The Los Angeles Clippers (21-21, 11-9 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring defenses, play host to the Dallas Mavericks (23-18, 7-12 Away) on Tuesday. Dallas dropped their last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-109 at Paycom Center on Sunday. Christian Wood led the way in the losing effort with 27 points and 16 rebounds. The Mavericks are fourth in the Western Conference.
Los Angeles lost their sixth in a row on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, falling to the Atlanta Hawks 112-108. Kawhi Leonard had 29 points and seven rebounds in the losing effort to lead the team. The Clippers are the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Dallas will be pursuing a season sweep against Los Angeles after coming out on top in the only prior game 103-101 at American Airlines Center in November 2022. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 35 points and 11 rebounds. Paul George had 23 points in the losing effort.
Doncic is averaging 34.0 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Mavs in scoring this season. Doncic also is contributing 8.7 assists, fourth-most in the league, and 8.8 rebounds per game. George has powered the Clips’ offense, averaging 23.7 points per game. Ivica Zubac is averaging 10.6 rebounds per game, seventh-most in the NBA, and John Wall is recording 5.3 assists.
Holding opponents to 110.2 points per game, the Clippers are one of the top scoring defenses in the NBA (4th).The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Crypto.com Arena (5-5).Dallas is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.6 (116.3-114.7).
Los Angeles has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 118.7 points per game on average while scoring only 116.0 (-2.7 margin). The Clippers are averaging 109.1 ppg for the full season while allowing 110.2.
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jaden Hardy: 16.3 | 7.4 | +8.9
Kemba Walker: 2.0 | 11.9 | -9.9
Points per game:
Kemba Walker: 2.0 | 8.0 | -6.0
Rebounds per game:
Dwight Powell: 5.4 | 3.8 | +1.6
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Reggie Jackson: 9.6 | 17.4 | -7.8
Points per game:
John Wall: 8.0 | 11.4 | -3.4
Rebounds per game:
Ivica Zubac: 7.8 | 10.6 | -2.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavericks (+140)
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