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San Antonio Spurs vs. LA Clippers

March 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Spurs beat the Clippers 116-112 on 2026-03-06 at home. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Kobe Sanders. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 16 points (6/10) in his matchups, with Stephon Castle as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 17 points (6/15) in his matchups, with Brook Lopez as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

SAS
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Devin Vassell GS 34:55 11 4 3 1 0 0 0 4-13 2-8 1-2 +6
Stephon Castle GS 33:52 6 8 8 0 0 4 3 2-8 1-3 1-2 +4
De'Aaron Fox GS 30:16 19 2 9 1 0 2 2 9-18 1-8 0-0 +10
Julian Champagnie GS 29:23 20 9 1 0 0 2 2 6-10 5-8 3-5 +1
Victor Wembanyama GS 21:33 27 10 1 1 4 1 2 11-21 4-9 1-2 +10
Luke Kornet 24:10 10 7 2 0 1 2 2 5-9 0-0 0-0 -7
Keldon Johnson 21:31 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 4-9 2-3 0-0 -7
Carter Bryant 20:38 5 3 1 2 1 0 2 2-2 1-1 0-0 +11
Dylan Harper 20:10 8 2 4 1 1 1 2 3-5 1-1 1-3 -8
Lindy Waters III 3:32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 116 52 29 6 7 12 17 46-95 17-41 7-14

Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers 112

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Kawhi Leonard GS 37:10 30 9 3 3 0 2 2 10-20 1-6 9-10 -3
Brook Lopez GS 34:01 26 6 2 4 0 2 1 11-19 4-8 0-0 0
Derrick Jones Jr. GS 33:39 12 3 2 0 2 0 2 4-12 2-7 2-2 +3
Kris Dunn GS 31:24 4 7 5 0 0 2 3 2-5 0-1 0-0 -12
Kobe Sanders GS 25:08 10 4 1 2 0 2 2 4-7 2-3 0-0 -6
Jordan Miller 25:08 11 2 6 1 0 0 0 4-6 1-2 2-2 -1
Bennedict Mathurin 22:13 8 3 1 0 1 0 3 3-12 0-3 2-4 -1
Nicolas Batum 17:18 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 2-3 2-3 0-0 +4
Isaiah Jackson 13:59 5 5 1 1 0 1 1 2-2 0-0 1-2 -4
Totals 112 41 22 12 3 9 15 42-86 12-33 16-20

Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Norchad Omier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Sean Pedulla (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

SAS
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Spurs defense

Defender Guarded most
Stephon Castle Kawhi Leonard: 38 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Devin Vassell Kris Dunn: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
De'Aaron Fox Derrick Jones Jr.: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Kris Dunn: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/4)
Julian Champagnie Kobe Sanders: 23 poss., 9 pts (2/3) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Luke Kornet Brook Lopez: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Isaiah Jackson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Victor Wembanyama Brook Lopez: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Isaiah Jackson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/5)
Dylan Harper Derrick Jones Jr.: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Keldon Johnson Jordan Miller: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Carter Bryant Nicolas Batum: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Lindy Waters III Nicolas Batum: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Clippers defense

Defender Guarded most
Kawhi Leonard Stephon Castle: 34 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Julian Champagnie: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Derrick Jones Jr. Devin Vassell: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Julian Champagnie: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Brook Lopez Victor Wembanyama: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Luke Kornet: 13 poss., 11 pts (5/5)
Kris Dunn De'Aaron Fox: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Devin Vassell: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kobe Sanders Julian Champagnie: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Vassell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Miller Keldon Johnson: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Devin Vassell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bennedict Mathurin Carter Bryant: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Dylan Harper: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Nicolas Batum Devin Vassell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Jackson Luke Kornet: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Victor Wembanyama: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)