Clippers Vs. Spurs: Manu Ginobili Dominant As San Antonio Beats Back Blake Griffin, L.A.
Blake Griffin scored 28, but it was Manu Ginobili who controlled the game in the San Antonio Spurs' 115-90 beatdown of the L.A. Clippers.
| Final - 12.28.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 90 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 32 | 38 | 19 | 115 |
Stories
Clippers at San Antonio - Second Half Open Thread
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Clippers Look To Snap 16-Game Losing Streak In San Antonio Against Spurs
The Los Angeles Clippers look to do something Wednesday night that they haven't done in nearly a decade as they head to Texas to battle the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center.
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Clippers at San Antonio - Game Preview
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The Clippers come to San Antonio Wednesday night, looking to reverse a history as one-sided as it gets in the NBA. Pounding the Rock previews the game for the Spurs.
There and Back Again
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 19 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 90 |
| San Antonio | 26 | 32 | 38 | 19 | 115 |
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 25 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Blake Griffin | 33 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 28 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 32 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5-0 | 8 |
| Chauncey Billups | 28 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 11 |
| Chris Paul | 36 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Ryan Gomes | 26 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Mo Williams | 28 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Randy Foye | 12 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Brian Cook | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Trey Thompkins | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Travis Leslie | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Reggie Evans | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Bledsoe | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-74 | 7-20 | 25-33 | 30-10 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17-2 | 90 | |
| .392 | .350 | .758 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (17 pts) | |||||||
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson | 27 | 8-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 19 |
| Tim Duncan | 25 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| DeJuan Blair | 26 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 20 |
| Manu Ginobili | 27 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 7-7 | 3-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 24 |
| Tony Parker | 26 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 14 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| James Anderson | 21 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Tiago Splitter | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Matt Bonner | 17 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| T.J. Ford | 20 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Danny Green | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Cory Joseph | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Gary Neal | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 45-80 | 10-19 | 15-15 | 43-7 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 23-2 | 115 | |
| .563 | .526 | 1.000 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 2 (16 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Bill Kennedy, Nick Buchert, Rodney Mott
Duration:2:14
Officials: - Bill Kennedy, Nick Buchert, Rodney Mott
Duration:2:14
