National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
L.A. Clippers 90, San Antonio 85
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #71 Rodney Mott, #12 Violet Palmer
Attendance: 16584

Blake Griffin finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds and added a number of thunderous dunks as the Los Angeles Clippers took down the San Antonio Spurs, 90-85, on Wednesday night.

Eric Gordon added 21 points and DeAndre Jordon had 13 rebounds for the Clippers (4-15), who own the worst record in the NBA while the Spurs (15-3) enjoy the best.

Los Angeles trailed 38-30 with just over five minutes left in the first half when the game began to turn.

Rasual Butler hit three 3-pointers and Baron Davis drained another to key an 18-2 run to end the second quarter, sending the Clippers into the break with a 48-40 edge.

Griffin scored 12 points in the third quarter to keep the Spurs at bay and Gordon took over in the fourth, converting a three-point play to open the quarter and responding with a driving layup when San Antonio pulled to within five points with under four minutes left.

George Hill had 17 points off the bench and Manu Ginobili collected 15 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Spurs, who shot 36 percent from the floor.

Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   L.A. Clippers
George Hill 17 Scoring Blake Griffin 31
Manu Ginobili 6 Assists Baron Davis 10
Richard Jefferson 9 Rebounds Blake Griffin 13
Tim Duncan 4 Free Throws Made Eric Gordon 3
George Hill 3 Steals Blake Griffin 2
Matt Bonner 1 Blocks DeAndre Jordan 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 85 35.6 9-30 12-17 21 43 2 9 8
L.A. Clippers 90 49.3 7-22 9-18 24 50 9 5 20
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Clippers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .188 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Spurs have a W/L % of .800 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.