0, 6th), C Jericho Sims (6-10, 3rd). Inactive: Jacob Toppin (G League), Duane Washington Jr. (G League), Julius Randle (right shoulder dislocatio­n), OG Anunoby (right elbow injury management), Charlie Brown Jr. (G League). COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich.

Knicks: Tom Thibodeau.

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Wembanyama, 20.7 per game; rebounds, Wembanyama 10.3; assists, Jones, 6.1; steals, Wembanyama, 1.2; blocks, Wembanyama, 3.5.

Knicks: Points, Brunson, 27.4 per game; rebounds, Robinson 9.9; assists, Brunson, 6.5; steals, Anunoby, 1.7; blocks, Robinson/achiuwa, 1.3.

NOTABLE

• Coming off victories over Phoenix and Utah, the Spurs are on their fourth two-game winning streak of the season. They have yet to win three in a row.

• Hart has recorded double-digit rebounds 27 times this season, most in Knicks history for a player 6-4 and under. Walt Frazier is second on the list with 17 such outings in 1968-69.

• Robinson returned to the New York lineup in Wednesday’s 145-101 win over Toronto after missing 50 games with an ankle injury. He was leading the NBA in offensive rebounds with 112 at the time of his injury.

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