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Only Kawhi Leonard could stop the ruthless Luka Doncic and his Dallas Mavericks, and when the Los Angeles Clippers needed him most, he stepped up and didn’t vanish. In Game 6 that would have sent the Clippers home with tears in their eyes, Leonard showcased why he is considered the best two-way player in the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have undergone a lot changes throughout the history of their franchise. They entered the NBA as the Buffalo Braves in 1970 and spent nine years there before moving and becoming the San Diego Clippers in 1978. After spending six seasons in San Diego, the Clippers moved to Los Angeles, where they […]

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were brought to the Los Angeles Clippers in hopes of winning a title, but the way they have played so far raises doubts if they have what it takes to bring the team to the promised land. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Leonard and George have not been as […]

It had become an annual occurrence in recent years to just pencil in the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs to make the finals. Then LeBron came to the Lakers and they won the whole thing in The Bubble in 2020. Before the Warriors dynasty, the Spurs and those Kobe led Lakers teams reigned […]

The Los Angeles Clippers take on the Dallas Mavericks with their backs against the wall in Game 6 of the only first round playoff series still ongoing. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Clippers-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Mavericks are looking to advance past the first round of the playoffs for […]

The Dallas Mavericks used a fantastic performance from Luka Doncic to snag Game 5 from the Los Angeles Clippers to take a 3-2 lead and send the Clippers on the sudden brink of elimination. After the game, former NBA player Kendrick Perkins had an interesting, albeit unique, tweet in regards to Luka’s huge game. Luka […]

The Los Angele Clippers have struggled in the opening series against the Dallas Maverick. Game 5 was no different, as Dallas held onto the lead and took a 3-2 advantage. Luka Doncic has been the Mavericks’ driving force, as he’s keeping them competitive on a nightly basis. His 42 points, 14 assists, and 8 rebounds […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have lost all three games they’ve had at Staples Center in round one against the Dallas Mavericks. In fact, no home team has won a single game as the series heads back to Dallas with the Mavericks leading 3-2. The home court advantage has meant little in this series, apparently, and […]

Right when it looked like the Los Angeles Clippers had full control of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, they went out and suffered another home loss in Game 5. LA certainly had its chances late, but the club couldn’t quite dig out of a 16-point hole in the fourth quarter. Luka Doncic put […]

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered yet another home loss against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 after evening up the series at 2-2. The Clippers are now down 3-2 in the series and will need to win another road game to force a Game 7 back in Los Angeles. During Wednesday night’s game, the Clippers […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have their backs against the wall, as Ty Lue’s team needs to battle back from a 3-2 series deficit against the Dallas Mavericks if they are to prevent an embarrassing first-round exit from the 2021 NBA Playoffs. After his team took a 105-100 home loss in Game 6 Wednesday night, Lue […]

LOS ANGELES – If you would’ve told someone at the beginning of the year that the LA Clippers were facing elimination in the first round of the playoffs, many wouldn’t have believed you. That, however, is where they stand after Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks ripped Game 5 from Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and […]

Luka Doncic has been a huge problem for the Los Angeles Clippers in more ways than one in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Following the Dallas Mavericks’ 105-100 win over the Clippers in Game 5 of the series that also put the Mavs a step closer to gaining entry into the second […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks got the hard-fought win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6. But judging by his answers during the postgame press conference, you’d think they lost in a blowout. Doncic dropped 42 points on the Clippers, his fourth time eclipsing the 40-point plateau against LA. But the Mavs wunderkind […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had a chance to tie Game 5 with just 8.8 seconds left in regulation. But instead of utilizing the remaining clock to get the best shot available, Kawhi Leonard put up a contested heave with over four seconds remaining. Leonard ended up double-clutching on a corner triple that got nothing but […]

There are moves in NBA free agency every few years that can totally shift the balance of the league. Sure, there are notable names that jump every summer, but few have the ability to completely turn a franchise around. This is exactly what happened when Kawhi Leonard left the Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers […]

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 of a series deadlocked at two games apiece. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Mavericks-Clippers prediction and pick. The Mavericks return to Staples Center looking to bounce back after losing home-court advantage with two straight losses. The Clippers will attempt to […]

Ah, Nick Young. The modern-day nonconformist. And oh, who happens to celebrate his birthday on June 1. Although he might not believe in that too. But Young has always been a great source of NBA talk and his latest hipster take is yet another example. The former NBA champion announced his NBA Finals prediction on […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is progressing well in his recovery from neck injury, but the Mavs are looking for one key indicator to ensure he’s ready for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers. According to Jordan Schultz of ESPN, the Mavs are working with Doncic round the clock and giving him massages and […]

The Dallas Mavericks had the Los Angeles Clippers on the ropes. Up 2-0 in their first-round series after stunning the Clippers twice on the road, the Mavs ran out to a 19-point lead early in Game 3 in Dallas. It looked like LA was going to go out sad and be the butt of all […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks face off in a Western Conference first-round series. These two teams face off in one of the most competitive matchup’s of the first round. The Clippers defeated the Mavericks in six games in the opening round of last year’s postseason. Dallas took the head-to-head regular season series 2-1. […]

It seemed unlikely that the Dallas Mavericks were going to sweep the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round of the 2021 Western Conference playoffs. The Mavs were not on the doorstep of achieving that feat. Grabbing a 2-0 lead at the Staples Center on the shoulders of star point-forward Luka Doncic was more a […]

Los Angeles Clippers swingman Nicolas Batum was an NBA also-ran coming into the 2020-21 season, but has become the key to L.A. beating Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Batum’s journey to get to this point has been a fascinating one. The Charlotte Hornets were desperate to offload his salary this past offseason, but his […]

Playing with their backs against the wall, the Los Angeles Clippers managed to gain their ground on hostile territory as they successfully got back on track against the Dallas Mavericks. Coming from an impressive win on Friday night, head coach Tyronn Lue and his men continued to flip the script as they evened the series […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are back from a 0-2 hole against the Dallas Mavericks after winning Games 3 and 4 of their first-round series matchup. It was not that long ago when the Clippers looked like they were circling down the drain, but with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George doing a spectacular job of keeping […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers blew out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series. While they were not actually participants, forward Nicolas Batum says both Draymond Green and Boris Diaw had an impact on the game. Ty Lue pulled another stunning series move, inserting Batum into the starting […]

LOS ANGELES — With a simplified game plan and physical mentality from the jump, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their first-round series, 106-81. The series is now tied at 2-2 following dominant performances once again by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, while Luka Doncic looked a lot more […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Tobias Harris is in the middle of a heated playoff series with the Washington Wizards, which his team currently leads 3-0. On Memorial Day Monday, however, he’ll also be remembering and showing respect for the the men and women who served the United States military. Tobias Harris’ grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel John Mulzac, […]

Luka Doncic isn’t at a hundred percent. The Dallas Mavericks star was clearly hampered during their Game 4 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. But instead of the usual nicks and bruises towards a player’s knee, arm, or hamstring, the Mavs star has been held back by a lingering neck injury. His head coach Rick […]

The first round duel between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers is now knotted at 2-2. This means that the Mavericks just blew their 2-0 lead and fans are probably grabbing and tearing their hair out after the Game 4 blowout. It seems that Tyronn Lue and the Clippers have figured out the […]

Nic Batum started as a small-ball center for the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks, and the move paid off big time. Interestingly, Batum has Draymond Green and Boris Diaw to thank for his performance. According to Batum, before he took on the starting center role, he watched a lot of […]

It’s been a weird day for water bottles around the association. Luka Doncic just used one to express his frustration amid his Dallas Mavericks’ blowout loss in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Check out the Mavs star’s half-hilarious, half-sad scene here: Luka showing his frustrations on the bench 😬 pic.twitter.com/XGx9IwxwsV — Bleacher Report […]

Rajon Rondo has been in the NBA long enough to block out all the noise. Quite literally, in fact. The Los Angeles Clippers veteran was booed loudly against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 on Sunday. It was his first postseason appearance at the Mavericks’ home floor since his acrimonious exit in 2015. But while […]

NBA analyst Charles Barkley firmly believes that the Los Angeles Clippers are winning four straight games against the Dallas Mavericks. The former Phoenix Suns MVP made the bold guarantee at the halftime of Game 4 with the Clippers enjoying a commanding lead over the Mavs on the road. “The Mavs are in trouble,” Barkley stated […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Serge Ibaka is expected to miss a second straight game against the Dallas Mavericks due to his back injury, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ibaka missed Friday night’s Game 3 victory over the Mavs and will now miss Sunday night’s crucial Game 4. Ibaka also missed 30 straight games in the […]

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 of one of the best playoff matchups in the West. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoff odds series and make a Clippers-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Mavericks are looking to regroup after a Game 3 loss in which Luka Doncic suffered a neck injury. The […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is expected to play in a critical Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers despite a neck strain, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Doncic was listed as questionable on Saturday for Sunday’s Game 4 after suffering the injury in a Game 3 loss on Friday night. It’s no surprise that […]

Finally, the Los Angeles Clippers came alive in Game 3, winning an important matchup to avoid going down 3-0. Now, just one game back, LA hopes to even up the series on Sunday in Clippers-Mavericks Game 4. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will do everything they can to take a commanding 3-1 lead, which […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have not yet solved their Luka Doncic problem, but they are not too concerned about it. After all, that’s part of their plan. In the Clippers’ Game 3 win over the Dallas Mavericks to cut the lead down to 2-1, Doncic put up 44 points. However, that wasn’t enough as the […]