Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points, and the LA Clippers rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 108-105.
The Clippers trailed 49-34 with 8:52 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Spurs 74-56 the rest of the way.
Paul George’s 18-foot step-back jumper with 13.7 seconds left made it 106-102. The Spurs had the ball down 3, but Derrick White missed a 45-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Spurs 13-10. Leonard scored 4 of the Clippers’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Leonard and Patrick Beverley set each other up for 6 baskets and 18 points, 6 of them 3-pointers.
For the Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the first quarter) and 9 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan added 26 points (11 in the first quarter).
The Clippers shot 46.4% from the field and 40.7% from 3 to the Spurs’ 42.1% and 32.4%. The Spurs got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Clippers outscored the Spurs 50-30 in the paint. The Clippers were outscored 26-14 in 11 minutes with Williams, Green, McGruder, Harrell and Shamet on the floor together.