The Los Angeles Clippers (8-6, 5-2 Away), one of the NBA’s top shooting defenses, head to face the Dallas Mavericks (7-5, 6-1 Home) on Tuesday. Los Angeles is playing on back-to-back days after topping the Houston Rockets 122-106 at Toyota Center yesterday, their third win in a row away from home.
Paul George was the key player with 22 points and eight rebounds. The Clippers are eighth in the Western Conference. Dallas won their fifth in a row at home on Saturday at American Airlines Center, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 117-112.
Luka Doncic had a triple double with 42 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists to lead the team. The Mavericks are the sixth seed in the Western Conference. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Los Angeles and Dallas split their matchups last season, each team taking two games.
The Clippers triumphed in the last meeting 99-97 at American Airlines Center on February 12. Doncic led the game in scoring with 45 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists in defeat. Reggie Jackson had 24 points and eight assists for the Clippers. George is averaging 24.5 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Clips in scoring this season.
Meanwhile, Ivica Zubac is grabbing 10.9 rebounds per game, most in the league, and John Wall is dishing 5.1 assists (1st). Doncic has powered the Mavs’ offense, averaging 34.3 points per game. He is the top scorer in the league.
Doncic has also averaged 8.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, for which he ranks first and first in the league, respectively. The Clippers are holding foes to one of the league’s lowest FG%, ranking third at 44.9%. The Clippers are 7-3 in the last 10 visits to American Airlines Center.
Meanwhile, the Clippers are 2-1 this season when playing on consecutive nights and 0-1 in such games against rested opponents. The Mavericks are 2-0 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 6-4 with an average margin of -0.4 (107.0-107.4). Dallas has also gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 108.4 points per game on average while allowing 108.3 (+0.1 margin).
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Terance Mann: 17.4 | 11.5 | +5.9
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Christian Wood: 5.3 | 7.5 | -2.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Over 211.5 (-110)
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