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03/06 23:26 CST Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs rally from 25 points down to
beat the Clippers 117-112
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs rally from 25 points down to beat the Clippers
117-112
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) --- Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 10 rebounds and four
blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat the Los
Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Friday night.
Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles, which had a
three-game winning streak snapped.
San Antonio (46-17) has won 14 of 15 and is second in the Western Conference.
After defending a missed 3-pointer by Leonard, Wembanyama broke free for an
uncontested dunk that gave the Spurs a 113-112 lead with 16 seconds left.
Clippers forward Nicolas Batum turned the ball over on the ensuing possession
when his foot crossed the boundary while inbounding the ball. Stephon Castle
closed out the win by rebounding his own missed free throw and converting a
layup with 1 second remaining.
After trailing 75-50 in the third quarter, the Spurs opened the fourth with an
18-5 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes.
Wembanyama blocked Kris Dunn's reverse layup, creating a fast break that ended
with an alley-oop dunk by Carter Bryant. Devin Vassell followed with a
3-pointer for a 99-97 lead.
Julian Champagnie finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, and
De'Aaron Fox had 19 points and nine rebounds.
Brook Lopez had 26 points for the Clippers.
Lopez had nine points in the first quarter on a series of floaters, fadeaways
and step-back jumpers.
The Clippers took a 56-39 lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The
lead stretched to 22 points over the next four minutes.
San Antonio shot 38% from the field and 30% on 3-pointers in the first half to
trail 66-46 at the break, its biggest halftime deficit of the season. The Spurs
have led at the half in 42 of their 63 games.
Up next
Clippers: At Memphis on Saturday.
Spurs: Host Houston on Sunday.
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