San Antonio visits Boston following Brown's 50-point performance

Posted January 05, 2022 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs (14-21, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (18-19, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -8.5

BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts the San Antonio Spurs after Jaylen Brown scored 50 points in the Celtics' 116-111 overtime victory against the Orlando Magic.

The Celtics have gone 11-7 at home. Boston is sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 108.2 points while shooting 44.3% from the field.

The Spurs are 7-12 on the road. San Antonio is third in the Western Conference scoring 111.5 points per game and is shooting 46.8%.

The two teams play for the second time this season. The Spurs defeated the Celtics 96-88 in their last meeting on Nov. 27. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 29 points, and Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 24 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Celtics, scoring 25.6 points while shooting 32.9% from beyond the arc. Brown is shooting 44.8% and averaging 28.1 points over the past 10 games for Boston.

Murray is averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 8.8 assists and two steals for the Spurs. Derrick White is averaging 15.6 points and 6.6 assists over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 5-5, averaging 108.9 points, 46.4 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 7.4 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.5 points per game.

Spurs: 4-6, averaging 118.4 points, 48.2 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points.

INJURIES: Celtics: Sam Hauser: out (health protocols), Brodric Thomas: day to day (back), Romeo Langford: day to day (illness), Robert Williams III: day to day (toe), Jayson Tatum: day to day (health protocols), Justin Jackson: out (health and safety protocols).

Spurs: Dejounte Murray: out (conditioning), Doug McDermott: out (health protocols), Devontae Cacok: out (health and safety protocols), Lonnie Walker IV: out (health protocols), Zach Collins: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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