Fresh off sweeping the Lakers and showing why they were the #2 Western Conference seed, the Clippers struggled to score against the Spurs tonight. To make matters worse, Joe Harris had one of those nights and surpassed a mark set by former Spurs marksmen, Ray Allen, and Patty Mills, along with Warriors premier sniper Klay Thompson, as the clutch shooter buried twelve 3PT shots to make a new record not just for the Spurs as a team but for the entire league. In a career-high effort, Harris finished with 38 points.
The Harris spectacle became the topic of the night and sealed the victory in a close game, after the Spurs won the first quarter 26-18. Fred VanVleet scored 16 points in an otherwise quiet night for San Antonio's star trio: Drummond, Ingram & Murray combined for only 28 points, despite Drummond grabbing 19 rebounds with 6 mighty blocks. Murray also dished 7 assists.
"He was incredible. People forget he won the 3PT Shootout a couple years back. Only takes one going in for his eyes to light up," Coach Popovich said on Harris' career night. For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 29 points but shot 9-19 and 0-6 from 3PT range. Paul George had 17 points, 7 assists. JaMychal Green had 16 points, 12 rebounds & Montrez Harrell sealed 12 points with 9 rebounds.
