Both the Spurs and Clippers hold records that belie their performance so far this season, though their positions in the relative hierarchy of the league are vastly different. The Spurs sit 13th in the West with a record of 4-9. That they have the worst win differential in the league, having won 2 fewer games than they should have already, per Cleaning the Glass, based on their -0.4 net rating outside of garbage time, is meaningless to all but the most optimistic Spurs’ fans.
The Clippers, meanwhile, are tied for 5th in the West with an 8-5 record and a net rating of +5.