The San Antonio Spurs (5-3, 2-2 Home), one of the league’s top scoring teams, play host to the Los Angeles Clippers (4-4, 3-2 Away) on Friday. Los Angeles beat the Houston Rockets 109-101 at Toyota Center on Wednesday. With 28 points, Paul George was the scoring leader. Marcus Morris Sr. was another key contributor with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Clippers are the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
San Antonio lost in blowout fashion on Wednesday at AT&T Center, falling to the Toronto Raptors 143-100. Keita Bates-Diop had 17 points in the loss, carrying the team. The Spurs are trailing the Phoenix Suns by 0.5 games in the Western Conference, currently sitting in fourth.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. San Antonio won two out of three games between the teams last season, including a 101-94 triumph in their last meeting at AT&T Center on January 15. Derrick White led the Spurs with 19 points, while Dejounte Murray added 18 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds. Amir Coffey had 20 points in the losing effort.
George is averaging 22.6 points per game to lead the Clips in scoring this season. George also has dished 4.7 assists per game. Meanwhile, Ivica Zubac is grabbing 11.1 rebounds. Keldon Johnson (23.9 ppg) has powered the Spurs on offense.
Jakob Poeltl is pulling down 10.8 rebounds per game, ninth-most in the NBA, and Tre Jones is doling out 5.5 assists. The Spurs rank as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA, third-best with 115.8 points per game. The teams have split their last 10 meetings at AT&T Center (5-5).
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