Powell scores 23 points and the Clippers rally from a 26-point deficit to beat the Spurs 113-104

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 23 points, Amir Coffey added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from an early 26-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-104 on Monday night for their first win at the Intuit Dome .

James Harden scored 17 points and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 13 rebounds. According to Sportradar, it was the Clippers' largest comeback when trailing at the end of the first quarter, and also the third-largest when trailing at all since 1996.

Victor Wembanyama scored 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Spurs, who are without coach Gregg Popovich due to illness. Julian Champagnie had 21 points.

The Spurs had a 40-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, but were unable to maintain that momentum. LA got within eight at halftime and only had a lead of four by the fourth quarter.

It was San Antonio's largest lead at the end of the first quarter and the fourth largest of any deficit in franchise history.

Takeaways

Spurs: San Antonio was 16 of 26 from the field in the first quarter but 22 of 60 the rest of the game.

Clippers: LA was 19 of 37 on 3-pointers and had a season-high 16 offensive rebounds.

Key moment

The Clippers went on a 33-9 run over a nine-minute period late in the third quarter until the four-minute mark of the fourth quarter. Powell's 3-pointer gave LA its first lead at 93-91 with 7:25 left. Things finally went up (96-93) with Coffey's 3-pointer with 6:26 left.

Key statistics

The Clippers outscored the Spurs 31-18 in the final 12 minutes.

Next

Both teams will be in action on Wednesday. The Spurs are in Houston and the Clippers host Philadelphia. Paul George, who played five seasons with the Clippers, is expected to face his former club for the first time.

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