Overview
- The game tips at 6 p.m. CT on NBA TV from San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center.
- San Antonio will be without Devin Vassell (right adductor), with Stephon Castle listed as questionable due to a left thumb strain, while Victor Wembanyama is available.
- New York rules out Mitchell Robinson, Josh Hart and Landry Shamet; Ariel Hukporti is questionable and Tyler Kolek is probable.
- Both teams enter 23-9 and sit second in their conferences, with the Knicks on a three-game win streak and the Spurs seeking to halt a two-game slide.
- The matchup is a rematch of the NBA Cup Final won by New York 124-113, and comes as the Spurs add national TV dates, including Jan. 13 at Oklahoma City on NBC/Peacock.