Clippers-Spurs Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Mar 28 2013 11:19PM

Reaching 50 wins is rather routine for the San Antonio Spurs, but it's uncharted territory for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Winning three straight regular-season games in San Antonio would also be a new feat.

The Clippers look to clinch the best season in franchise history Friday night when they face the Western Conference-leading Spurs, who continue a daunting late-season stretch.

San Antonio (54-17) has reached the 50-win mark in 14 straight seasons, and has already assured itself a spot in the playoffs along with Los Angeles (49-23).

While the Clippers are going to the postseason in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1991-92 and 92-93, they're on the brink of doing it as the best team in franchise history.

Los Angeles tied the team's 38-year-old record for wins in a season Wednesday while setting a mark for the most on the road at 21 as it beat New Orleans 105-91.

With 10 games left in the regular season, the Clippers are also closing in on their first division title, leading the Pacific by 8 1/2 games on second-place Golden State.

"At the beginning of the season, we set some goals for the team," coach Vinny Del Negro told the team's official website Tuesday. "Obviously, to win the division. It's all about improving throughout the season. I expect a lot from this team, but more importantly they expect a lot from themselves. We just want to play as consistently as possible, count them up at the end and hopefully be healthy going into the playoffs."

Chauncey Billups, who has been limited to 20 games this season, may be the main concern after aggravating a nagging right groin strain and exiting in the third quarter Wednesday. It's unclear if he'll play Friday.

Chris Paul will, and though he struggled against San Antonio in the playoffs last season, he has totaled 55 points and 19 assists in the Clippers' back-to-back regular-season wins at the AT&T Center.

Los Angeles is one of only four teams to win there this season after posting a 92-87 victory Nov. 19 as it held San Antonio to a season low-tying 35.4 percent from the field.

The Spurs, who lead the conference by 1 1/2 games over Oklahoma City, have won 27 of 29 at home since that defeat. They extended their winning streak at the AT&T Center to six games by defeating Denver 100-99 on Wednesday, beginning a three-game homestand that ends Sunday against Miami.

San Antonio has won three of four to begin this season-ending 15-game stretch that includes 11 meetings with teams currently in playoff position.

"The schedule that we have is something that should be embraced and considered a great opportunity," coach Gregg Popovich said, "because it's like taking a final exam every day or most days. To get ready for the playoffs, understanding the physicality, aggressiveness and competitiveness that's necessary night after night in the playoffs."

Having a healthy Tony Parker would help. Parker sprained his right middle finger late in the third quarter against the Nuggets, but returned to finish with 18 points and 11 assists and is expected to play Friday after X-rays were negative.

Parker totaled 15 points as the Spurs lost twice to the Clippers in November, but scored 31 points while sinking 12 of 16 from the floor in a 116-90 win at Los Angeles on Feb. 21. He also helped limit Paul to four points on 1-of-6 shooting in that victory.

Tim Duncan is averaging 25.0 points, 14.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks over the past five home games. Duncan had 20 points and 14 boards against the Clippers there in November.

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Duncan's 34 leads Spurs past Clippers, 104-102

Posted Mar 30 2013 12:38AM

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs All-Star Tim Duncan is a man of little emotion and even fewer words.

The Los Angeles Clippers brought out a demonstrative side rarely seen from the 16-year veteran and it helped lead to their downfall.

Duncan had a season-high 34 points, including a game-winning three-point play with 2.2 seconds left, and San Antonio outlasted Los Angeles 104-102 on Friday night.

Sparked by a pair of hard fouls in the second quarter, Duncan was 12 for 19 from field and also had 11 rebounds in leading San Antonio (55-17) to its seventh straight home victory.

"There was a stretch where they put the whistle away," Duncan said. "It gave me a little energy to kind of play a little harder. I got some shots to go early and it just kind of snowballed from there."

Tony Parker added 24 points and eight assists, and Tiago Splitter had 14 points for San Antonio.

The Spurs extended their lead in the Western Conference to 2 1/2 games over Oklahoma City, which lost 101-93 to Minnesota.

Blake Griffin scored 18 points, Jamal Crawford added 16 and Chris Paul had 14 for the Clippers (49-24), who remain fourth in the West. Caron Butler added 11 points and Willie Green had 10.

