Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers square off in one of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Monday night in American Basketball League 2019-20.
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Clippers are locked up with the second seed in Western Conference and finished the regular season with a 49-23 mark. They are entering in Monday game as favourites, winning all three games against the Mavericks this season. The Los Angeles Clippers are going 5-3 in their eight games in the bubble, including the recent victory against the Thunder on Friday night. After half of the game, Clippers were trailing 9 points behind to Thunder but with taking third quarter 33-16, Clippers made comeback to win the game 107-103 in the final time. Terance Mann led Clippers with a double-double (25 points & 14 rebounds) while Patterson also scored a double-double in the win. Kawhi Leonard had an average of 27.1 points and 7.1 rebounds in the league, including 31 PPG in the three meetings.
Meanwhile, The Mavericks finished the regular season with a 43-32 mark and locked up the 7th seed in Western Conference. They are coming off a heavy defeat against the Suns on Friday. Dallas was losing the grip from the beginning as the Suns had 19-points advantage. They couldn’t recover and lost the game 102-128. Boban Marjanovic was the solo performer for Mavericks, scoring double-double (18 points and 20 rebounds). Luca Doncick added 18 points from 13 minutes coming off the bench. Luka Doncic has been the standout player of the season, adding an average of 28.8 PPG and 9.4 RPG. The 21-year shooting guard had an average of 29 PPG against the Clippers this season. Dallas Mavericks is scoring an average of 117 points and they are dangerous on any day.
Starting Possible Lineups
Dallas Mavericks
Luka Doncic (PG/SF), Seth Curry (SG), Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF), Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/PF), Kristaps Porzingis (C)
Los Angeles Clippers
Patrick Beverley (PG), Paul George (SF), Kawhi Leonard (SF), Marcus Morris (SF/PF), Ivica Zubac (C)
Key Players
Dallas Mavericks
Luka Doncic (PG/SF): 28.8 points, 9.4 rebounds
Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG): 15.8 points, 3.3 rebounds
Seth Curry (SG): 12.4 points, 2.3 rebounds
Los Angeles Clippers
Paul George (SF): 21.5 points, 5.7 rebounds
Kawhi Leonard (SF): 27.1 points, 7.1 rebounds
Marcus Morris (SF/PF): 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds
