Wembanyama, Spurs to host Young and the Hawks

Updated Dec. 18, 2024 2:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks (14-13, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (13-13, 11th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -1; over/under is 234.5

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta visits San Antonio for a non-conference matchup.

The Spurs have gone 9-7 in home games. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 28.3 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 8.4.

The Hawks are 7-7 in road games. Atlanta leads the Eastern Conference with 29.6 assists. Trae Young paces the Hawks with 12.1.

The Spurs are shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 46.9% the Hawks allow to opponents. The Hawks are shooting 46.0% from the field, 0.5% lower than the 46.5% the Spurs' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Paul is shooting 42.3% and averaging 9.6 points for the Spurs.

Young is averaging 21.5 points and 12.1 assists for the Hawks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 5-5, averaging 112.1 points, 44.5 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points per game.

Hawks: 7-3, averaging 117.6 points, 49.2 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Keldon Johnson: day to day (calf), Zach Collins: day to day (back), Tre Jones: day to day (shoulder).

Hawks: Cody Zeller: out (personal).

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