Washington @ San Antonio preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 27, 2018 ) San Antonio 106, Washington 116

The Washington Wizards have done well to climb back into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference, but they're about to play in a place that has delivered nothing but disappointment for them over the years. The Wizards will visit the Spurs on Sunday trying to snap an 18-game losing streak in San Antonio.

Washington enters the contest on a bit of a high note after securing its eighth win in the last 12 games with a 95-91 triumph at Orlando on Friday. "We gutted this one out," forward Jeff Green told reporters after he scored a season-high 24 points in the victory. "We fought through the lapses we had and found a way to win." The Spurs gained a split of a two-game road trip with a 126-114 win at New Orleans on Saturday night. Leading scorer DeMar DeRozan missed the contest with a sore knee while LaMarcus Aldridge, who was questionable with a wrist ailment, gave it a go and finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBCS Washington, FS Southwest (San Antonio)

ABOUT THE WIZARDS (21-27): Green hit six 3-pointers - two more than his previous season high - in nine attempts in the win over the Magic as part of Washington's 15-of-27 effort as a team. "He had his 3 game going tonight," coach Scott Brooks told the media. "Jeff gave us some opportunities with shooting the 3s, spacing the floor. And if you don't guard him, he's great with the ball." Bradley Beal finished 5-of-7 from behind the arc en route to 27 points and he is averaging 28.2 in January.

ABOUT THE SPURS (28-22): Veteran center Pau Gasol has played sparingly since his return from a foot injury earlier this month, but he was hoping that Saturday would be an audition for an increased role and he made it count with 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes. Aldridge, meanwhile, reached the 25-point mark for the third time in his last four outings and in a game when his team really needed it. "He showed a lot of heart," coach Gregg Popovich told reporters. "LaMarcus took one for the team tonight, sort of. I really wanted to sit him, but he was adamant about playing tonight, so we let him go."

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Washington's last win in San Antonio was on Dec. 11, 1999.

2. Spurs SF Rudy Gay had 22 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's win before exiting with a leg injury.

3. Wizards SF Trevor Ariza is 9-for-41 from the floor over his last four road games.

PREDICTION: Spurs 116, Wizards 111