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Clippers beat Dallas 118-95 as Mavericks' star guards Doncic and Irving sit due to injury
DALLAS (AP) Norman Powell scored 29 points, James Harden added 24 and Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat Dallas 118-95 on Thursday night in the Mavericks’ first game this season playing without star guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Doncic sat out with a left heel contusion, Irving with right shoulder soreness, in the first of a two-game series against Los Angeles that will conclude Saturday night.
First-year Maverick Klay Thompson scored 22 points, his first game leading the team in scoring. Spencer Didwiddie added 19 making his first start of the season.
The Clippers took a 50-49 lead into the second half and outscored the Mavericks 39-28 in the third period, hitting 69.6% (16 for 23) of their field-goal attempts while Dallas shot 40% (8 of 20) in the quarter.
Clippers guard Kris Dunn was ejected for committing a flagrant 2 foul against Jazian Gortman late in the third period.
Clippers: Los Angeles led in bench scoring 33-16. Harden was 10 for 10 from the line. Powell played the entire second period, scoring 10 of his team-best 12 first-half points. Zubac didn’t have a rebound during the game’s first 15 minutes.
Mavericks: Dallas shot 7 for 30 on 3-pointers for season lows in makes and percentage (23.3%). They’re 5-2 without Doncic, 1-2 without Irving.
After P.J. Washington’s runner pulled Dallas within 73-68 with five minutes left in the third quarter, Zubac’s stuff began a 12-1 run, during which the Mavericks missed all four field-goal attempts.
The Mavericks, missing a combined 52.8 points from Doncic and Irving, scored a season low and suffered their most lopsided loss of the season.
The teams meet again Saturday. The teams’ other two meetings will be a back-to-back at Los Angeles on April 4-5.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Dereck Lively II (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:30 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:48 | | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks P.J. Washington's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point driving hook shot | 5-3 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point alley-oop dunk (Klay Thompson assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:45 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:41 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 8-5 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 9-5 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 10-5 |
| 9:20 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 10-8 |
| 8:52 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Ivica Zubac steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 12-8 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point floating jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists) | 12-10 |
| 7:28 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-11 |
| 7:16 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 |
| 7:04 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 6:16 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:14 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point turnaround hook shot (James Harden assists) | 14-13 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point stepback jump shot | 14-15 |
| 5:25 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Grimes steals) | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 14-17 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 16-17 |
| 4:57 | | Naji Marshall shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-17 |
| 4:43 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 4:43 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-18 |
| 4:43 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 17-19 |
| 4:24 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-21 |
| 4:01 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Naji Marshall misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point running layup | 19-21 |
| 3:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running dunk (Norman Powell assists) | 21-21 |
| 3:07 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Mo Bamba shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 2:50 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:48 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 2:31 | | Jazian Gortman misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:29 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-23 |
| 2:27 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:24 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 21-25 |
| 1:38 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 24-25 |
| 1:21 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists) | 24-28 |
| 0:56 | | Mo Bamba misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:54 | | Jazian Gortman defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Jazian Gortman makes two point driving finger roll layup | 24-30 |
| 0:30 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 0:23 | | James Harden offensive foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | James Harden turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | Jazian Gortman misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | James Harden misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jazian Gortman assists) | 24-32 |
| 11:33 | | Jazian Gortman personal foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mo Bamba assists) | 26-32 |
| 11:12 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Amir Coffey turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 10:59 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:59 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-33 |
| 10:42 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 10:42 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 |
| 10:29 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running pullup jump shot (Norman Powell assists) | 30-33 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dereck Lively II assists) | 30-35 |
| 10:09 | | Amir Coffey shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-36 |
| 9:56 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Klay Thompson turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 9:35 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point stepback jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 33-36 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 33-38 |
| 8:52 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:41 | | Dereck Lively II blocks Norman Powell's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Norman Powell misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Naji Marshall assists) | 33-40 |
| 7:11 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Spencer Dinwiddie blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 6:50 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | P.J. Washington turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:18 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 36-40 |
| 5:27 | | Naji Marshall misses three point stepback jump shot | ||