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GAME PREVIEW: 5 Things You Should Know About Clippers vs. Mavericks

LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
  1. Last Matchup: 11/10/2023 | LAC 126 - DAL 144 | K. Leonard: 26 PTS - L. Doncic: 44 PTS
  2.  Through Thanksgiving, the Clippers allowed the fewest points per game in the first quarter (23.0) and ranked fifth in average point differential (+3.2). LA was outscored, 36-23, in last night’s loss to the Pelicans. 
  3. Over the first two seasons under coach Tyronn Lue, the Clippers were 17-10 (.630) when playing on zero days rest, tied with the Jazz for second best in the NBA (Suns – .710). Since then, LA has gone 5-11 (.313) in such games, which is tied for 22nd in the league. 
  4. Since last season, Norman Powell has scored 20+ points off the bench in 21 games, second most in the NBA during that span (Bennedict Mathurin – 23). The Clippers went 13-5 in such performances last season, but are 0-3 this year. 
  5. Paul George has hit at least four three-pointers in five straight games, the longest active streak in the league. Another such performance today would tie the longest of his career (February 2019). 
STATS:

2023-24 OPPONENT COMPARISON

PPGFG%3P%FT%REBASTSTLBLKTOV
LAC112.6.471.365.76844.124.710.44.414.7
DAL121.5.477.383.73742.825.55.94.011.9