San Antonio Spurs (14-33) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (26-24)
The 2022-23 NBA season continues Thursday, January 26, with the San Antonio Spurs taking on the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference showdown at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
San Antonio and LA wrap up their four-game regular-season set, and the Clippers look to sweep the Spurs for the first time since 1996-97. LA opens as a heavy 12.5-point home fave, while the totals sit at 233.5 points.
Wednesday’s games have been excluded from this preview, and the 14-33 San Antonio Spurs played the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, hoping to avoid their third straight defeat. Over their previous two showings, the Spurs have lost to the LA Clippers 131-126 as 7.5-point home dogs and at the Portland Trail Blazers 147-127 as 8.5-point road dogs.
San Antonio kept it close against Portland in the first half. The Spurs fell apart in the second, and the Trail Blazers finished the game with a 59.8 field-goal percentage and 20 triples out of just 33 attempts from deep. Keldon Johnson led the way for San Antonio with 20 points, while Jeremy Sochan had 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
.@JeremySochan from deep! ?? pic.twitter.com/L6Pndm9L1 0
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 24, 2023
The Spurs hold the worst defensive rating in the NBA, allowing a staggering 120.4 points per 100 possessions. Their defense is dead last in the league in 3-point percentage, too (40.2%). The Spurs score 111.6 points per 100 possessions (tied-25th in the NBA) on 47.4% shooting from the field (tied-13th). They are without Devin Vassell (19.4 PPG), who’s probably done for the season due to a knee injury, while Romeo Langford (7.4 PPG) is questionable to play Thursday.
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