<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Maxi-Kleber_s-savage-take-on-being-dunked-on-by-Kawhi-Leonard-in-Game-1-vs-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>May 23, 2021</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber’s savage take on being dunked on by Kawhi Leonard in Game 1 vs. Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-23T19:38:27-07:00">May 23rd, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-24T07:24:09-07:00">May 24th, 7:24am</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber opened up about being on the wrong end of Kawhi Leonard’s newest <a href="https://nbatopshot.com/">NBA Top Shot Moment</a>. Kleber, for the wrong reasons, was part of one of the most celebrated plays from Saturday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/schedule">Game 1</a> matchup between the Mavs and Los Angeles Clippers, which featured Leonard throwing down a nasty hammer on the break and sending Kleber to the floor.</p><blockquote>“Obviously it was an amazing dunk, because I honestly didn’t expect him to jump up and dunk. But it’s not going to hold me back, because at the end of the day every possession counts and I couldn’t foul, and I would do it every time.” Kleber said, via <a href="http://Mavs.com">Mavs.com</a><a href="https://www.mavs.com/kleberdunkwasnobigdeal/">.</a></blockquote><p>Right after the play, Staples Center erupted and Leonard was hyped. It’s not every day that you see Kawhi put out a huge scream, so you know this one was special. Paul George and Marcus Morris joined the taunting party and stared down Kleber while the Mavericks forward was still trying to find his soul.</p><blockquote>“I think the stare-down should have been a technical foul in my opinion, but that’s not my decision,” Kleber added. “But I didn’t really care. I get up and I try to keep playing, and we kept playing. Stuff like that happens.”</blockquote><p>Of course, the play was easier to digest for Kleber and the rest of the Mavs given that they ended up stealing Game 1 on the road to gain a huge 1-0 advantage in the seven-game series. For Kleber, plays such as this happen and we should all just move on.</p><blockquote>“I’ve got dunked on before, so this is not going to affect the game. It’s two points, but you’ve got to keep playing your game,” Kleber said.</blockquote><p>The Mavs will try to go up 2-0 on Tuesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber’s savage take on being dunked on by Kawhi Leonard in Game 1 vs. Clippers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kawhi-Leonard-absolutely-destroys-Maxi-Kleber-with-insane-poster.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Clippers star Kawhi Leonard absolutely destroys Maxi Kleber with insane poster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-22T15:41:58-07:00">May 22nd, 3:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-22T15:42:30-07:00">May 22nd, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is a cold-blooded, silent assassin. He proved as much with a vicious poster that embarrassed Dallas Mavericks big man Maxi Kleber.</p><p>In the third quarter in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/dallas-mavericks-la-clippers-5-23-2021/1b16273c-e887-4fd9-bf8a-d0d684d129bc" rel="noopener">Game 1 of the Clippers-Mavs playoffs series</a>, Leonard went straight to the basket on a fastbreak and didn’t even seem to be bothered by Kleber, who was the lone defender ready to contest the dunk. Simply put, the Mavs forward wasn’t able to do anything at all as Kawhi <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1396229314773876740" rel="noopener">threw down the hammer</a> with authority.</p><p>To make things worse for Kleber, he came falling down rather poorly.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kawhi Leonard destroys Maxi Kleber 🤯🔥<a href="https://t.co/DwX1jV2lWM" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/DwX1jV2lWM</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1396229314773876740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While Kawhi Leonard is not a highlight machine comparable to the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, he remains one of the best players in the NBA. He can deliver nasty attacks whenever he wants, and this latest highlight reel material is just  proof of that.</p><p>Not to mention that he is largely considered as one of, if not the best two-way player in the league today. His presence alone made the Clippers instant contenders, as he has shown time and time again that he is a big-time player capable of delivering when it matters most. Remember Game 7 of the Toronto Raptors-Philadelphia 76ers Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2019?</p><p>Now, Kawhi is hoping to bring the Clippers to the promised land after last season’s failure. And based by the way he is playing, he looks more than ready.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Clippers star Kawhi Leonard absolutely destroys Maxi Kleber with insane poster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Mavs-Maxi-Kleber.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs’ Maxi Kleber out 10-14 days due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-10T09:07:48-08:00">January 10th, 9:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-10T09:08:16-08:00">January 10th, 9:08am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We’ve seen multiple teams have issues with COVID-19 in the past week and now the Dallas Mavericks will be joining that group. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Mavs big man <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1348309139152363522?s=20">Maxi Kleber is going to be out 10-14 days</a> due to the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber is entering isolation and will miss 10-to-14 days due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1348309139152363522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It remains to be seen if Kleber tested positive for COVID-19 or if he was in contact with someone that tested positive. At the same time, it is unknown if other players on the Mavs are going to miss time alongside Kleber.</p><p>To begin the season, Maxi Kleber has been relied upon more in the frontcourt with Kristaps Porzingis sidelined with an injury. In the first nine games of the season, the German forward is averaging 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and is shooting an efficient 47.1 percent from three-point range.</p><p>Seeing that Kleber played on Saturday against the Orlando Magic, there could be more players who are forced to isolate themselves away from the team. Though, if Kleber’s situation didn’t occur until Sunday morning, then Dallas could have avoided a possible outbreak.</p><p>Luckily for the Mavs , Rick Carlisle said earlier this week that Porzingis was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-rick-carlisle-teases-kristaps-porzingis-imminent-return/">nearing a return</a> to the lineup. Porzingis is recovering from a torn meniscus that he suffered in the first round of the playoffs in the 2019-2020 season against the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>With Porzingis not on the floor, the Mavs have leaned on Luka Doncic to do nearly everything for them on the offensive end. And now with Kleber set to miss time due to COVID-19, Dallas will be even thinner in the frontcourt. Expect Willie Cauley-Stein and Dwight Powell to see more minutes in the next couple of games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs’ Maxi Kleber out 10-14 days due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Maxi_Kleber_delivers_hilarious_quip_to_reporters_after_season-high_scoring_vs._Nets.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavs’ Maxi Kleber offers funny quip to reporters after season-high score vs Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-02T22:59:47-08:00">January 2nd, 10:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-02T23:00:11-08:00">January 2nd, 11:00pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Maxi Kleber of the Mavs notched a season-high in their win over the Brooklyn Nets. An unexpected thing happened in the Dallas Mavericks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/">locker room</a> as the big man was surrounded by the media. In response, <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1212953836714938370">he asked:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big crowd around Maxi Kleber’s locker after he scores a season 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting. “You guys know I’m not Luka, right?” Kleber asks the media.</p><p>— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1212953836714938370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Kleber has been inserted into the starting line up by head coach Rick Carlisle in place of the injured Kristaps Porzingis. In the two games without the 7-foot-3 Latvian, Kleber’s minutes bumped to 33 minutes per game. Against the Thunder, Kleber put up 14 points and 14 rebounds in 35 minutes. Against the Nets, he had 18 points, four rebounds, and three blocks across 31 minutes of action.</p><p>Apart from catching lobs from Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber also lights it up from deep. In the last two games, the 27-year-old shot a combined 7-of-13 from deep or 53.8 percent. Peep the clip below to see Kleber’s offensive arsenal <a href="https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/1212949958250266624?6624">on display.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maxi scored a season-high 18 points to go along with three blocks and three triples!<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MaxiKleber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaxiKleber</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/qP1uQ8cP0i">pic.twitter.com/qP1uQ8cP0i</a></p><p>— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/1212949958250266624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Perhaps Porzingis’ absence was a blessing in disguise. The Mavs are not just all about the Unicorn and Doncic. They have a very deep line up, too. Seth Curry, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dwight Powell, Justin Jackson, and Maxi Kleber all have the ability to perform well on any given night.</p><p>The Mavs and Maxi Kleber will move on to the second game of their six-game homestand against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Porzingis is expected to return next week, starting with their duel with the Chicago Bulls on Monday.</p><p>As such, Maxi Kleber will likely head back to the bench.</p><p>The last two games were clear indicators that when given an opportunity, Maxi Kleber can be a very productive player.</p><p>—</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on </i><a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> &amp; </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, and like us on </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/"><i>Facebook</i></a><i>. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us. Get more on Maxi Kleber and the Mavs.</i></p><p><i>All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page </i><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba-news"><i>here</i></a><i>. For all of our college basketball content, click </i><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/"><i>here</i></a><i>.</i></p><p><i>Follow NBA games live by downloading the </i><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clutchpoints-live-sports/id1044413150"><i>ClutchPoints App</i></a><i> and heading to the scores tab under the NBA section. 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Mavs’ Maxi Kleber offers funny quip to reporters after season-high score vs Nets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Mavs-video-Maxi-Kleber-attacks-Joel-Embiid_s-closeout-and-dunks-all-over-him.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Mavs’ Maxi Kleber attacks Joel Embiid’s closeout and dunks all over him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-12-20T18:54:51-08:00">December 20th, 6:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-12-20T18:54:51-08:00">December 20th, 6:54pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is a decent rim protector, but Dallas Mavericks big Maxi Kleber seemed unfazed when they locked horns at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday.</p><p>The 27-year-old German threw down perhaps the best highlight of his NBA career with the Mavs at the expense of the two-time NBA All-Star right before halftime.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">Maxi Kleber vs. Joel Embiid <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/X39Z7H8X51">pic.twitter.com/X39Z7H8X51</a></p><p>— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1208209449359478785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Kleber caught a pass at the right wing past the arc and was given some room to operate as his teammates cleared out for an iso play. 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VIDEO: Mavs’ Maxi Kleber attacks Joel Embiid’s closeout and dunks all over him

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
7.1	5.2	1.4	0.7	0.5

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