by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun, March 16th 2025 at 7:08 PM
Updated Sun, March 16th 2025 at 7:19 PM
De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs host Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans in Western Conference play. (SBG San Antonio)
De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs host Trey Murphy III and the New Orleans Pelicans in Western Conference play.
The Spurs are 19-25 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is third in the Western Conference with 29.1 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 7.9.
The Pelicans are 12-32 in Western Conference play. New Orleans is sixth in the Western Conference with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Yves Missi averaging 3.5.
The Spurs score 113.8 points per game, 5.2 fewer points than the 119.0 the Pelicans give up. The Pelicans average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Spurs allow.