LA Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs
March 16, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Clippers 119-115 on 2026-03-16 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., John Collins, and Darius Garland. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 16 points (7/17) in his matchups, with Brook Lopez as his primary defender. Darius Garland (Clippers) scored 21 points (7/11) in his matchups, with Devin Vassell as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
115
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
119
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lindy Waters III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Darius Garland Starter 11.6 min
- Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Kobe Sanders 6.5 min
- John Collins · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 5.9 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 5.7 min
- Brook Lopez · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin 5.5 min
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 15.6 min
- Jordan McLaughlin · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle · Carter Bryant 4.8 min
- Harrison Barnes · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 4.3 min
- Harrison Barnes · Mason Plumlee · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Carter Bryant 3.2 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Carter Bryant 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Victor Wembanyama 16 pts (7/17) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Brook Lopez (24 %, 0 pts) · John Collins (15 %, 0 pts) · Darius Garland (12 %, 5 pts)
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Stephon Castle 22 pts (9/14) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Darius Garland (32 %, 10 pts) · Brook Lopez (14 %, 3 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | Devin Vassell: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Darius Garland | Stephon Castle: 22 poss., 10 pts (4/7) · Victor Wembanyama: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/6) |
| John Collins | Julian Champagnie: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keldon Johnson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Miller | Julian Champagnie: 11 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Keldon Johnson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Devin Vassell: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Julian Champagnie: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Kris Dunn | Devin Vassell: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · De'Aaron Fox: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brook Lopez | Victor Wembanyama: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Stephon Castle: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kobe Sanders | De'Aaron Fox: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Devin Vassell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Victor Wembanyama: 7 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Carter Bryant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nicolas Batum | Harrison Barnes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Vassell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie | Stephon Castle: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Harrison Barnes: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Spurs defense
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Darius Garland 21 pts (7/11) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Vassell (24 %, 9 pts) · Julian Champagnie (20 %, 2 pts) · Stephon Castle (18 %, 5 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 21 pts (8/10) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Keldon Johnson (16 %, 4 pts) · Stephon Castle (16 %, 2 pts) · Harrison Barnes (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | Darius Garland: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Kris Dunn: 10 poss., 3 pts (0/2) |
| Devin Vassell | Darius Garland: 15 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Kris Dunn: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Brook Lopez: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · John Collins: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Julian Champagnie | John Collins: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Darius Garland: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| De'Aaron Fox | Derrick Jones Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kobe Sanders: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Bennedict Mathurin: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · John Collins: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Carter Bryant | Jordan Miller: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Harrison Barnes | Bennedict Mathurin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nicolas Batum: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Darius Garland: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bennedict Mathurin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mason Plumlee | Isaiah Jackson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |