Murphy and the Pelicans visit conference foe San Antonio

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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New Orleans Pelicans (18-49, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (27-37, 13th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -4; over/under is 236.5

BOTTOM LINE: De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs host Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans in Western Conference play.

The Spurs are 19-25 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is third in the Western Conference with 29.1 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 7.9.

The Pelicans are 12-32 in Western Conference play. New Orleans is sixth in the Western Conference with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Yves Missi averaging 3.5.

The Spurs score 113.8 points per game, 5.2 fewer points than the 119.0 the Pelicans give up. The Pelicans average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Spurs allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fox is averaging 23.5 points, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.

Murphy is averaging 21.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Pelicans. Zion Williamson is averaging 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 118.2 points, 41.2 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.5 points per game.

Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 112.2 points, 43.2 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Charles Bassey: day to day (knee), De’Aaron Fox: out for season (hand), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).

Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr.: out (ankle), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg), Kelly Olynyk: day to day (personal), Yves Missi: day to day (ankle).

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