San Antonio Spurs (30-39, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (24-46, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto heads into the matchup with San Antonio after losing three straight games.
The Raptors are 16-20 in home games. Toronto has a 7-9 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Spurs are 11-22 on the road. San Antonio has a 16-26 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Raptors are shooting 46.0% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 47.4% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 14.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than the Raptors give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Barrett is averaging 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes is averaging 16.2 points over the last 10 games.
Victor Wembanyama is scoring 24.3 points per game and averaging 11.0 rebounds for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 6-4, averaging 112.1 points, 49.9 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.
Spurs: 5-5, averaging 122.5 points, 40.6 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 8.9 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.7 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Ulrich Chomche: out for season (knee), Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), Gradey Dick: out (knee), RJ Barrett: day to day (illness), Ja'Kobe Walter: day to day (hip).
Spurs: Charles Bassey: day to day (knee), De'Aaron Fox: out for season (hand), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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