San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/16/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, March 16, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (34-33) will play the San Antonio Spurs (49-18) at Intuit Dome on Monday.

The Spurs took the court against the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 115-102 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 20 while the Hornets racked up 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 18 of 54 attempts from 3-point range. Charlotte finished the contest at 82.4% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Charlotte grabbed 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Charlotte distributed 18 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 37.6% from the floor on 35 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists in the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 54 with 15 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs buried 18 of 21 shots for a rate of 85.7%. San Antonio ended the contest having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (43 of 92) and buried 11 of 33 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Victor Wembanyama is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 13 out of 24 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and pulled down 12 rebounds. Wembanyama went 54.2% from the field and recorded 8 dimes.

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San Antonio will play this game with a mark of 49-18 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls every game. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 46.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,836 dimes for the campaign, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are hitting 35.8% on shots from downtown (907 of 2,534) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.8 pts per contest (4th in basketball) while hitting 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spurs are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are ranked 9th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,741 conceded this year. The Spurs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (2,745 of 6,091) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 35.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 118-109 when they played the Kings. The Clippers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. The Kings committed 25 personal fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.9%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Los Angeles buried 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers went 39 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. The Clippers permitted the Kings to knock down 48 of 82 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 58.5% in the game. They finished 44.4% from downtown by shooting 12 of 27 and finished the contest at 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Sacramento to pull down 48 in total (9 offensive).

Kawhi Leonard was important for the Clippers in this matchup. He buried 13 of 23 in this contest giving him a rate of 56.5%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Leonard earned 31 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 34-33 this season. The Clippers commit 18.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 83.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.6 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 7,600 points on the campaign (113.4 per game) and they snag 40.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the league.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.7% from downtown (897 of 2,444) and opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.2 dimes and 42.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 12th and 7th in the NBA. The Clippers on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.6. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (12th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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