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
116
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAC
LA Clippers
112
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
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 12.2 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Dylan Harper · Carter Bryant 4.5 min
- Luke Kornet · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 4.3 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Lindy Waters III · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.5 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle · Carter Bryant 3.5 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Kobe Sanders Starter 15.1 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 5.8 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin 5.5 min
- Brook Lopez · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 5.3 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Isaiah Jackson · Jordan Miller 4.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Kawhi Leonard 16 pts (6/10) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Stephon Castle (52 %, 6 pts) · Julian Champagnie (11 %, 3 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (11 %, 4 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 11 pts (5/10) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Dylan Harper (15 %, 2 pts) · Carter Bryant (15 %, 0 pts) · Julian Champagnie (12 %, 3 pts)
| 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
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Victor Wembanyama 17 pts (6/15) in 41 possessions
Guarded by: Brook Lopez (32 %, 6 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (19 %, 6 pts) · Derrick Jones Jr. (14 %, 3 pts)
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Stephon Castle 12 pts (4/9) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Kawhi Leonard (54 %, 7 pts) · Kris Dunn (13 %, 0 pts) · Brook Lopez (12 %, 3 pts)
| 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) |