With San Antonio trailing 102-101 with 7 seconds remaining, Duncan was fouled by Willie Green on a 16-foot jumper. Duncan yelled after making the jumper, tugging at the front of his jersey and nearly walking to the opposite free throw line in celebration.

Duncan made the ensuing free throw to give San Antonio the final winning margin. He finished 10 for 10 on free throws and had three assists and two blocks.

"Well, you just look at his line and just be amazed that he's doing what he's doing," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "But he's done the work to put himself in the position to have games like this and to have the season that he's had. You couldn't be more proud of the guy tonight on what he did out there."

Paul missed a seven-foot jumper on the final possession that would have won the game, but Duncan's jumper bothered him more.

"He traveled," Paul said. "I can say that, right? He traveled. I just looked at the film. He traveled. He made an unbelievable shot, though. We have to do better. I'm not trying to take anything away from him. It was an unbelievable big-time shot. That's why he's one of the best power forwards to ever play the game. But, he traveled."

The Clippers set up the tense finale by erasing a seven-point deficit in the final six minutes.

Crawford's 3 tied the game at 99. Griffin blocked a short jumper by Splitter, resulting in a three-foot floater by Paul with 35.2 seconds left for a 101-99 lead.

Duncan's layup tied the game at 101 off an assist from Parker, who was momentarily dazed when he was struck in the neck by DeAndre Jordan's knee as he released the ball.

Parker was then charged with a dead ball foul when he grabbed Paul's jersey prior to the inbound play. Paul made the free throw to give the Clippers a 102-101 lead to set up Duncan's shot.

Los Angeles failed to get a shot off on the ensuing possession when Boris Diaw stripped Paul on a drive and Griffin was forced to toss up a five-foot jumper that failed to draw iron.

"The biggest play of the game was probably when we were up one, I had the ball and I didn't even get a shot attempt up," Paul said. "That's terrible. You can't do that. You're up one; you have to at least get a shot up on the rim. If I make that shot, now it's a three-point game."

Duncan then made the game-winning shot.

"We've got to do a better job as a team making it harder, especially when he's got it going like that," Griffin said of Duncan.

The emotion for that game-winner was sparked midway through the second quarter when Duncan received a two-handed push from Ryan Hollins as he drove to the basket for a one-handed dunk. The Spurs' All-Star forward hung on the rim briefly to steady himself, but no flagrant was called as the fans howled in protest.

"It was very physical," Duncan said, "especially against them. They're athletic. They're big. They're strong. They're very competitive."

No foul was called when Duncan tumbled to the floor on San Antonio's ensuing possession after three defenders charged at him. Popovich ran down the sideline grabbing his arm and yelling for a foul as Los Angeles sprinted up the court on the turnover, resulting in a technical. Duncan also protested the non-call, but was not whistled.

"If he did (get a technical), I deserved it," Duncan said. "I wasn't going to argue that."

The action sparked Duncan, who scored San Antonio's next 10 points to tie the game at 57 with 1:35 left in the first half.

"We'll probably see them down the way (in the playoffs)," Griffin said. "We can learn from this. We'll see what we did well and we'll see what we didn't do well. Hopefully we'll learn from those mistakes. We'll just try to take that and make it something positive."

NOTES: Spurs G Manu Ginobili left midway through the first quarter with tightness in his right hamstring after tumbling out of bounds on a drive. Ginobili had two points on a pair of free throws in 3 minutes before departing. . Clippers G Chauncey Billups (strained right groin) missed his third straight game. He has missed 52 overall, including 35 with tendinitis in his left foot. Los Angeles is 35-17 without him. . Jordan smiled at Popovich before entering the game with 1 minute left in the first half, apparently knowing what the Spurs' coach had planned. Jordan was fouled as soon as he entered, making 1 of 2 free throws. . Video highlighting Vinny Del Negro's career with the Spurs was booed by the home crowd. The Los Angeles Clippers coach played six seasons in San Antonio beginning in 1992.

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Notebook: Spurs 104, Clippers 102

Tim Price, for NBA.com
Posted Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:04 AM - Updated Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:04 AM

THE FACTS: Tim Duncan scored 34 points and had 11 rebounds for the Spurs, yet San Antonio didn't pull this one out until Chris Paul missed a jump shot with a second left to give the Spurs a 104-102 victory Friday at AT&T Center.

It's the second-straight game the Spurs (55-17) have pulled out when a last-second shot failed to go down. San Antonio beat Denver by a point on Wednesday when Andre Miller missed a driving short jumper at the buzzer.

Duncan gave the Spurs the lead when he knocked down a jumper with 2.2 seconds to go, and he capped the three-point play with a free throw after a foul by Willie Green of the Clippers (49-24). Some of the Clippers believed Duncan traveled on the play.

The Spurs caught a break when Oklahoma City lost 101-93 to Minnesota, giving the Spurs a 2 ½-game lead for the top seed in the West. But San Antonio lost Manu Ginobili when he left the game after he experienced tightness in his right hamstring. His status has not been announced.

Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 18 points, but he went 7-for-20 to do it. Paul had 14 points with 12 assists, and he went 5-for-14 including the miss at the buzzer. The Clippers were looking for their first 50-win season in franchise history. Their "magic number" to win their first division title is at two.

QUOTABLE: "He traveled. I saw the tape."

-- Chris Paul on the game-winning shot by Duncan

THE STAT: While the Spurs were close to perfect at the foul line, L.A. struggled mightily. The Clippers shot 12-for-21 at the free-throw line and were outscored by nine points there because the Spurs missed one free throw all night.

TURNING POINT: The game was tied when Duncan hit a free throw with 31 seconds to go, but Tony Parker was called for a foul away from the ball on the inbounds pass. Paul made a free throw and the Clippers kept the ball, but Griffin shot an air ball as the shot clock wound down and the Spurs got the ball on the violation with seven seconds left. That set up Duncan for his three-point play that gave the Spurs the two-point lead with two seconds remaining.

QUOTABLE II: "A lot of competitiveness in a very physical, playoff-style game. It was a great win against a hell of a team."

--Spurs coach Gregg Popovich

HOT: Duncan was 12-for-19 from the floor and hit all 10 free throws as San Antonio was 21-for-22 at the foul line.

NOT: Griffin and Paul are the Clippers most productive offensive players, yet they shot a combined 12-for-34 tonight.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Parker outscored Paul when the teams played last in L.A., Parker going for 12-for-16 shooting for 31 points in 28 minutes compared to four points for Paul. Tonight, Parker scored 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting with a 3-pointer and eight assists.

ROOKIE WATCH: Undrafted guard Maalik Wayns was signed to a contract through the rest of the season prior to the game by the Clippers. ... Nando De Colo played 11 minutes tonight and scored five points with a 3-pointer and had two assists without a turnover.

NOTABLE: Chauncey Billups missed another game because of a right groin strain. He tried to play Wednesday at New Orleans, but came out after 13 minutes. ... Gary Neal played in his first game since missing his last four with a tight calf muscle and plantar fasciitis. He shot 3-for-10 with a pair of 3-pointers for eight points in 19 1/2 minutes. ... The Clippers were trying to win the regular-season series with San Antonio for the first time since 1996-97, but it ended this year even at 2-2. ... The Spurs have won seven in a row at home and 28 of the last 30 and now get ready to play Miami at the AT&T Center on Sunday. ... Duncan scored 19 in the first half and both teams shot better than 60 percent (Clippers shot 62 and Spurs 60).

UP NEXT: For the Clippers, Saturday @ Houston, Monday vs. Indiana, Wednesday vs. Phoenix. For the Spurs, Sunday vs. Miami, Monday @ Memphis, Wednesday vs. Orlando.

• Clippers: Billups, Summers
• Spurs: Baynes, Mills

• Clippers: --
• Spurs: Popovich

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 12

• Arena: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #6 Tony Brown, #44 Eli Roe
• Attendance: 18581
• Duration: 2:20

Los Angeles Clippers (49-24)		San Antonio Spurs (55-17)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Duncan vs Jordan (Parker gains possession)
	11:45	Leonard Jump Shot: Missed
	11:44	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:30 [SAS 2-0]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Leonard (1 AST)
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:07	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:48	Leonard Jump Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:47
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	10:35
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:34
Griffin Floating Jump shot: Missed	10:24
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:23
Griffin Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:23 [LAC 2-2]
	09:55 [SAS 4-2]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	09:30
	09:29	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:19	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Paul (1 ST)
Green Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)	09:15 [LAC 4-4]
Jordan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:54
	08:54 [SAS 5-4]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:54 [SAS 6-4]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:10 [SAS 8-4]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)	07:47
	07:46	Duncan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:39 [SAS 10-4]	Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)	07:28 [LAC 7-10]
	07:11	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:11
Griffin Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)	07:03 [LAC 9-10]
	06:52 [SAS 12-9]	Leonard Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	06:30
Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:29
Paul Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Leonard (1 ST)	06:21
	06:15	Leonard Dunk Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:13
Jordan Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Griffin (1 AST)	06:08 [LAC 11-12]
	06:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:08	Green Substitution replaced by Ginobili
	06:08	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
	05:53 [SAS 14-11]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (1 AST)
Jordan Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)	05:33 [LAC 13-14]
	05:21 [SAS 16-13]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ginobili (2 AST)
	05:01	Diaw Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Jordan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	04:47 [LAC 15-16]
	04:25	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:24
Butler Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (5 AST)	04:16 [LAC 17-16]
	04:16	Leonard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	04:16 [LAC 18-16]
Green Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:07
	04:01	Ginobili Jump Shot: Missed
	04:00	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Jordan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:52
	03:52 [SAS 17-18]	Ginobili Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Jordan Substitution replaced by Hollins	03:52
Green Substitution replaced by Crawford	03:52
	03:52	Leonard Substitution replaced by Jackson
	03:52 [SAS 18-18]	Ginobili Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:29	Ginobili Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:26	Ginobili Substitution replaced by Neal
	03:10 [SAS 21-18]	Parker 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Griffin (2 AST)	02:51 [LAC 21-21]
	02:32 [SAS 24-21]	Neal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Paul Jump Bank Shot: Missed	02:08
Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:07
Paul Layup Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:05	Duncan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Paul Foul: Personal (1 PF)	02:05
Team Timeout : Regular	02:05
Butler Substitution replaced by Barnes	02:05
	02:05	Duncan Substitution replaced by Splitter
	01:43 [SAS 26-21]	Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Griffin Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:23 [LAC 23-26]
	01:23	Jackson Foul: Away From Play (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)	01:23 [LAC 24-26]
Paul Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:09
	01:09 [SAS 27-24]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Paul Substitution replaced by Bledsoe	01:09
	01:09 [SAS 28-24]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Griffin Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	00:57.6 [LAC 26-28]
Bledsoe Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:44.2
	00:44.2 [SAS 29-26]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:44.2 [SAS 30-26]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Bledsoe Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	00:27.1 [LAC 28-30]
	00:00.9	Neal 3pt Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.1
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (49-24)		San Antonio Spurs (55-17)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Jackson Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:29	De Colo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:20	Jackson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:03
Hollins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Diaw (1 BLK)	11:03
	11:00	De Colo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:57	Neal 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:56
Griffin Substitution replaced by Odom	10:56
Bledsoe Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:39 [LAC 30-30]
	10:15	Neal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hollins (1 BLK)
	10:14	Team Rebound
	10:11	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed
Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:09
Bledsoe Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:00 [LAC 32-30]
	09:54 [SAS 32-32]	Splitter Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Neal (1 AST)
	09:37	De Colo Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Bledsoe Layup Shot: Missed Block: Splitter (1 BLK)	09:31
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:29
Hollins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)	09:26 [LAC 34-32]
	09:00 [SAS 35-34]	Neal 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: De Colo (1 AST)
	08:47	Neal Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	08:47
	08:47	Diaw Substitution replaced by Bonner
Crawford Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:33 [LAC 36-35]
	08:12	Splitter Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bledsoe (1 ST)
Bledsoe Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:09 [LAC 38-35]
	07:50 [SAS 37-38]	Bonner Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Neal (2 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:40 [LAC 41-37]
	07:22	Splitter Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:21
Crawford Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:10 [LAC 43-37]
	07:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:09	Jackson Substitution replaced by Green
	06:56	Neal Floating Jump shot: Missed
	06:54	Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:41 [SAS 40-43]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Neal (3 AST)
Crawford Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)	06:25 [LAC 45-40]
