SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (3-3) will visit the Los Angeles Clippers (2-4) on Monday night at the new Intuit Dome.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 113-103 home win versus Minnesota.
Keldon Johnson had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the team. Jeremy Sochan finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Victor Wembanyama had 17 points and six rebounds. Harrison Barnes finished with 14 points, Malaki Branham chipped in six, and Chris Paul had 15 points and 13 assists.
San Antonio was without Devin Vassell and Tre Jones due to injury. Head coach Gregg Popovich was also out due to illness. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson assumed head coaching duties for the game.
“We raised our level and then maintained it. We knew this is a team with high aspirations in Minnesota, and they’re trying to set the tone early in the season, and we were going to get their best shot,” Johnson said. “We knew when they came out, maybe a little tired or sluggish [from] last night, they were going to still come back and make a couple of runs at us. I think we did a good job of trying to weather the storm there a couple of times.”
INJURY REPORT
Popovich will be out indefinitely due to an undisclosed illness. He will miss Monday’s LA game as well as Wednesday’s game in Houston. Johnson will be interim head coach.
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Association Edition jerseys against LA.
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FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Clippers have out-rebounded the opposition in six straight games.
2. The Clippers have lost four straight games at home.
3. The Clippers have turned the ball over more than the opposition in three straight games.
4. The Spurs have lost three straight games on the road versus the Clippers.
5. The Spurs have made more three-point shots than their opponents in two consecutive games.
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