The Dallas Mavericks (29-26, 10-17 Away) will try to break down one of the NBA’s top scoring defenses when they are on the road to face the Los Angeles Clippers (31-26, 14-11 Home) on Wednesday. Dallas topped the Utah Jazz 124-111 at Vivint Arena on Monday. Jaden Hardy was a top performer with 29 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals. The Mavericks are sixth in the Western Conference.
Los Angeles got the win on Monday at Barclays Center, beating the Brooklyn Nets 124-116. Paul George tallied 29 points to top the scoresheet. With 19 points and 12 rebounds, Ivica Zubac also impressed.
The Clippers are fourth in the Western Conference. This marks the last meeting of the season between the teams. Dallas will be looking to even the season series after getting the win in only one of the three earlier games. Los Angeles won the most recent showdown 112-98 at American Airlines Center on January 22.
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 30 points and nine rebounds. Luka Doncic had 29 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. The Mavs have been led this season by Doncic, who is averaging 33.4 points per game, second-highest in the NBA. Doncic also is contributing 8.2 assists, fifth-most in the NBA, and 8.9 rebounds per game.
George has supplied much of the Clips’ offense, averaging 23.5 points per game. George also has recorded 5.2 assists per game. Zubac has posted 10.3 rebounds per game. The Clippers are one of the stingiest scoring defenses in the league, ranking third with 110.9 points per game allowed.
The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Crypto.com Arena (5-5). Dallas is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.6 (111.9-110.3).
Los Angeles has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 120.4 points per game on average while allowing 112.7 (+7.7 margin). The Clippers are averaging 111.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 110.9.
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Josh Green: 21.0 | 12.6 | +8.4
Christian Wood: 19.0 | 28.2 | -9.2
Points per game:
Luka Doncic: 42.0 | 33.4 | +8.6
Christian Wood: 6.0 | 18.1 | -12.1
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 8.0 | 4.7 | +3.3
Assists per game:
Luka Doncic: 4.5 | 8.2 | -3.7
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Kawhi Leonard: 27.3 | 21.4 | +5.8
Reggie Jackson: 6.5 | 11.0 | -4.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
LA Clippers -7.5 (-115)
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