San Antonio faces Milwaukee, aims to end 3-game skid

Milwaukee Bucks (24-10, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (5-28, 15th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio looks to stop its three-game slide when the Spurs play Milwaukee.

The Spurs have gone 2-14 at home. San Antonio is 1-2 in one-possession games.

The Bucks are 8-7 in road games. Milwaukee averages 124.8 points while outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game.

The Spurs are shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 47.1% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks average 124.8 points per game, 2.0 more than the 122.8 the Spurs allow.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Bucks won 132-119 in the last matchup on Dec. 20.

TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Wembanyama is averaging 18.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 19.0 points over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

Damian Lillard is scoring 25.4 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Bucks. Malik Beasley is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 2-8, averaging 113.5 points, 42.5 rebounds, 29.6 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.0 points per game.

Bucks: 7-3, averaging 128.2 points, 46.2 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.3 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Malaki Branham: day to day (ankle), Zach Collins: out (ankle), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).

Bucks: AJ Green: out (nose), Jae Crowder: out (groin).

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