Game ID: 22500913
LA Clippers @ San Antonio Spurs
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 25 21 35 35 116LAC 32 34 26 20 112
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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.
SAS availability going into 2/26 · back-to-back
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
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)
LAC availability going into 2/26 · 3 days' restOUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 2/06, returns tonight: 17 min (87% of 20)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 26 min since (133% of 20)
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 18)
NEW Dunn 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 25 min (91% of 27)
OUT Jackson missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 16)
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 23 min since (115% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/26 after 7, 17 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 18 min since (103% of 18)
NEW Dunn 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/02 · back-to-backBACK Collins back 3/01 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/26 after 7, 17 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Batum back 2/19 after 2, 18 min since (105% of 18)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 4 min since (27% of 16)
NEW Jones Jr. 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 18 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Collins back 3/01 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 4 min since (27% of 16)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 19 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 2/22 after 2, 19 min since (93% of 20)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 11 min since (71% of 16)
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 18 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 16)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 4
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
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 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Barnes (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (2 straight), Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it San Antonio 113, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/26 @ BKN 126-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-110. SAS shot 49% (43 of 87) to BKN's 46%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. SAS turned it over 8 times to BKN's 15. The glass went 39-50 against them. Champagnie led with 26 (10 of 14, 6 of 9 from three); Castle added 18, Vassell 14. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/01 @ NYK 89-114 — SAS notes
SAS lost 89-114. SAS shot 42% (32 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 34 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to NYK's 13, and NYK turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 41-54 against them. Wembanyama led with 25 (8 of 17, 1 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 18, Castle 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-68 against them. They led by as many as 12. Harper's -21 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ PHI 131-91 — SAS notes
SAS won 131-91. SAS shot 55% (49 of 89) to PHI's 35%, 18 of 45 from three. The glass went 56-40 for them. Vassell led with 22 (7 of 10, 6 of 8 from three); Harper added 22, Castle 15. The hinge was Q3, 35-11: a lead of 25 became 49. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
3/05 vs DET 121-106 — SAS notes
SAS won 121-106. SAS shot 50% (42 of 84) to DET's 40%, 13 of 37 from three. Wembanyama led with 38 (12 of 24, 4 of 10 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Fox added 29, Champagnie 16. The hinge was Q1, 38-23: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/06 vs LAC 116-112 — SAS notes
SAS won 116-112. SAS shot 48% (46 of 95) to LAC's 49%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAC's 20. The glass went 52-41 for them. Wembanyama led with 27 (11 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Champagnie added 20, Fox 19. The hinge was Q4, 35-20: SAS came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 4. SAS trailed 46-66 at the half and won the second half 70-46. Bryant was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/08 vs HOU — 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 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Fox at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Barnes (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio plus-1 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 115, Houston 110.
3/10 vs BOS — 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 109, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Barnes (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 99, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Walsh (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio plus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 99 a night to San Antonio's 109. Call it San Antonio 113, Boston 109, Boston keeping it close.
3/12 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 29 and Fox at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Barnes (5 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 27 a game. Without Watson (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 109 a night to Denver's 120 and the line, where Denver takes 29 free throws a game to San Antonio's 23. Call it San Antonio 123, Denver 113, San Antonio by 10.
3/14 vs CHA — 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 128 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 33 and Fox at 24 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ball at 21 and Knueppel at 20 a game. Without Salaün (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 118 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 20. Call it San Antonio 118, Charlotte 113.
2/26 vs MIN 88-94 — LAC notes
LAC lost 88-94. LAC shot 41% (30 of 74) to MIN's 43%, 5 of 22 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MIN's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. LAC turned it over 18 times to MIN's 12, and MIN turned those into 8 steals. Jones Jr. led with 18 (7 of 11); Mathurin added 14, Dunn 11. Q3 was theirs, 30-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 75-58 against them. Miller's -13 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs NOP 137-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 137-117. LAC shot 54% (48 of 89) to NOP's 45%, 17 of 36 from three. LAC turned it over 8 times to NOP's 16. Leonard led with 23 (8 of 18, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Miller added 19, Jones Jr. 17. The hinge was Q1, 43-32: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/02 @ GSW 114-101 — LAC notes
LAC won 114-101. LAC shot 49% (42 of 85) to GSW's 39%, 9 of 31 from three, and went to the line 23 times to GSW's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 52-40 for them. Leonard led with 23 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Mathurin added 17, Dunn 16. The hinge was Q4, 37-22: LAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 17. LAC trailed 42-56 at the half and won the second half 72-45. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/04 vs IND 130-107 — LAC notes
LAC won 130-107. LAC shot 55% (49 of 89) to IND's 43%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 25 times to IND's 31. Leonard led with 29 (10 of 18, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mathurin added 23, Lopez 17. The hinge was Q1, 42-25: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/06 @ SAS 112-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 112-116. LAC shot 49% (42 of 86) to SAS's 48%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 20 times to SAS's 14 — 16 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 41-52 against them. Leonard led with 30 (10 of 20, 1 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Lopez added 26, Jones Jr. 12. Q2 was theirs, 34-21, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. They led by as many as 25. Dunn's -12 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wells at 16 and Jackson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Lopez at 15 a game. Without Collins (3 straight), Bogdanović (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-1 a night and Memphis minus-8 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Memphis's 117. Call it Memphis 115, the Clippers 114, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/09 vs NYK — 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 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and Mathurin at 16 a game. Without Collins (4 straight), Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 20 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without McBride (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-12 a night and the Clippers plus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to the Clippers' 112. Call it the Clippers 114, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/11 vs MIN — 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 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 19 a game. Without Collins (5 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 16 a game. Without Conley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 36 percent from three to Minnesota's 31. Call it the Clippers 117, Minnesota 111.
3/13 vs CHI — 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 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 30 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Mathurin at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (6 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 26 and Buzelis at 24 a game. Without Simons (9 straight), Okoro (2 straight), Sexton (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 41 percent from three to Chicago's 35 and the line, where the Clippers take 30 free throws a game to Chicago's 22. Call it the Clippers 123, Chicago 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
LACBL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IJ I. Jackson
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
SAS/LAC 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
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs rally from 25 points down to beat the Clippers 117-112
SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Friday night.
Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
San Antonio (46-17) has won 14 of 15 and is second in the Western Conference.
After defending a missed 3-pointer by Leonard, Wembanyama broke free for an uncontested dunk that gave the Spurs a 113-112 lead with 16 seconds left. Clippers forward Nicolas Batum turned the ball over on the ensuing possession when his foot crossed the boundary while inbounding the ball. Stephon Castle closed out the win by rebounding his own missed free throw and converting a layup with 1 second remaining.
After trailing 75-50 in the third quarter, the Spurs opened the fourth with an 18-5 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes.
Wembanyama blocked Kris Dunn 's reverse layup, creating a fast break that ended with an alley-oop dunk by Carter Bryant . Devin Vassell followed with a 3-pointer for a 99-97 lead.
Julian Champagnie finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, and De'Aaron Fox had 19 points and nine rebounds.
Brook Lopez had 26 points for the Clippers.
Lopez had nine points in the first quarter on a series of floaters, fadeaways and step-back jumpers.
The Clippers took a 56-39 lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The lead stretched to 22 points over the next four minutes.
San Antonio shot 38% from the field and 30% on 3-pointers in the first half to trail 66-46 at the break, its biggest halftime deficit of the season. The Spurs have led at the half in 42 of their 63 games.