The Silver & Black look to rebound from Sunday’s loss to the Timberwolves and get above .500.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (13-13) will host the Atlanta Hawks (14-13) at Frost Bank Center as the team looks to get back above .500 on the season.
The teams’ first meeting this season could see the return of key players Keldon Johnson and Tre Jones to the court. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CW and WOAI/KXTN radio.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 106-92 home loss to the Timberwolves.
Victor Wembanyama led the team with 20 points,12 rebounds, five assists and seven blocks. Harrison Barnes had 17 points and two assists, while Chris Paul contributed nine assists.
Jeremy Sochan added 17 points, Devin Vassell recorded four points, and Julian Champagnie finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
San Antonio was without Keldon Johnson, Zach Collins and Tre Jones, who were all out with injuries. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson also continues to be acting head coach while Gregg Popovich recovers from a November stroke; the Hall of Fame coach said in a statement Monday that he was eager to return to the sidelines, but a timetable hasn’t been determined.
“I think it was a mix of lack of discipline and execution,” Wembanyama said about Sunday’s loss. “We let ourselves be impacted too much by them. (It was) a mix of things, probably. They definitely switched the coverage from last time. I think they were making everything hard for us, like little details, and we weren’t paying enough attention to them.”
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their City Edition jerseys on Thursday.
INJURY REPORT
After missing the last handful of games, point guard Tre Jones (4.1 points in eight games played this season) and forward Keldon Johnson (12.7 points in 23 games) have been upgraded to “probable” against the Hawks. The second-unit contributors have been contending with a shoulder sprain and calf strain, respectively.
Center Zach Collins is questionable to play after suffering a back injury.
Trae Young, who leads Atlanta in points and assists this season, is probably to play (Achilles). Kobe Bufkin, Onyeka Okongwu and Cody Zeller have all been ruled out.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. . Atlanta has won seven of its last 10 games against the Spurs, including four of its previous five on the road in San Antonio.
2. Atlanta’s Trae Young averaged 40.5 points, 13.5 assists, five rebounds, and 1.5 steals in two games last season against the Spurs.
3. The Hawks are 5-1 on the road when leading after the third period.
4. The Spurs have made fewer three-point shots than their opponents in six straight games.
5. The Spurs have committed more turnovers than the opposition in four straight games.