in what promises to be a classic power vs poise match-up.

SAN ANTONIO -- Doc Rivers and Gregg Popovich are not fans of the congested early schedules the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs are playing.But the Clippers can rest easier after their largest victory over the Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back for both teams.Blake Griffin scored a season-high 28 points and the Clippers handed the Spurs a second straight home loss, 116-92 on Saturday night.It was great to win, Rivers said. Its always great to win here, but these games shouldnt happen. You could literally see both teams, they couldnt even walk in the middle of the third quarter. A national TV game with two elite teams should be (played) with a day off.The Spurs have dropped two straight at the AT&T Center after losing just two regular-season home games in the previous 600 days, including a 40-1 mark last season.San Antonio had not lost consecutive home games since dropping back-to-back triple-overtime games to Memphis (117-116) and Portland (129-119) in December 2014.We feel like we gave two away, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard said, but weve just got to learn from our mistakes. Teams that are good learn from their failures.It was the Clippers most lopsided victory in 160 games against the Spurs and it started on a historic note. Los Angeles scored the most points in the opening half in Popovichs 21 seasons, rolling to a 73-55 lead.The Clippers shot 50 percent from the field while dominating the battle between one-loss teams.We got some stops and got out in transition, said Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who had nine points and 10 assists. We played a lot of faster than weve been playing and we got some easy buckets.After giving up eight straight points to open the game, the Clippers made eight consecutive stops to take a 16-8 lead they would never relinquish.After that it was just survival for us because we had a big enough lead, Rivers said.Jamal Crawford finished with 16 points, J.J. Redick had 14 and Luc Mbah a Moute had 14 points while shooting 2 for 4 on 3-pointers.But it was Griffin who keyed the early run.The 6-foot-10 forward had 26 points in the first half, shooting 12 for 16 from the field.Our offense was clicking so well I got out in transition, got some easy ones there, Griffin said. But I also got some easy looks from C.P. and (DeAndre Jordan) rolling. Its nice to have those easy looks go down and that kind of builds your confidence.Griffin finished 13 for 19 from the field, banking in shots and rising up for jumpers against LaMarcus Aldridge.Im no dummy, I just told them to get it to him, Rivers said. I didnt care where, but through movement. They did a good job of not just handing it to him they swung it, swung it and then dropped it. But when hes that hot, you just try to get it to him and space the floor.Aldridge had 19 points and Leonard added 14, but the duo shot a combined 10 for 26.TIP-INSClippers: Redick has the longest active streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer at 62 straight. He was 2 for 3 on 3-pointers. ... Crawford raised his career total to 17,145 points, passing Grant Hill (17,137) for 88th on the career scoring list. ... Redick completed a four-point play in the first quarter, the 26th of his career. He is second in league history, trailing Crawfords 47.Spurs: C Pau Gasol had one assist, becoming the third 7-footer in league history with 3,500 in his career. Lakers greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 5,660 assists and Wilt Chamberlain had 4,643. . Leonard was 8 for 8 on free throws, raising his season total to 61 for 63. He is the first Spurs player with 60-plus free throws in the teams first seven games since Tim Duncan in 2007.UNSUNG HEROMbah a Moute shot 5 for 9 from the field and helped hold Leonard to 3-for-13 shooting.We are just always trying to tell Luc that weve got the utmost confidence in him, Paul said. Luc put in some great work this summer. Sometimes I think we believe in him more than he believes in himself.Mbah a Moute entered the game averaging 2.4 points.VOTE EARLYPopovich wore a Vote Pedro shirt to his pregame interview, which was the same one worn by Napoleon Dynamite in the 2004 cult movie classic.Popovich was asked recently if he would ever consider running for president, but the matter-of-fact coach said he would never make it through the first debate.UP NEXTClippers: Host Detroit on Monday.Spurs: Host Houston on Wednesday. Jonathan Quick Jersey . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. 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World No 1 Djokovic will be in action against Feliciano Lopez and 14-time Grand Slam winner Nadal plays Alexander Zverev, live on Sky Sports 1 HD at 6pm.Djokovic has a 7-1 head-to-head winning record against his Spanish opponent, whose only victory came last month when the Serb hobbled away injured in Dubai. Highlights from Novak Djokovics win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round of Indian Wells The mighty Djokovic is chasing a fifth championship at the California event but has yet to move into top gear this week.Nadal has a far trickier proposition in the shape of a first career meeting with 18-year-old Zverev.The teenager from Germany is rated as one of the sports most exciting prospects but will find an in-form Nadal who blitzed Fernando Verdasco in the last round. Highlights of Nadal v Fernando Verdasco from the third round Elsewhere, Richard Gasquet will be playing Marin Cilic and Dominic Thiem takes on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. And dont sleep on Tomas Berdych vs Milos Raonic, which could be a cracker.Big-serving John Isner takes on world No 6 Kei Nishikori later in the evening.One to watch Stan Wawrinka won the Dubai title last month Third seed Stan Wawrinka will be in action againstt David Goffin, the 15th seed, in what promises to be a classic power vs poise match-up.ddddddddddddSwitzerlands Wawrinka has won all three of their previous matches but, in the searing heat of Indian Wells, will his strength-based style be suited to the conditions?Surprise in store Highlights of Federico Delbonis and Andy Murray from the third round Andy Murrays surprise conqueror Federico Delbonis returns to the court with a match-up against the enigmatic Gael Monfils.Argentinas unranked Delbonis is rebounding from the best victory of his career and will relish the chance to challenge 13th seed Monfils and continue his eye-catching week.In case you missed it Watch the moment American tennis star Jack Sock is distracted by someone familiar to him in the crowd A bizarre incident surrounding Jack Sock. 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