Overview
- Tip-off is set for 8:00 PM ET at Smoothie King Center, with coverage on FanDuel Sports Network Southwest and streaming on NBA League Pass and Fubo.
- San Antonio arrives at about 15-7 after a 130-117 loss in Cleveland in which the Spurs surrendered a season-high 44 points in the third quarter.
- Victor Wembanyama will miss his 11th straight game with a left calf strain, while Stephon Castle is listed as questionable with a left hip strain.
- The Pelicans are 3-21, have lost six straight and 15 of 16 under interim coach James Borrego, and Zion Williamson is out at least three more weeks with a right hip adductor injury.
- San Antonio won the first two meetings this season, including an overtime win in New Orleans, as both coaches stress improved defense and execution.