Dallas Mavericks (50-32, 5th place in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (51-31, 4th place in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30pm ET
BETMGM Sportsbook: LINE Mavericks -2; Over/Under is 223.5
Western Conference Round 1: Clippers host Game 1 of series
Bottom Line: The Los Angeles Clippers host the Dallas Mavericks to begin the first round of the Western Conference. Los Angeles played against Dallas in the regular season with 2 wins and 1 loss. In the final regular season game played on November 26, the Clippers won 107-88, led by Paul George with 25 points, and Luka Doncic scored 30 points for the Mavericks.
The Clippers are 30-22 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks fourth in the Western Conference in team defense, holding opponents to 46.8 percent shooting while allowing just 112.3 points.
The Mavericks are 31-21 in conference games. Dallas ranks ninth in the Western Conference with a 36.9% 3-point shooting percentage.
The Clippers are averaging 115.6 points per game, the same as the Mavericks. The Mavericks are averaging 14.6 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 more than the Clippers' average of 12.9 3-pointers per game.
Top performers: Kawhi Leonard is averaging 23.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Clippers. George is averaging 18.5 points in his past 10 games.
Daniel Gafford for the Mavericks is averaging 11.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Doncic is averaging 23.3 points and 7.5 rebounds in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Clippers: 6-4, averaging 110.5 points, 46.9 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 8.1 steals, 3.9 blocks and shooting 46.4 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 108.6 points per game.
Mavericks: 7-3, averaged 111.2 points, 45.6 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 6.6 steals, and 6.5 blocks per game, shooting 46.3 percent from the field. The opponent's average score was 108.9 points.
Injuries: Clippers: Paul George: Day-to-day (rest), James Harden: Day-to-day (foot), Russell Westbrook: Day-to-day (rest), Kawhi Leonard: Day-to-day (knee).
Mavericks: Greg Brown III: Day-to-day (personal), Kyrie Irving: Day-to-day (hamstring), Luka Doncic: Day-to-day (ankle), Derrick Jones Jr.: Day-to-day (shoulder), PJ Washington Jr.: Day-to-day ( Ankle), Derek Lively II: Day-to-day (knee), Daniel Gafford: Day-to-day (elbow), Maxi Kleber: Day-to-day (back), Dante Exum: Day-to-day (foot).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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