San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Clippers (7.5, 190)
THE STORY: The Los Angeles Clippers landed their best punch and still couldn't slow the San Antonio Spurs. Because of that, the Spurs will have a chance to deliver a knockout blow to the Clippers in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series Sunday night. Winners of 17 consecutive games, San Antonio roared back from a 24-point deficit Saturday to stun the deflated Clippers on their home floor and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
ABOUT THE SPURS: Coming back from such a huge deficit is one thing, but the manner in which San Antonio did it was something to behold. Trailing by 12 in the third quarter, the Spurs ripped off 24 unanswered points to take a 12-point lead while holding the Clippers scoreless for over eight minutes. Tim Duncan, Danny Green and rookie Kawhi Leonard combined for 22 of the 24 points. Leonard had a stellar all-around game with 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals. He also nailed three 3-point attempts to help San Antonio finish 9 of 22 from behind the arc.
ABOUT THE CLIPPERS: Blake Griffin had his best performance since injuring his knee in the series against Memphis. He finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds, and scored 14 points to spark Los Angeles to a 33-11 first-quarter lead. Fellow All-Star Chris Paul, playing with a strained hip flexor, had 12 points and 11 assists but has scored a total of four points in the fourth quarter in the three games. Reserve guard Mo Williams helped pick up the slack with 19 points. After hitting nine 3-pointers in each of the first two games, Los Angeles connected on just three of nine attempts Saturday.
TRENDS:
- Spurs are 17-6-3 ATS in their last 26 road games.
- Clippers are 2-6-2 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.
- Spurs are 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. No team in NBA history has ever come back to win a series after trailing 3-0.
2. San Antonio’s 17-game winning streak extending from the regular season into the playoffs is two shy of the NBA record set by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001.
3. Duncan has four double-doubles in San Antonio’s seven postseason games.
THE STORY: The Los Angeles Clippers landed their best punch and still couldn't slow the San Antonio Spurs. Because of that, the Spurs will have a chance to deliver a knockout blow to the Clippers in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series Sunday night. Winners of 17 consecutive games, San Antonio roared back from a 24-point deficit Saturday to stun the deflated Clippers on their home floor and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
ABOUT THE SPURS: Coming back from such a huge deficit is one thing, but the manner in which San Antonio did it was something to behold. Trailing by 12 in the third quarter, the Spurs ripped off 24 unanswered points to take a 12-point lead while holding the Clippers scoreless for over eight minutes. Tim Duncan, Danny Green and rookie Kawhi Leonard combined for 22 of the 24 points. Leonard had a stellar all-around game with 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals. He also nailed three 3-point attempts to help San Antonio finish 9 of 22 from behind the arc.
ABOUT THE CLIPPERS: Blake Griffin had his best performance since injuring his knee in the series against Memphis. He finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds, and scored 14 points to spark Los Angeles to a 33-11 first-quarter lead. Fellow All-Star Chris Paul, playing with a strained hip flexor, had 12 points and 11 assists but has scored a total of four points in the fourth quarter in the three games. Reserve guard Mo Williams helped pick up the slack with 19 points. After hitting nine 3-pointers in each of the first two games, Los Angeles connected on just three of nine attempts Saturday.
TRENDS:
- Spurs are 17-6-3 ATS in their last 26 road games.
- Clippers are 2-6-2 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.
- Spurs are 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. No team in NBA history has ever come back to win a series after trailing 3-0.
2. San Antonio’s 17-game winning streak extending from the regular season into the playoffs is two shy of the NBA record set by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001.
3. Duncan has four double-doubles in San Antonio’s seven postseason games.
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