San Antonio Spurs at Boston Celtics 1/5/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The San Antonio Spurs complete a back-to-back on Wednesday when visiting the Boston Celtics after playing on the road Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors. San Antonio is 14-21 and the third in the Southwest Division, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Memphis Grizzlies. San Antonio lost to the Detroit Pistons 117-116 on Saturday for their third consecutive loss.

Dejounte Murray is leading San Antonio in scoring and assists with averages of 17.8 points and 8.8 assists per game, while Jakob Poeltl is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.5 rebounds per game. San Antonio has seven players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Spurs are scoring an average of 111.5 points per game.

Boston looks for its third consecutive victory when hosting San Antonio on Wednesday. The Celtics are 18-19 and third in the Atlantic division, six games behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets. Boston defeated the Orlando Magic 116-111 on Sunday in overtime. Jaylen Brown, who scored 50 points in the victory, became the seventh player for the Celtics to score 50 points or more during a regular season game.

Jayson Tatum is the leading scorer for Boston with an average of 25.6 points per game and Jaylen Brown is the second leading scorer with an average of 24.3 points per game. Robert Williams III is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.9 rebounds per game and Marcus Smart is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game. Boston is scoring an average of 108.2 points per game.