Spurs Face Celtics in Beantown Battle
The San Antonio Spurs take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Sunday evening.

The Spurs (42-31) are looking to preserve their playoff positioning by putting an end to a brief two-game losing streak in Sunday's contest. San Antonio fell by a 111-105 score to the Houston Rockets in their most recent contest on Friday night. Bryn Forbes led the way with 20 points, adding five rebounds and two assists. Derrick White followed with 18 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. DeMar DeRozan totaled 16 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and one steal. Marco Belinelli poured in 11 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge furnished 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and five blocks.

The Spurs do not have any short-term injuries coming into Sunday's game.

The Celtics (43-30) need to right their own ship coming into Sunday's contest, as they've dropped three straight games. Boston's most recent stumble was an epic one, as they allowed a 30-5 run by the Charlotte Hornets over the final 7:43 on their way to dropping a 124-117 decision. Kyrie Irving led the way for the Celtics with 31 points, adding seven rebounds, six assists and two steals. Jaylen Brown poured in 29 points and added four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal. Marcus Morris produced 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block. Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier generated matching 12-point tallies, with Tatum also hauling in six boards and dishing out four assists.

The Celtics are likely to list Tatum (back) as questionable at minimum for Sunday's contest. Al Horford (knee), Aron Baynes (ankle) and Robert Williams (back) are likely to share the same designation, while Gordon Hayward (concussion) is likely to continue out.

Sunday's game marks the second and final meeting between the teams this season. The Spurs hold a 1-0 series lead, having notched a 120-111 win on Dec. 31.
Posted on: 3/23/2019 8:00 PM
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