SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (14-36) will face the Washington Wizards (23-26) tonight at the AT&T Center. The Spurs are riding a five-game losing skid.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 128-118 overtime loss versus the Suns.
Keldon Johnson had 34 points and three rebounds to lead the team while Jeremy Sochan added a career-high 30 points. Stanley Johnson finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds while Keita Bates-Diop recorded 14 points in the loss.
The Suns scored 18 points in the overtime session.
San Antonio was without Romeo Langford, and Josh Richardson due to injuries.
“I’m really proud of them. A great effort against a good basketball team,” Gregg Popovich said. “A lot of guys played. A lot of guys participated. Physically they played hard and did everything they can do. A couple of guys [Suns] Chris [Paul} and Mikael [Bridges] took over during the overtime. Made shots. Keldon tried to keep us in it but those guys took over in the overtime. Tough way to lose but I’m really proud of what they did.”
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Association Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Wizards are on a five-game winning streak and have won four straight on the road.
2. The Wizards have five-consecutive games with more three-pointers made over their opponent.
3. The Wizards are 2-11 on the road when trailing after the first period.
4. The Spurs have won 22 straight games over the Wizards in San Antonio.
5. The Spurs are 6-4 at home against Eastern Conference teams.
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