The surging Celtics look to continue the race for the best record in the East when they meet the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in a late-season interconference dance.
Boston (54-19) will travel to San Antonio riding a seven-game winning streak, the most recent a 132-102 victory in Phoenix on Wednesday. Kristaps Porzingis racked up 30 points and eight rebounds, and Jaylen Brown added 24 points in the win.
The Celtics won without Jayson Tatum, who missed the game with a sprained left ankle.
Boston has captured 12 of its past 13 games. A six-game road trip concludes Monday in Memphis.
The Celtics are five games behind Cleveland for the best record in the Eastern Conference and 8 1/2 ahead of New York in the Atlantic Division with nine games to play.
The Spurs (31-41) return home after a 124-116 loss in Cleveland on Thursday.
The Spurs fell to four games off the pace of 10th-place Dallas for the final spot in the West play-in tournament.
Here’s your preview.
When: Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio
TV, radio: NBA TV, NBCSB, WROR-FM 105.7
Line: Boston -11.5. O/U: 228.5.
CELTICS
Season record: 54-19. vs. spread: 35-38. Over/under: 33-39, 1 push
Last 10 games: 9-1. vs. spread: 6-4. Over/under: 4-6
SPURS
Season record: 31-41. vs. spread: 33-39. Over/under: 40-30, 2 pushes
Last 10 games: 5-5. vs. spread: 6-4. Over/under: 6-4
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Boston 116.8, San Antonio 114.3
Points allowed per game: Boston 107.7, San Antonio 116.3
Field goal percentage: Boston .463, San Antonio .465
Opponent field goal percentage: Boston .453, San Antonio .474
3-point percentage: Boston .371, San Antonio .355
Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .350, San Antonio .362
Stat of the day: The Celtics have won 14 of their past 15 away games and have a league-best 30-7 record on the road.
Notes: Jaylen Brown continues to fight through a knee injury that kept him out of three games last week. “It’s new for me,” Brown said about his knee. “I haven’t really had issues with my knees ever in my career. I’m just trying to find a good routine to make sure I’m prepared and ready to go every night, but it’s definitely been a challenge mentally.”
Max Schwartzberg can be reached at max.schwartzberg@globe.com. Follow him on X @mschwartzberg27.
