The San Antonio Spurs will visit the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on Thursday evening.

San Antonio (7-6) has had an up-and-down start to the season. That hot-and-cold start was encapsulated in the Spurs' 116-96 loss Wednesday night to Phoenix, a team they had beaten by 30 in their last meeting. In the loss, the Spurs struggled to find reliable offense. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 24 points, but San Antonio still shot just 42 percent and committed 19 turnovers. Offense has been a primary issue for San Antonio for much of the season. The Spurs rank just 21st in the league in scoring at 108.7 points per game.

Los Angeles (8-5), on the contrary, has been one of the league's best teams on the offensive end this season. At 116.6 points per game, the Clippers rank fifth in the league in scoring output and fourth in the league in true shooting percentage. LA is fresh off a major win in which it defeated the Golden State Warriors in overtime. Montrezl Harrell scored a team-high 23 points in the win, followed closely by Lou Williams with 22. The Clippers have also seen strong recent production from rookie point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 17.6 points per game over his last three contests.