	06:12 [SAS 42-45]	De Colo Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Neal (4 AST)
	05:50	De Colo Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:50 [LAC 46-42]
	05:50	Neal Substitution replaced by Leonard
	05:50	De Colo Substitution replaced by Parker
	05:50	Splitter Substitution replaced by Duncan
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:50
	05:49	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:34	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:33
Odom Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Barnes (2 AST)	05:18 [LAC 48-42]
	05:04 [SAS 44-48]	Duncan Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Hollins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	05:04
Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Paul	05:04
Hollins Substitution replaced by Griffin	05:04
	05:04 [SAS 45-48]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:47	Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:34	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barnes (3 AST)	04:27 [LAC 50-45]
	04:24	Popovich Technical
Paul Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	04:24 [LAC 51-45]
	04:02	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:01
Griffin Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Barnes (4 AST)	03:58 [LAC 53-45]
	03:58	Green Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Griffin Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	03:58 [LAC 54-45]
	03:40	Parker Layup Shot: Missed
	03:39	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	03:39 [SAS 47-54]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Barnes Jump Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:10	Team Rebound
Griffin Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:10
Odom Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:57
Team Timeout : Regular	02:57
	02:57 [SAS 48-54]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:57 [SAS 49-54]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Odom Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	02:48
Odom Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:48
	02:35 [SAS 51-54]	Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Leonard (2 AST)
Barnes Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Paul (6 AST)	02:18 [LAC 56-51]
	01:55 [SAS 53-56]	Parker Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bonner (1 ST)	01:40
	01:34 [SAS 55-56]	Duncan Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Parker (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:25
Odom Substitution replaced by Jordan	01:25
	01:19	Duncan Foul: Personal Take (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:19
Team Rebound	01:19
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:19 [LAC 57-55]
Barnes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:05
	01:05 [SAS 56-57]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
Jordan Substitution replaced by Hollins	01:05
	01:05 [SAS 57-57]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:46.6 [LAC 59-57]
	00:34.6 [SAS 59-59]	Parker Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Paul (7 AST)	00:26.9 [LAC 62-59]
	00:04.2 [SAS 61-62]	Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (49-24)		San Antonio Spurs (55-17)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Griffin Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Paul Foul: Personal (3 PF)	11:39
	11:26 [SAS 63-62]	Splitter Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Leonard (3 AST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:52 [SAS 66-62]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (5 AST)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Paul (8 AST)	10:38 [LAC 65-66]
	10:17	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jordan (1 ST)
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	10:03
Jordan Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	10:02
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:34	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
	09:32	Parker Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:17 [LAC 67-66]
Butler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:02
	09:02 [SAS 67-67]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	09:02 [SAS 68-67]	Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:37	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:15 [SAS 70-67]	Duncan Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:00 [LAC 69-70]
	07:33 [SAS 72-69]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Parker (6 AST)
Griffin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Splitter (1 ST)	07:11
Green Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:06
	07:06	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:57 [SAS 74-69]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Duncan (3 AST)
Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Paul (9 AST)	06:38 [LAC 71-74]
Green Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:22
	06:08	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:07
	06:01	Duncan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:01
Team Rebound	06:01
Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:01 [LAC 72-74]
	05:52	Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Jordan (2 ST)
Butler Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:31 [SAS 76-72]	Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Leonard (4 AST)
	05:10	Parker Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	05:10	Green Substitution replaced by Neal
	05:10	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
Paul Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
Paul Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	04:59
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	04:56
	04:33	Parker Driving Jump shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:31
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (10 AST)	04:24 [LAC 75-76]
Green Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	04:13
	04:13	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:13	Team Rebound
	04:13 [SAS 77-75]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	03:57
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	03:55
	03:49	Parker Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:49 [LAC 76-77]
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:49 [LAC 77-77]
	03:27 [SAS 79-77]	Parker Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
	03:22	Neal Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:22
Team Rebound	03:22
Griffin Substitution replaced by Odom	03:22
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:22
	03:22	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	03:11 [SAS 81-77]	Parker Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
	03:08	Diaw Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:08
Team Rebound	03:08
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:08
	03:07	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:03	Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	02:41 [SAS 83-77]	Leonard Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Neal (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
	02:41	Duncan Substitution replaced by Splitter
Jordan Substitution replaced by Hollins	02:41
Green Substitution replaced by Crawford	02:41
Butler Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Paul (11 AST)	02:24 [LAC 79-83]
