The Spurs played from behind all night despite one very brief lead in the first quarter. LaMarcus Aldridge and Rudy Gay led the Spurs with 30 and 19 points, respectively. However, they could not seem to get over the hump often due to their inconsistency and sloppiness on offense and the Clippers’ resiliency.
Roundup:
The Spurs dug an early hole due to a few sloppy turnovers. Once the Spurs reserves came in, however, they were able to take a brief lead. Regardless the Clippers ended up leading 38-26 at the end of the first because they were shooting almost 70% and the Spurs had trouble stopping them.