NBA · Regular season

San Antonio Spurs vs LA Clippers: Preview and Stats

Friday 20 November 2026, 01:00 UTC Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

Our picks

Our picks for San Antonio Spurs vs LA Clippers come out after the official NBA injury report, at most 48 hours before tip-off, and at the latest Thursday 19 November 2026, 22:00 UTC (3 hours before tip-off).

We are waiting for the result of a team's previous game.

Our NBA model track record for this matchup

Our winner picks on these teams

San Antonio Spurs 10 of 12 right (83%)
LA Clippers 7 of 10 right (70%)

Settled NBA winner picks since 21 Oct 2026.

Game details

Stage: NBA, Regular season
Tip-off: Friday 20 November 2026, 01:00 UTC
Arena: Frost Bank Center
City: San Antonio
Since last match: San Antonio Spurs: Detroit Pistons LA Clippers: Utah Jazz
Next match: San Antonio Spurs: New Orleans Pelicans LA Clippers: Dallas Mavericks

Missing production & availability impact

Share of last 10 games' offensive creation (PTS + AST) and minutes sidelined.

San Antonio Spurs

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

LA Clippers

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

Official NBA injury report

San Antonio Spurs

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

LA Clippers

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

Expected 8-man core rotation

Projected starters and key bench from recent usage and the official injury report.

San Antonio Spurs

Projected Starters

G Dylan Harper

31.5 MPG 17.8 PPG 5.5 RPG 5.1 APG
F-C Victor Wembanyama

29.4 MPG 32.6 PPG 11.4 RPG 2.9 APG
G De'Aaron Fox

29.1 MPG 13.7 PPG 4.1 RPG 5.8 APG
G Stephon Castle

28.7 MPG 12.9 PPG 5.3 RPG 5.4 APG
G-F Devin Vassell

29.6 MPG 12.8 PPG 3.9 RPG 3.5 APG

Key Bench

F Julian Champagnie

25.9 MPG 10.9 PPG 4.1 RPG 1.6 APG
F Tobias Harris

34.3 MPG 17.7 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
G-F Keldon Johnson

24.9 MPG 7.8 PPG 5.8 RPG 2.5 APG

LA Clippers

Projected Starters

G Darius Garland

32.7 MPG 20.4 PPG 1.8 RPG 6.9 APG
G Kris Dunn

28.6 MPG 8.5 PPG 4.0 RPG 4.3 APG
F Derrick Jones Jr.

29.2 MPG 11.1 PPG 4.9 RPG 1.4 APG
F Rui Hachimura

29.5 MPG 14.4 PPG 5.9 RPG 1.6 APG
G Kobe Sanders

24.3 MPG 9.8 PPG 2.9 RPG 2.7 APG

Key Bench

F Brandon Ingram

31.5 MPG 17.7 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
C Brook Lopez

23.4 MPG 13.6 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.0 APG
G Keaton Wagler

23.2 MPG 12.2 PPG 3.5 RPG 3.4 APG

OptimaGoal power & pace ratings

Full NBA power ratings

Neutral-court net point rating and 48-minute tempo rank across all 30 NBA franchises.

San Antonio Spurs

#3 of 30

Net rating +6.9 30d: -1.1

Pace: -2.7 (#27 of 30)

LA Clippers

#23 of 30

Net rating -3.4 30d: -1.3

Pace: -1.3 (#13 of 30)

OptimaGoal tactical & efficiency profile (0–100)

Original 0–100 indices built from each team's last 10 played games before tip-off.

San Antonio Spurs

Net 91

Shot quality (TS%) 54

3PT volume & accuracy 47

Ball security & passing 72

Rebounding control 66

Defensive disruption 76

ORtg 119.5 · DRtg 104.8 · Net +14.7 · TS 58.4%

LA Clippers

Net 34

Shot quality (TS%) 54

3PT volume & accuracy 63

Ball security & passing 12

Rebounding control 42

Defensive disruption 39

ORtg 108.4 · DRtg 114.1 · Net -5.7 · TS 58.4%

San Antonio Spurs · Record vs point differential W-L record aligned with point differential 10W actual vs 9.6W expected (12 GP)

LA Clippers · Record vs point differential Stronger profile than W-L (bounce candidate) 2W actual vs 3.3W expected (10 GP)

Halftime splits & clutch profile

Game-state outcomes and half-by-half scoring share over the last 15 games.

San Antonio Spurs

Win rate when leading at HT 7/9 (78%)

Comeback wins when trailing at HT 4/6 (67%)

Scoring split (1H vs 2H)

1H: 61.3 (52.8%) 2H: 54.7 (47.2%)

Clutch (≤5 pts / OT): 4-3 10+ pt margins: 7-1

LA Clippers

Win rate when leading at HT 4/8 (50%)

Comeback wins when trailing at HT 0/6 (0%)

Scoring split (1H vs 2H)

1H: 56.3 (50.2%) 2H: 55.8 (49.8%)

Clutch (≤5 pts / OT): 1-2 10+ pt margins: 3-6

Pace & total-points trends

Scoring environment and threshold hit counts across the last 10 games.

