The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 106 - 101 at Staples Center on Thursday. The Clippers (22 - 8) snapped the Spurs (23 - 6) five game winning streak, even without Blake Griffin (knee) and Chris Paul (hamstring). Paul left towards the end of the third quarter and was questionable to return, leaving the reigns to Raymond Felton. Los Angeles maintained a steady lead throughout most of the second half, picking apart a weak defensive effort, save from that of Kawhi Leoanrd. The Clippers leaned on a handful of reserve players like Austin Rivers, Felton and Jamal Crawford to come away with the edgy victory. Aside from a minor lapse during the waning seconds of the fourth quarter, the score finished far closer than most of the game showed. Before leaving, Paul scored scored 19 points, to go along with seven rebounds, six assists, and two steals across 24 minutes. Marreese Speights and Felton combined for 27 points off the bench, and the Warriors implant pretty much closed out the game for Los Angeles with a three - pointer that salvaged a 0 - of - 5 effort up to that point late in the fourth quarter. Kawhi Leonard added another strong performance to his already impressive first half of the season. The Spurs forward scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five assists on 8 - of - 19 shooting. San Antonio went seven players deep on the bench, led by Jonathon Simmons eight points and five rebounds across 22 minutes. Both teams play the second game of a back - to - back on Friday, as the Spurs visit the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Clippers host the Dallas Mavericks.
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