Boston Celtics (54-19, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (31-41, 13th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Spurs play Boston.
The Spurs have gone 19-17 at home. San Antonio is 6-6 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Celtics are 30-7 on the road. Boston ranks ninth in the NBA with 33.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Jayson Tatum averaging 8.0.
The 114.3 points per game the Spurs score are 6.6 more points than the Celtics allow (107.7). The Celtics are shooting 46.3% from the field, 1.1% lower than the 47.4% the Spurs' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Stephon Castle is averaging 14.2 points and 3.7 assists for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 20.4 points over the last 10 games.
Tatum is scoring 27.1 points per game with 8.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the Celtics. Derrick White is averaging 14.2 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 41.2% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 5-5, averaging 120.0 points, 42.5 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.4 points per game.
Celtics: 9-1, averaging 115.4 points, 43.7 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.9 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Charles Bassey: day to day (knee), De'Aaron Fox: out for season (hand), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (shoulder).
Celtics: Jayson Tatum: day to day (ankle), Xavier Tillman Sr.: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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