Spurs at Nuggets 4/13/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:51 AM ET

In the final game of a Saturday NBA playoff quadruple header, the San Antonio Spurs will invade the Pepsi Center to face the Denver Nuggets.

The seventh-seeded Spurs finished nine games below .500 on the road and won three straight games to close the regular season. For San Antonio to advance they will have to lean heavily on the duo of LaMarcus Aldridge (21.3 ppg) and (21.2 ppg).

On Wednesday, San Antonio built a 20-point halftime lead and cruised to a 105-94 home victory versus Dallas. LaMarcus Aldridge poured in a game high 34 points and pulled down 16 rebounds.
The Denver Nuggets won a league best 34 of their 41 home games and rank second in the NBA in assists per game. All-Star C Nikola Jokic led Denver in scoring, rebounds, assists, and steals. Jamal Murray emerged as a consistent number two option and averaged a career best 18.2 points per game.

Last time out, Denver outscored Minnesota by ten points over the final 12 minutes of a 99-95 home victory. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 29 points to go along with 14 rebounds and three steals.

Both squads come into the series opener with no injuries of importance to announce. These two teams rank in the bottom third of the league in tempo and a half-court game will take place. The under is the play on Saturday night. Final Score Prediction, Denver Nuggets win but like under total the best 104-99.

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