The San Antonio Spurs finally got a much-needed win to end to their five-game skid: a 101-94 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers. With Paul George out with a torn ligament in his elbow and no timetable for Kawhi Leoanrd to play this season, this game presented the Spurs with a perfect opportunity to get back on track, but they would need to find a level of energy that had been lacking during their 1-9 run over the last 10 games — all of which they had been dealing with COVID depletion.
The Spurs got both good and bad news before tipoff, with Derrick White finally returning after missing the last five games but Jakob Poeltl being a late scratch after jarring his back the night before.