5:40 pm
April 20

Nuggets @ Spurs

Who will WIN this matchup?

Denver Nuggets

@ San Antonio Spurs

 

Current odds:

Denver Nuggets: (+145)

San Antonio Spurs: (-170)

 

The spread for the game is San Antonio by 3.5 points.

Murray scored 21 of his 24 points in Game 2 in the fourth quarter to help Denver rally to a win but he never got untracked on Thursday and tallied just six points on 2-of-6 shooting while repeatedly being exposed by White on the defensive end. “Well, he is going to learn as a young kid, it can’t be just one quarter,” Malone told reporters of Murray after Game 3. “It’s got to be every night if you want to be a really good basketball player – especially in the playoffs. That is going to be part of his development and part of his maturation and I have to help him with that.” Barton is averaging just 3.5 points on 3-of-16 shooting over the past two games and backup guard Malik Beasley appears to be in line for increased playing time after going 5-of-6 from 3-point range in Game 3 while contributing 20 points and nine rebounds.

White was a Division II All-American at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs before transferring to Colorado and earning All-Pac-12 honors as a senior and he saw action in 17 games with San Antonio last season. But a season-ending knee injury to Dejounte Murray in the preseason changed his role and the 24-year-old started 55 of 67 games played and averaged 9.9 points during the regular season before picking up the production in this series. “He was awesome, especially defensively,” shooting guard DeMar DeRozan told reporters of White after Game 3. “He came through big. He took on that challenge (of defending) Murray. He got us going and we fed off him. He led us offensively and defensively.”

The Spurs are 22-7 all-time in the postseason against the Nuggets, including 13-3 in San Antonio.

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Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
San Antonio Spurs