	01:59	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:57
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	01:40
	01:39	Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:28	Splitter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
	01:26	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:20 [SAS 85-79]	Neal Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	01:01
	00:59.8	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:37.8	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:35.9	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:33.9	Leonard Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Paul Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	00:28.8
	00:28.8	Diaw Substitution replaced by Bonner
	00:04.9	Leonard 3pt Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:02.9
Paul Foul: Offensive Charge (4 PF)	00:00.6
Paul Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:00.6
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:46	Neal 3pt Shot: Missed
Bledsoe Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:45
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:28	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:15	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:13
	11:09	De Colo Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Griffin Substitution replaced by Jordan	11:09
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:54 [SAS 87-79]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: De Colo (2 AST)
Barnes Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	10:54
	10:54 [SAS 88-79]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	10:39
Jordan Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	10:38
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
Team Rebound	10:24
	10:24	De Colo Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Jordan Substitution replaced by Griffin	10:24
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Griffin (3 AST)	10:18 [LAC 82-88]
	09:55	Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:54
Odom Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:44
	09:31 [SAS 91-82]	De Colo 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:09
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:02 [LAC 84-91]
	08:46	Neal 3pt Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:45
Griffin Layup Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:34	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:28	De Colo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bledsoe (1 BLK)
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:26
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:17	Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:58 [SAS 93-84]	Jackson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Neal (6 AST)
Griffin Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (1 AST)	07:37 [LAC 86-93]
Griffin Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:18
	07:18	Splitter Substitution replaced by Duncan
	07:18	Neal Substitution replaced by Green
Odom Substitution replaced by Jordan	07:18
	07:10	De Colo Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:09
Bledsoe Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)	06:57
Bledsoe Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:56
	06:54	Jackson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:54
Team Rebound	06:54
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:54
Team Rebound	06:54
Griffin Layup Shot: Missed	06:50
	06:48	Team Rebound
Griffin Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:47
	06:26	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:25
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Jordan (1 AST)	06:17 [LAC 88-93]
	06:17	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:17	Jackson Substitution replaced by Leonard
	06:17	De Colo Substitution replaced by Parker
Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Paul	06:17
	06:04 [SAS 95-88]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Parker (7 AST)
Jordan Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Griffin (4 AST)	05:38 [LAC 90-95]
	05:38	Duncan Running Hook Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:17
Paul Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:08 [LAC 92-95]
	04:52	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	04:50
Griffin 3pt Shot: Missed	04:29
	04:28	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:05	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:04
Paul Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO)	03:41
	03:41	Jump Ball Duncan vs Jordan (Green gains possession)
	03:27 [SAS 97-92]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
Griffin Layup Shot: Missed	03:11
Griffin Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:10
Griffin Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:09 [LAC 94-97]
	02:44	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:43
	02:43
	02:43	Diaw Substitution replaced by Splitter
	02:31	Duncan Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:31 [LAC 95-97]
Jordan Substitution replaced by Odom	02:31
Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:31 [LAC 96-97]
	02:13	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:12
Crawford Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (2 BLK)	01:54
	01:52	Duncan Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Odom Foul: Personal (3 PF)	01:52
Odom Substitution replaced by Jordan	01:52
Barnes Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:40
	01:40 [SAS 98-96]	Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:40 [SAS 99-96]	Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Jordan Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	01:31
	01:12	Duncan Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:11
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Paul (12 AST)	01:03 [LAC 99-99]
	00:41.9	Splitter Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Paul (1 BLK)
Paul Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:38.9
Paul Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:35.9 [LAC 101-99]
	00:35.2	Team Timeout : Regular
Crawford Substitution replaced by Green	00:35.2
	00:35.2	Splitter Substitution replaced by Diaw
	00:35.2	Team Timeout : Short
	00:31.9 [SAS 101-101]	Duncan Layup Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Parker (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:31.0
Green Substitution replaced by Crawford	00:31.0
Jordan Substitution replaced by Butler	00:31.0
	00:31.0	Parker Foul: Away From Play (4 PF) (1 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	00:31.0 [LAC 102-101]
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	00:07.5
Team Rebound	00:07.0
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:07.0
	00:07.0	Team Timeout : Short
Crawford Substitution replaced by Green	00:07.0
Butler Substitution replaced by Jordan	00:07.0
	00:02.2 [SAS 103-102]	Duncan Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Green Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA)	00:02.2
	00:02.2 [SAS 104-102]	Duncan Free Throw 1 of 1 (34 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.2
Green Substitution replaced by Crawford	00:02.2
Jordan Substitution replaced by Odom	00:02.2
	00:02.2	Duncan Substitution replaced by Splitter
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter