Clips No Match for Healthy Spurs

The Los Angeles Clippers fell to the San Antonio Spurs 111-98, their 55th loss of the season. LA could not handle San Antonio's full lineup, including the long-awaited return of Manu Ginobili. The Clips shot .513 from the field, but the Spurs shot .561. San Antonio committed only five turnovers. Mike Taylor started for Baron Davis who was out with the flu, and led the Clippers with 23 points. Marcus Camby sprained his ankle in the first quarter, and is expected to miss one to two weeks. Eric Gordon had 18 points, and Zach Randolph and Al Thornton both added 16. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 18 points, and Ginobili had 14 with 7 assists. Tim Duncan added 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Lakers Enjoy Texas Two-Step

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 102-95, clinching the Pacific Division and a playoff spot. LA shot .518 from the field, but the Spurs went 11-for-17 from 3-point range. All five Laker starters scored in double-figures, the Laker bench outscored San Antonio 24-19, and the team outscored the Spurs 35-17 in the first quarter. Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol both finished with 23 points, and Lamar Odom had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Derek Fisher and Trevor Ariza both finished with 10 points. Tony Parker had 25 points and 9 assists for the Spurs, and Michael Finley also had 25 points. Tim Duncan had 16 with 11 rebounds.

Clippers Fall to Spurs

The Los Angeles Clippers fell to the San Antonio Spurs 106-78, their 46th loss of the season. LA was without Zach Randolph and Eric Gordon, and shot only .368 from the field. San Antonio committed only 8 turnovers, and out-rebounded the Clips 52-37. Tony Parker scored 26 points, and Tim Duncan had 18 points and 12 rebounds. All 5 Clippers starters scored in double-figures, but the highest was only 14 points. Al Thornton and Fred Jones both scored 14 points for LA.

Lakers Enjoy Sweet Revenge

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 99-85, avenging their last-second loss from 11 days ago at the hands of the Spurs. It was the Lakers' 4th straight win, as well as their 35th win overall. LA held San Antonio to a mere .375 shooting percentage, and blocked 8 of the Spurs' shots. The Lakers were 7-for-17 from behind the arc. Kobe Bryant came out storming, scoring 22 points on 8-for-17 shooting. Andrew Bynum had a double-double with 15 points, 11 assists and 4 blocked shots. Pau Gasol added 16 points, and Trevor Ariza came off the bench with 17 points. Jordan Farmar made his return ahead of schedule, scoring 14 points. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 19 points and 6 assists, and Tim Duncan had 15 points and 8 rebounds.

Lakers Can't Handle Texas Two-Step

The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs 112-111, only the Lakers' 7th loss of the season. San Antonio won with Roger Mason hitting a field goal while being fouled by Derek Fisher, then getting the free-throw. LA had one last possession to pull ahead, but Trevor Ariza was called for traveling with 0.8 seconds left. TV replays later showed that Ariza had in fact been tripped by Manu Ginobili, but the referees failed to see it. Both teams had monster shooting percentages, the Lakers with .566 and the Spurs with .571. Kobe Bryant led LA with 29 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds. Pau Gasol scored 21 points, Andrew Bynum had 18, and Fisher had 16. Ginobli scored 27 to lead San Antonio, and both Tim Duncan and Tony Parker had 20 points. Mason finished with 18.

Clippers Feel Deserted

The Los Angeles Clippers were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs 106-84, their 9th straight loss. The Clips could not contain San Antonio's .512 shooting percentage. LA also commited 15 turnovers that resulted in 19 points, while the Spus commited only 11 turnovers that caused 12 points. Al Thornton and Eric Gordon led LA with 21 points each, and Mardy Collins added 16. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 19 points, and Tim Duncan had 8 points with 9 assists.

Clippers Fall Late to Spurs

The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the San Antonio Spurs 86-83. The Clips were down by as much as 11 in the fourth quarter, but managed to come from behind to tie the game with 1:04 left on Cuttino Mobley's three-pointer. However, the Spurs came right back and had their own 3 point play from Roger Mason to put the game out of reach. Mobley led the Clippers with 18 points, and Chris Kaman had a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards. Mason led San Antonio with 21 points and Tim Duncan had 20 points with 15 rebounds. The Clips are 1-9, the worst record for any team other than the OKC Thunder.