It’s the San Antonio Spurs on the road at the Boston Celtics on Wednesday in the National Basketball Association. The Spurs come into the game with the worst record in the Western Conference. The Spurs are 7-32 on the season. San Antonio is coming off back to back losses, with the most recent on the road at the Hawks. The Spurs are 3-7 in their last 10 games overall.
For Boston, they have the best record in all of the league. The Celtics are 31-9 on the season. Boston is 7-3 in their last 10 games, and have won back to back games. The most recent win for Boston was on the road at Toronto on Monday.
The Boston Celtics are massive favorites in this game. The Celtics are -15.5 over the Spurs. The total for this game is listed at 237.5.
Wemby Show in San Antonio
Victor Wembanyama is the big story for the San Antonio Spurs this season. The rookie has played in all but five games for the Spurs, and is leading the way with 19.6 points per game. He is also recording more than 10 rebounds per game as well. Devin Vassell is next with 17.6 points per game.
San Antonio has struggled on both sides of the basketball. The offense is 23rd in the league with 112.2 points per game. The Spurs are one of the worst three point shooting teams in the league, making just 34.6% of them. San Antonio on the defensive side ranks as the fourth worst in the league, and worst in the West.
San Antonio is playing game two of their five game road trip. The Spurs are at Charlotte on Friday and Washington on Saturday. They finish their road trip with a game at Philadelphia on Monday. The next home game for the Spurs is January 24th with the Thunder.
Balance Leads Celtics
Boston is led by a balanced attack of scoring. Sure, Jayson Tatum gets a ton of the credit as the top player on the team, for the best team in the league, but they are balanced up and down. Tatum leads with 27.1 points per game, while guard Jaylen Brown is adding 23.4 points per game.
Kristaps Porzingis is in his first season with the team, and has seen a monster. He has played in 30 of the 40 games this season, and is scoring 19.1 points per game, and recording nearly 7 rebounds per game. Boston as a team is scoring 121 points per game, which is the fifth most in the NBA.
Boston will remain at home for a tough test on Friday. The Denver Nuggets come into the town for a potential NBA Finals Preview. The Celtics then go on the road for three straight at the Rockets, Mavericks and Miami Heat.
Boston Blows out San Antonio
One team is just much better than the other. The Celtics win this game easily over the Spurs. Too much Tatum, Porzingis and Brown. Take the Celtics -15.5 over the Spurs.
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