NBA scores today: Lakers vs Rockets, Warriors vs Wizards, and other games<\/a><\/p>\nSecond in the Western Conference standings, the Spurs moved within three games of the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n
Darius Garland totaled 25 points and 10 assists as the Clippers played without leading scorer Kawhi Leonard, who sprained his left ankle in a loss to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. Jordan Miller added a career-high-tying 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds.<\/p>\n
Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 points and John Collins added 11 as Los Angeles fell to 7-3 since the start of March.<\/p>\n
The Clippers were aggressive early, taking a 13-1 lead and holding a 17-3 advantage 4:30 into the game. Los Angeles led 37-29 after the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Wembanyama scored 11 points in the second quarter as the Spurs shot 51.9% from the floor, forced eight Clippers turnovers and had a 15-7 rebounding advantage while taking a 66-52 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n
The Spurs led by as many as 24 points (87-63) with 4:52 remaining in the third after a 3-pointer from Harrison Barnes before the Clippers rallied within 92-82 heading into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles pulled within 105-98 on a put-back underneath by Miller with 5:24 remaining, and Mathurin cut the Clippers’ deficit to 108-102 on a layup with 4:15 left. A Garland 3-pointer with 38.7 seconds left got Los Angeles to within 115-111 before the Spurs put it away by sinking four free throws in the final 30.4 seconds.<\/p>\n
The loss dropped the Clippers to 4-11 without Leonard this season.<\/p>\n
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