LA Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs
April 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Clippers 118-99 on 2026-04-02 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Jones Jr., John Collins, and Darius Garland. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Luke Kornet, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, and Stephon Castle. Stephon Castle (Spurs) scored 15 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Kawhi Leonard as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 10 points (4/5) in his matchups, with Stephon Castle as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
99
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
118
Did not play: Mason Plumlee (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lindy Waters III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Darius Garland Starter 17.5 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 3.5 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 3.5 min
- Kris Dunn · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 3.3 min
- TyTy Washington Jr. · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Kobe Sanders · Sean Pedulla 3.2 min
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle Starter 10.3 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Stephon Castle 6.3 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Julian Champagnie · Dylan Harper 4.5 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper · Carter Bryant 4.5 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Dylan Harper 3.8 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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Stephon Castle 15 pts (6/13) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Kawhi Leonard (44 %, 11 pts) · Darius Garland (19 %, 0 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (12 %, 0 pts)
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De'Aaron Fox 12 pts (4/9) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Kris Dunn (28 %, 3 pts) · Darius Garland (24 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Miller (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Stephon Castle: 27 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Keldon Johnson: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Dylan Harper: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Julian Champagnie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Darius Garland | De'Aaron Fox: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Stephon Castle: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| John Collins | Julian Champagnie: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Keldon Johnson: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Miller | Harrison Barnes: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Dylan Harper: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Devin Vassell: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · De'Aaron Fox: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brook Lopez | Luke Kornet: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/6) · Carter Bryant: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | De'Aaron Fox: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Dylan Harper: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Sanders | Harrison Barnes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luke Kornet: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nicolas Batum | Harrison Barnes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julian Champagnie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie | Harrison Barnes: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kelly Olynyk: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Harrison Ingram: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sean Pedulla | Jordan McLaughlin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bismack Biyombo: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Spurs defense
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Kawhi Leonard 10 pts (4/5) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Stephon Castle (35 %, 5 pts) · Keldon Johnson (17 %, 2 pts) · Devin Vassell (13 %, 0 pts)
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Darius Garland 12 pts (5/10) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Vassell (46 %, 4 pts) · Stephon Castle (19 %, 3 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | Derrick Jones Jr.: 15 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Kris Dunn: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Stephon Castle | Kawhi Leonard: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Darius Garland: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Devin Vassell | Darius Garland: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Kawhi Leonard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Champagnie | John Collins: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Bennedict Mathurin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Kawhi Leonard: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · John Collins: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luke Kornet | Brook Lopez: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kobe Sanders: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Harper | Bennedict Mathurin: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Harrison Barnes | Jordan Miller: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Carter Bryant | Brook Lopez: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bennedict Mathurin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Sean Pedulla: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Bismack Biyombo | Kobe Sanders: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Christie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kelly Olynyk | Jordan Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kobe Sanders: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Harrison Ingram | TyTy Washington Jr.: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cam Christie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |