San Antonio 116, L.A. Clippers 90
Date - Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:30 PM
Location -
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials -
#74 Curtis Blair, #6 Tony Brown, #13 Monty McCutchen
Attendance -
19343
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Spurs 116, Clippers 90: Tony Parker scored 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting as visiting San Antonio crushed Los Angeles to pick up its fifth straight win.
Danny Green added 15 points and seven assists and Tiago Splitter scored 10 for the Spurs, who shot 58.9 percent in improving to 6-1 on their nine-game rodeo road trip.
Blake Griffin collected 17 points and eight rebounds but Chris Paul was held to four points on 1-of-6 shooting for the Clippers, who had their four-game winning streak come to an end in their worst loss of the season.
San Antonio ended the first quarter on a 17-4 run to take a 34-21 lead and never looked back. Parker scored nine straight points to help stretch the advantage to 17 points in the second before the Spurs settled for a 58-43 lead at the break.
Things got out of hand for Los Angeles in the third quarter, when the Clippers sent San Antonio to the free-throw line 20 times. Parker went 7-of-7 from the line and 4-of-4 from the field in the period as the Spurs stretched the lead to as much as 34 points before coasting to the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 34-point hole marked the biggest deficit Los Angeles had faced at any time this season. … The Spurs recorded 30 assists on 43 made field goals and scored 23 points off 20 Clippers turnovers. … San Antonio F Stephen Jackson (personal) returned to the team following a three-game absence and scored five points in 20 minutes off the bench.
Top Game Performances
| San Antonio |
|
L.A. Clippers |
|
Tony Parker 31 |
Scoring |
Matt Barnes 18 |
|
Danny Green 7 |
Assists |
Jamal Crawford 6 |
|
Tim Duncan 5 |
Rebounds |
Blake Griffin 8 |
|
Tony Parker 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Chauncey Billups 6 |
|
Stephen Jackson 3 |
Steals |
Jamal Crawford 3 |
|
Danny Green 2 |
Blocks |
Matt Barnes 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Antonio
|
116 |
58.9 |
8-17 |
22-28 |
30 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
| L.A. Clippers
|
90 |
42.1 |
5-16 |
21-25 |
21 |
33 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
-
L.A. Clippers
will play their next game at home against
Utah.
The
Clippers
have a W/L % of
.800
after a win and
.412
after a loss.
-
San Antonio
will play their next game on the road against
Golden State
.
The
Spurs
have a W/L % of
.773
after a win and
.833
after a loss.