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San Antonio Spurs at LA Clippers

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3-4, 1-3 Away
Final
104 - 113

3-4, 1-4 Home

Powell scores 23, Clippers rally from 26-point deficit to beat Spurs 113-104

Wemby follows block with another unreal alley-oop

James Harden scored 17 points and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 13 rebounds. It was the Clippers' largest comeback when trailing at the end of the first quarter and tied for the third largest when trailing by any deficit since 1996, according to Sportradar.

Victor Wembanyama had 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Spurs, who are without coach Gregg Popovich due to illness. Julian Champagnie had 21 points.

The Spurs had a 40-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, but were unable to sustain the momentum. LA got within eight at halftime and had the margin down to four going into the fourth quarter.

It was the largest blown San Antonio lead at the end of the first quarter and the fourth-largest by any deficit in franchise history.

Takeaways Spurs: San Antonio was 16 of 26 from the field in the first quarter but 22 of 60 the rest of the game.

Clippers: LA was 19 of 37 on 3-pointers and had a season-high 16 offensive rebounds.

Key moment The Clippers went on a 33-9 run during a nine-minute span late in the third quarter until the four-minute mark of the fourth. Powell's 3-pointer with 7:25 remaining gave LA its first lead at 93-91. It went up for good (96-93) with 6:26 left on Coffey's 3-pointer.

Key stat The Clippers outscored the Spurs 31-18 in the final 12 minutes.

Up next Both teams are in action on Wednesday. The Spurs are at Houston and the Clippers host Philadelphia. Paul George, who was with the Clippers for five seasons, is expected to face his former club for the first time.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Clippers: 60.4%
Spurs: 39.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 113
4th 5.1 Amir Coffey defensive rebound 104 - 113
4th 8.1 James Harden blocks Keldon Johnson 's 5-foot driving layup 104 - 113
4th 15.0 Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound 104 - 113

Statistics

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38-86 FG 41-90
44.2 Field Goal % 45.6
11-41 3PT 19-37
26.8 Three Point % 51.4
17-19 FT 12-17
89.5 Free Throw % 70.6
45 Rebounds 44
12 Offensive Rebounds 16
33 Defensive Rebounds 28
22 Assists 25
9 Steals 6
10 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 10
4 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
15 Fast Break Points 22
50 Points in Paint 38
16 Fouls 21
26 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 15,927 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4
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