PREVIEW: The San Antonio Spurs travel to New Orleans on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET to face a Pelicans team struggling mightily this season. New Orleans has lost 28 of their last 31 games , making this matchup heavily favor the visiting Spurs. San Antonio has won 14 of their last 22 games and enters this contest with momentum despite a recent 130-117 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers . The defensive focal point will be containing Trey Murphy III, who had 41 points in the Spurs' last matchup with New Orleans. Stephon Castle and Luke Kornet are both questionable but expected to play after being full participants in practice over the weekend. The Pelicans could be without three of their top five scorers , further tilting the balance toward San Antonio. These two teams average a combined 231.2 points per game, 5.3 fewer points than the total of 236.5 set for this game , suggesting the scoring environment may come in lower than expected. San Antonio has already beaten New Orleans twice this year , though both victories came by narrow margins against a young, physical opponent determined to prove itself.