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LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks

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16-12, 6-6 Away
Final
118 - 95

17-10, 8-4 Home

Clippers beat Dallas 118-95 as Mavericks' star guards Doncic and Irving sit due to injury

LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks: Game Highlights

Doncic sat out with a left heel contusion, Irving with right shoulder soreness, in the first of a two-game series against Los Angeles that will conclude Saturday night.

First-year Maverick Klay Thompson scored 22 points, his first game leading the team in scoring. Spencer Didwiddie added 19 making his first start of the season.

The Clippers took a 50-49 lead into the second half and outscored the Mavericks 39-28 in the third period, hitting 69.6% (16 for 23) of their field-goal attempts while Dallas shot 40% (8 of 20) in the quarter.

Clippers guard Kris Dunn was ejected for committing a flagrant 2 foul against Jazian Gortman late in the third period.

Takeaways Clippers: Los Angeles led in bench scoring 33-16. Harden was 10 for 10 from the line. Powell played the entire second period, scoring 10 of his team-best 12 first-half points. Zubac didn’t have a rebound during the game’s first 15 minutes.

Mavericks: Dallas shot 7 for 30 on 3-pointers for season lows in makes and percentage (23.3%). They’re 5-2 without Doncic, 1-2 without Irving.

Key moment After P.J. Washington’s runner pulled Dallas within 73-68 with five minutes left in the third quarter, Zubac’s stuff began a 12-1 run, during which the Mavericks missed all four field-goal attempts.

Key stat The Mavericks, missing a combined 52.8 points from Doncic and Irving, scored a season low and suffered their most lopsided loss of the season.

Up next The teams meet again Saturday. The teams’ other two meetings will be a back-to-back at Los Angeles on April 4-5.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Mavericks: 50.9%
Clippers: 49.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 95
4th 18.1 shot clock turnover 118 - 95
4th 41.1 Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound 118 - 95
4th 44.1 Kessler Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot 118 - 95

Statistics

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44-85 FG 34-86
51.8 Field Goal % 39.5
14-33 3PT 7-30
42.4 Three Point % 23.3
16-17 FT 20-28
94.1 Free Throw % 71.4
47 Rebounds 40
8 Offensive Rebounds 8
39 Defensive Rebounds 32
30 Assists 21
9 Steals 9
3 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
18 Fast Break Points 7
54 Points in Paint 34
20 Fouls 13
23 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,044 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 20 16 .556 - L2
LA Clippers 20 17 .541 0.5 L2
Sacramento 19 19 .500 2 W6
Golden State 19 19 .500 2 L1
Phoenix 17 19 .472 3 W1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 25 12 .676 - W3
Memphis 24 14 .632 1.5 L1
Dallas 22 16 .579 3.5 W2
San Antonio 18 19 .486 7 L3
New Orleans 8 31 .205 18 W1
Full Standings

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