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By the numbers: How the Spurs beat the Jazz

Here’s a look at some of the more meaningful numbers in the Spurs’ victory over Utah Saturday night.

0 – Times that Utah led in Saturday’s game.

1 – Previous career games where Manu Ginobili has recorded a .900 shooting percentage in a game with at least 10 shots before Saturday night’s 9-for-10 shooting effort. The previous time came on Nov. 21, 2003, against Atlanta.

3 – Tiago Splitter’s blocked shots against Utah, matching his career high. It was previously set on Nov. 10, 2010, against the Los Angeles Clippers.

7 – Manu Ginobili’s consecutive baskets to start the game.

7 – Consecutive 3-pointers by the Spurs in the second quarter to blow the game open.

15.78 – Kawhi Leonard’s rebounds per 48 minutes after four games. It’s the highest rebound-per-minute ratio on the team.

+20 — Tim Duncan’s plus-minus against the Jazz. He was minus-27 against Houston Thursday night.

33.8 — Utah’s field-goal percentage through three periods.

17,769 — Attendance for Saturday’s game at the ATT Center. It was the smallest crowd the Spurs have played before this season and their first non-sellout.

Griffin lands another deal even as the Clippers keep losing

Blake Griffin is making history this season, becoming the face of the league despite playing for the losing Los Angeles Clippers.

Griffin’s assortment of rim-rattling dunks have made him one of the league’s most popular players in his rookie season, bringing him an exclusive new contract with the Panini trading card team after earlier landing endorsement deals with Subway and Kia.

Griffin told Slam Magazine he’s .

“It’s cool,” Griffin said. “Y’know as a kid I collected a few cards, so to have my own card and see all the stuff they do with it now is real cool.”

This won’t be the old Topps and Donruss trading cards of the past.

“I just saw the Panini HRX today for the first time, it’s unbelievable,” Griffin said. “You basically open up the card and it’s basically a highlight real of yourself. There’s going be an actual video of you signing that actual card on the card, so it’s real cool. It’s going to be sick.”

Imagine Griffin’s mainstream appeal might become will become if the Clippers ever start winning — or if he eventually moves along to a winning franchise.

Can you say Michael Jordan?