Game ID: 22500990
San Antonio Spurs @ LA Clippers
Monday, March 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 37 15 30 33 115SAS 29 37 26 27 119
LAC vs SAS ScoutingLAC vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 4 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 15 min since (97% of 16)
NEW Miller 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 5 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
LAC availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 6 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
LAC availability going into 3/14 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 7 since 3/02, returns tonight: 20 min (74% of 27)
OUT Bogdanović missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 9 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 20 min since (74% of 27)
LAC availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 10 since 3/01, returns tonight: 5 min (24% of 20)
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 23 min since (84% of 27)
LAC availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backBACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 5 min since (24% of 20)
LAC availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 20 min (117% of 18)
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 24 min since (90% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 16 min since (81% of 20)
NEW Miller 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 25 min since (93% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 16 min since (81% of 20)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 20 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 5 since 3/03, returns tonight: 27 min (121% of 22)
NEW Bryant 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restBACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 27 min since (121% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restBACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 24 min since (110% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Harper missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 20 min (83% of 24)
BACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 22 min since (100% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restBACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 22 min since (99% of 22)
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restBACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 23 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 22 min since (100% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Castle missed 2 since 3/19, returns tonight: 23 min (75% of 31)
BACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Bryant 11 to 18 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 32 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Mathurin at 24 a game. Without Bogdanović (9 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 32 and Fox at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-4 and the line, where the Clippers take 32 free throws a game to San Antonio's 24. Call it the Clippers 119, San Antonio 118, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/09 vs NYK 126-118 — LAC notes
LAC won 126-118. LAC shot 46% (43 of 93) to NYK's 51%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to NYK's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. LAC turned it over 8 times to NYK's 19. The glass went 36-51 against them. Leonard led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Mathurin added 28, Garland 23. The hinge was Q2, 36-31: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 15. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/11 vs MIN 153-128 — LAC notes
LAC won 153-128. LAC shot 63% (52 of 82) to MIN's 60%, 19 of 37 from three, and went to the line 36 times to MIN's 29 — 30 points from the stripe to their 25. LAC turned it over 10 times to MIN's 21. Leonard led with 45 (15 of 20, 6 of 9 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Mathurin added 22, Garland 21. The hinge was Q4, 44-30: a lead of 11 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
3/13 vs CHI 119-108 — LAC notes
LAC won 119-108. LAC shot 48% (46 of 96) to CHI's 44%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHI's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. LAC turned it over 6 times to CHI's 13. Leonard led with 28 (8 of 22, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Mathurin added 26, J. Miller 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-28: from level to 5 ahead. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/14 vs SAC 109-118 — LAC notes
LAC lost 109-118. LAC shot 46% (39 of 84) to SAC's 59%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAC's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. LAC turned it over 13 times to SAC's 19. The glass went 35-48 against them. Leonard led with 31 (13 of 23, 2 of 6 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Garland added 25, Mathurin 24. Q4 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. Jones Jr.'s -16 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 vs SAS 115-119 — LAC notes
LAC lost 115-119. LAC shot 48% (43 of 89) to SAS's 46%, 11 of 29 from three. The glass went 37-52 against them. Garland led with 25 (9 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Miller added 22, Mathurin 16. Q1 was theirs, 37-29, but the other 3 periods went 90-78 against them. They led by as many as 14. Collins's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 34 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Williamson at 21 a game. Without McGowens (3 straight), Jordan (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 33 and Garland at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Bogdanović (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and the Clippers minus-9 and the line, where New Orleans takes 34 free throws a game to the Clippers' 28. Call it New Orleans 118, the Clippers 117, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/19 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Murphy III at 21 a game. Without McGowens (4 straight), Jordan (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Mathurin at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-7 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 111 a night to the Clippers' 119. Call it New Orleans 119, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/21 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Flagg at 21 and Washington at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Mathurin (2 straight), Batum (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-7 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 115 a night to Dallas's 127. Call it Dallas 117, the Clippers 116, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/23 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Garland at 26 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Mathurin (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Rollins at 20 and Portis at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 117, Milwaukee 112.
