Two of the most popular groups in basketball will meet Tuesday at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center.
Victor Wembanyama and the surging Spurs will host Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and the Celtics on Tuesday evening in what could possibly be a preview of a possible NBA Finals matchup.
The Celtics enter on a two-game win streak following a 109-98 determination at Cleveland on Sunday through which Brown racked up 23 factors, 9 rebounds, and eight assists. Tatum, in simply his second sport again after tearing his proper Achilles in May, contributed 20 factors.
San Antonio has received 4 straight video games and 14 of its previous 15, with the newest assertion a 145-120 house win over Houston on Sunday.
The Spurs are making a cost up the West standings as they chase Oklahoma City for one of the best file within the NBA.
The sport will tip off Tuesday at 8 p.m. on NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports Boston. Here’s your preview.
When: Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Where: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio
TV, radio: NBC, NBCSB, Peacock, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: San Antonio -3.5. O/U: 222.5.
CELTICS
Season file: 43-21. vs. unfold: 38-26. Over/below: 22-42
Last 10 video games: 8-2. vs. unfold: 8-2. Over/below: 2-8
SPURS
Season file: 47-17. vs. unfold: 37-26, 1 push. Over/below: 26-38
Last 10 video games: 9-1. vs. unfold: 6-4. Over/below: 4-6
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per sport: Boston 114.5, San Antonio 118.6
Points allowed per sport: Boston 106.9, San Antonio 111.5
Field objective proportion: Boston .465, San Antonio .480
Opponent discipline objective proportion: Boston .440, San Antonio .451
3-point proportion: Boston .363, San Antonio .356
Opponent 3-point proportion: Boston .360, San Antonio .355
Stat of the day: Boston has held opponents to 100 factors or fewer 19 occasions this season, which leads the league, and has allowed 100 factors or fewer in six of its previous seven wins and 11 occasions since Jan. 30. Over that 11-game stretch, the Celtics have received 9 occasions.
Notes: Boston leads the NBA in factors allowed at 106.9 per sport. … After San Antonio, the Celtics will head to Oklahoma City on Thursday as they attempt to surpass No. 1 Detroit within the Eastern Conference. … The Celtics obtained 18 factors off the bench from Payton Pritchard and 16 factors and 10 rebounds from fellow reserve Baylor Scheierman as Boston beat Cleveland on Sunday. Sam Hauser scored 15 factors on 5 3-pointers. … Boston can be with out middle Nikola Vucevic, who had surgical procedure to restore a fractured proper ring finger Saturday. He received’t be re-evaluated till early April. … Four Spurs scored 20 or extra factors of their victory on Sunday, led by Wembanyama’s 29, as San Antonio produced its most factors in a sport this season. … San Antonio beat the Celtics 100-95 on Jan. 10 in Boston within the first assembly of the 12 months between the groups.
Emma Healy will be reached at emma.healy@globe.com or on X @ByEmmaHealy.