SAS

LAC

Points scored / game 121.6 112.2

Points allowed / game 106.6 118.1

Average game total 228.2 230.3

Average 1st-half total 119.3 114.3

Possessions / 48 min 100.7 102.4

Games with 220+ pts 8/10 7/10

Games with 230+ pts 4/10 6/10

Games with 240+ pts 1/10 4/10

Scored 115+ pts 9/10 5/10

Schedule density & travel spot

Rest days, multi-game compression and current home/road stretch entering tip-off.

San Antonio Spurs

1 day rest

1 in 4 nights 1 in 6 nights Homestand · Game 1

LA Clippers

1 day rest

1 in 4 nights 1 in 6 nights Road trip · Game 2

Primary offensive threats

Available rotation leaders by scoring and shot share over the last 10 games.

San Antonio Spurs

#1 Victor Wembanyama F-C 26.8% pts share

32.6 PPG · 11.4 RPG · 2.9 APG · 2.1 3PM 22.7% FGA
#2 Dylan Harper G 14.6% pts share

17.8 PPG · 5.5 RPG · 5.1 APG · 1.3 3PM 14.7% FGA
#3 De'Aaron Fox G 11.3% pts share

13.7 PPG · 4.1 RPG · 5.8 APG · 1.1 3PM 9.9% FGA

LA Clippers

#1 Darius Garland G 18.2% pts share

20.4 PPG · 1.8 RPG · 6.9 APG · 2.4 3PM 17.9% FGA
#2 Brandon Ingram F 15.8% pts share

17.7 PPG · 0.0 RPG · 0.0 APG · 0.0 3PM
#3 Keaton Wagler G 10.9% pts share

12.2 PPG · 3.5 RPG · 3.4 APG · 1.7 3PM 10.0% FGA

Last five games

San Antonio Spurs

W 124-119 at Chicago Bulls (A) 12 Nov
W 122-96 at Phoenix Suns (A) 10 Nov
W 125-103 at Portland Trail Blazers (A) 8 Nov
W 124-109 at Sacramento Kings (A) 7 Nov
W 112-111 vs Dallas Mavericks (H) 5 Nov

LA Clippers

L 110-133 at Phoenix Suns (A) 11 Nov
W 139-123 vs New Orleans Pelicans (H) 9 Nov
L 116-117 vs Miami Heat (H) 5 Nov
L 118-125 vs Toronto Raptors (H) 3 Nov
L 112-124 at Golden State Warriors (A) 2 Nov

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Last 10 head-to-head meetings

SAS · 4W LAC · 6W

Avg total pts: 222.7 SAS avg: 109.6 LAC avg: 113.1 225+ pt games: 4/10 SAS at home: 2-3

2 Apr 2026 LAC 99‑118 SAS
16 Mar 2026 LAC 115‑119 SAS
6 Mar 2026 SAS 116‑112 LAC
8 Apr 2025 LAC 122‑117 SAS
29 Jan 2025 SAS 116‑128 LAC
31 Dec 2024 SAS 122‑86 LAC
4 Nov 2024 LAC 113‑104 SAS
22 Nov 2023 SAS 102‑109 LAC
20 Nov 2023 SAS 99‑124 LAC
29 Oct 2023 LAC 123‑83 SAS

Season profile comparison

SAS

LAC

Record 10-2 2-8

At home 4-2 2-3

On the road 6-0 0-5

Conference 2 of 15, Western Conference 13 of 15, Western Conference

Streak Won 5 in a row –

Days of rest 1 1

Our team rating #3 of 30 #23 of 30

Pace #27 of 30 #13 of 30

Western Conference standings

Full NBA standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	L10	Streak
1	Los Angeles Lakers	11	2	.846	–	5-1	6-1	8-2	W7
2	San Antonio Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5	4-2	6-0	10-0	W10
3	Houston Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5	6-1	3-2	7-3	W2
4	Minnesota Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5	5-1	4-2	7-3	W5
5	Portland Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0	3-2	5-1	7-3	W2
6	Golden State Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5	6-1	2-3	8-2	L1
7	Oklahoma City Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5	5-0	3-4	6-4	L2
8	Memphis Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0	2-4	5-0	6-4	L1
9	Denver Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5	3-2	3-2	6-4	W1
10	Dallas Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5	5-2	2-3	6-4	L1
11	Phoenix Suns	5	6	.455	5.0	5-3	0-3	5-5	W2
12	New Orleans Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5	3-4	1-4	4-6	L4
13	LA Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5	2-3	0-5	2-8	L1
14	Sacramento Kings	1	10	.091	9.0	0-6	1-4	1-9	L4
15	Utah Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5	1-6	0-5	0-10	L10

Solid cut lines mark Top 6 (direct Play-offs) and Top 10 (Play-in Tournament).

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