Spurs 104, Clippers 102: Tim Duncan converted a three-point play with two seconds left to cap a 34-point night and lift San Antonio to its seventh consecutive home win.
Duncan, who also grabbed 11 rebounds, hit a 16-foot jumper and drew a foul from Willie Green to win it for the Spurs after Chris Paul had made a free throw to give the Clippers a 102-101 lead.
Tony Parker contributed 24 points and eight assists for San Antonio, which will host Miami on Sunday in a matchup of the teams with the top two records in the NBA. Blake Griffin scored 18 points and Paul added 14 points and 12 assists for Los Angeles, which has split its last 12 games after winning eight of its previous nine.
Paul made a pair of free throws to tie it at 77 with 3:48 left in the third quarter, but the Spurs finished the quarter on an 8-2 run and pushed it to 88-79 on Boris Diaw's three-point play with 10:53 remaining.
The Clippers came all the way back to tie it at 99 on Jamal Crawford's 3-pointer with 1:02 left, and Paul and Duncan traded baskets to keep it even. Parker fouled Paul before an inbounds pass to give the Clippers one free throw and the ball, and Paul made the free throw but Los Angeles couldn't take advantage of the extra possession or stop Duncan at the other end.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clippers C DeAndre Jordan scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting and has made 19 consecutive field goals. He is shooting 85 percent (51-for-60) in the month of March. … The Spurs have a 2 1/2-game cushion over Oklahoma City atop the Western Conference standings after the Thunder lost at Minnesota on Friday. … San Antonio improved to 32-4 at home.
L.A. Clippers | San Antonio | |
Blake Griffin 18 | Scoring | Tim Duncan 34 |
Chris Paul 12 | Assists | Tony Parker 8 |
DeAndre Jordan 8 | Rebounds | Tim Duncan 11 |
Blake Griffin 4 | Free Throws Made | Tim Duncan 10 |
DeAndre Jordan 2 | Steals | Matt Bonner 1 |
Eric Bledsoe 1 | Blocks | Tim Duncan 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers | 102 | 50.6 | 8-19 | 12-21 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
San Antonio | 104 | 52.7 | 6-15 | 20-21 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 9 |