LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
· National Basketball AssociationClippers beat Dallas 118-95 as Mavericks' star guards Doncic and Irving sit due to injury
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
LAC lead series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
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
LAC | DAL | |
---|---|---|
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
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 |
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