[Basketball News]

The Clippers will look to follow-up Saturday night's record breaking defensive effort against Indiana by battling to slow the streaking 41-18 San Antonio Spurs (7:30pm opening tip) tonight at Staples Center.
At 29-30, Los Angeles is now tied with Denver for seventh in the West one and a half games up on New Orleans/Oklahoma City for eighth and just three behind the Lakers in the loss column for sixth. All of that looks promising until you consider the task at hand!

L.A. will likely be without the veteran floor leadership of Sam Cassell (strained right groin) again and while it may have added 28 year old lead guard Jason Hart (off waivers from Sacramento) by game time it will be seriously challenged to notch it's fifth consecutive home court triumph against a Spurs squad that's won eight games in a row by an average of nearly 19 points per game.

Pinto's Preview: Clippers vs. Spurs

[Basketball News]

The San Antonio Spurs extended their season-high winning streak to nine games when Manu Ginobili scored 16 points and Tim Duncan had 12 rebounds in an 88-74 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

Ginobili had eight rebounds and Duncan scored nine points, just two after the first quarter. But Beno Udrih added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs, whose reserves outscored their starters 49-39.

Michael Finley had 10 points for the Spurs, who led all the way in their third one-sided win over the Clippers in as many meetings this season.

Postgame Report: Clippers vs. Spurs