San Antonio hosts Charlotte for cross-conference matchup

By Canadian Press on March 13, 2025.

Charlotte Hornets (16-49, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (27-37, 12th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs host Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets in out-of-conference action.

The Spurs have gone 16-16 at home. San Antonio allows 116.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.3 points per game.

The Hornets are 6-25 on the road. Charlotte has a 3-28 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Spurs’ 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.1 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Hornets allow. The Spurs average 105.4 points per game, 10.7 fewer points than the 116.1 the Spurs give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fox is averaging 23.5 points, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 16.9 points over the last 10 games.

Bridges is scoring 21.4 points per game with 7.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball is averaging 13.9 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 32.4% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 118.2 points, 41.2 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.5 points per game.

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 102.4 points, 46.7 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Charles Bassey: out (knee), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).

Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), Tre Mann: out for season (back).

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

The Associated Press

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