Starting from the second quarter on, San Antonio (16-27) ascended into a lead that it would nearly cough away, but ultimately held off the Los Angeles Clippers 101-94 behind the two-way brilliance of Dejounte Murray and Derrick White. The Spurs took advantage of a cold shooting effort by their visitors along with offense by Murray paired with stops at critical junctures to prevent the Clippers from getting their fourth straight win in the Alamo City.
The visiting Clippers, absent Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, were paced by a career-game by Amir Coffey (20 points and 5 rebounds) and Marcus Morris, Sr.