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San Antonio Spurs (17-16, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (19-13, fourth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver heads into a matchup against San Antonio as winners of three games in a row.
The Nuggets are 12-9 in Western Conference games. Denver averages 31.7 assists per game to lead the Western Conference, paced by Nikola Jokic with 9.7.
The Spurs are 14-13 in Western Conference play. San Antonio has a 3-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Nuggets average 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer makes per game than the Spurs give up (13.2). The Spurs are shooting 45.7% from the field, 1.3% lower than the 47.0% the Nuggets' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Murray is scoring 19.8 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Nuggets.
Victor Wembanyama is averaging 25.6 points, 10 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.9 blocks for the Spurs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 126.3 points, 45.9 rebounds, 33.5 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 52.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.3 points per game.
Spurs: 6-4, averaging 112.6 points, 46.6 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 8.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.1 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan: day to day (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
