San Antonio Spurs (23-28, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (38-16, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in out-of-conference play.
The Celtics have gone 16-10 in home games. Boston is second in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, giving up only 108.2 points while holding opponents to 45.0% shooting.
The Spurs have gone 10-15 away from home. San Antonio is 5-6 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Celtics score 117.2 points per game, 2.8 more points than the 114.4 the Spurs give up. The Spurs average 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 12.8 per game the Celtics allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Derrick White is averaging 16.1 points and 4.2 assists for the Celtics. Tatum is averaging 24.9 points over the last 10 games.
Chris Paul is shooting 41.8% and averaging 9.3 points for the Spurs. Wembanyama is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 7-3, averaging 115.4 points, 44.5 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points per game.
Spurs: 4-6, averaging 119.4 points, 43.6 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 9.8 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.0 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Jaylen Brown: out (knee), Torrey Craig: out (ankle), Jrue Holiday: out (shoulder).
Spurs: Charles Bassey: out (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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