3/08 vs HOU 145-120 — SAS notes
SAS won 145-120. SAS shot 58% (51 of 88) to HOU's 48%, 21 of 40 from three. SAS turned it over 7 times to HOU's 12. Wembanyama led with 29 (9 of 13, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Castle added 23, Fox 20. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: SAS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 30. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/10 vs BOS 125-116 — SAS notes
SAS won 125-116. SAS shot 52% (44 of 85) to BOS's 47%, 20 of 47 from three, and went to the line 25 times to BOS's 17 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Wembanyama led with 39 (11 of 20, 8 of 15 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Fox added 25, Castle 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-32: from level to 7 ahead. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/12 vs DEN 131-136 — SAS notes
SAS lost 131-136. SAS shot 45% (43 of 95) to DEN's 50%, 19 of 47 from three, and got to the line 32 times to DEN's 38. Castle led with 30 (7 of 15, 4 of 8 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Fox added 27, Barnes 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-25, but the other 3 periods went 111-94 against them. They led by as many as 20. Castle's -11 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 vs CHA 115-102 — SAS notes
SAS won 115-102. SAS shot 47% (43 of 92) to CHA's 38%, 11 of 33 from three. The glass went 54-39 for them. Wembanyama led with 32 (13 of 24, 5 of 10 from three); Fox added 17, Castle 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/16 @ LAC 119-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 119-115. SAS shot 46% (43 of 93) to LAC's 48%, 10 of 36 from three. The glass went 52-37 for them. Castle led with 23 (9 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wembanyama added 21, Vassell 20. The hinge was Q2, 37-15: SAS came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 24.
3/17 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 30 and Westbrook at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (9 straight), LaVine (16 straight), Hunter (16 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Castle at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Harper (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to San Antonio's 118 and the arc, San Antonio at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it San Antonio 118, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/19 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 35 and Green at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Brooks (12 straight), Williams (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it San Antonio 119, Phoenix 113.
3/21 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Nesmith at 18 and Walker at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Siakam (6 straight), Nembhard (3 straight), Thompson (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it San Antonio 122, Indiana 110, San Antonio by 12.
3/23 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Adebayo at 25 and Herro at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Wiggins (8 straight), Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Castle (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-11 a night and Miami minus-3 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to Miami's 124. Call it San Antonio 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
CC C. Christie
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IJ I. Jackson
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
MP M. Plumlee
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
LAC/SAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Wembanyama powers Spurs past Clippers 119-115 after wild swings and a late scare to reach 50 wins
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Victor Wembanyama had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame an early 14-point deficit before blowing most of a 24-point lead and recovering to hold off the Los Angeles Clippers 119-115 on Monday night.
Stephon Castle had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Spurs (50-18), who reached 50 wins for the first time since 2016-17 and trail the first-place Thunder by three games in the West. Devin Vassell added 20 points.
Fighting to secure a spot for the play-in tournament, the Clippers' second straight loss dropped them back to .500 with Kawhi Leonard watching from the bench. The NBA's sixth-leading scorer sat out with a sprained left knee.
Darius Garland led six Clippers in double figures with 25 points and 10 assists. Jordan Miller had 22 points off the bench, which outscored the Spurs' reserves 57-30.
After the Spurs ran off seven in a row to lead 115-102, Garland scored seven of the Clippers' nine points to get within four with 38 seconds remaining. But the Spurs made four straight free throws to preserve the win.
The Spurs led by 24 points in the third before the Clippers closed with a 16-3 run to trail by 10 going into the fourth.
The Spurs started slowly, missing eight of their first nine shots, while the Clippers surged to a 17-3 lead. They shot 65% from the floor in the opening quarter, hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and made 10 of 12 free throws.
San Antonio turned things around in the second. The Spurs erased all of their 14-point deficit, helped by 15 straight points over the end of the first and start of the second. In the period, they outscored the Clippers 37-15 to lead 66-52 at halftime.
Up next Spurs: Visit Sacramento on Tuesday to complete a back-to-back.
Clippers: Visit New Orleans on Wednesday to open a three-game trip.