It’s a battle of Western Conference teams on the hardwood as they tangle in the Lone Star State. The LA Clippers are on the road as they make the trip to face the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night. LA was in action on the road against the Rockets Monday night in Houston. They went into that game off a 110-95 home loss to Brooklyn Saturday in their previous contest, losing outright as a 1.5-point favorite. Dallas turned back Portland 117-112 at home Saturday night in their most recent game, failing to cover as a 6.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Mavericks own a 97-69 advantage but it was the Clippers earning a 99-97 road win in the most recent matchup on February 12, 2022.
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LA was in action on the road against Houston Monday night so they are playing the second game of a back-to-back situation here. The Clippers entered Monday night’s action 7-6 on the year and second in the Pacific Division, 1.5 games behind the Suns for the top spot. LA is 2-1 in the second game of back-to-back situations while getting outscored by an average of 4.3 points per game (103 ppg for, 107.3 ppg against) in those situations. The Clippers entered Monday 4-2 on the road and hold a +0.2-ppg scoring differential (106.7 ppg for, 106.5 ppg against) this season. LA is 6-5 against Western Conference teams with a -2.7-ppg scoring margin (103.4 ppg for, 106.1 ppg against) in those contests this season.
This year, the Clippers are 30th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 103.9 points per game. LA is 21st in rebounding with 42.6 boards a night while they sta nd 27th in assists by handing out 21.5 dimes per game. The Clippers are 5th in the league in scoring defense as they give up an average of 107.2 points a night. Paul George leads the team with 24.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists a night. Reggie Jackson puts up 10.1 points plus 4.2 assists a night while John Wall (12.6 points, 5.1 assists), Nicolas Batum, Luke Kennard (8.3 points) and Ivica Zubac (10.6 points, 11.2 rebounds) are solid scoring options. Terance Mann, Marcus Morris Sr. (14.7 points, six boards), Kawhi Leonard (12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds), Norman Powell (11.9 points), Robert Covington and Amir Coffey are key players in the rotation. LA is 11th in field goal percentage as they shoot 47.1% from the floor as a team. The Clippers are 24th by knocking down 10.8 three-pointers a night while they are 23rd in the league by drilling 33.7% of their long-range attempts.
Leonard (knee) has played just two games this season and has been out since October 23. He currently has no timetable for return at this point in time.
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