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Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers

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38-41, 17-24 Away
Final
104 - 135

46-32, 28-11 Home

Zubac's perfect shooting night, Leonard and Harden lead Clippers to 135-104 blowout of Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights

Zubac also had 10 rebounds and is the first player in NBA history to have 25 points and 10 rebounds without any turnovers or misses. His perfect shooting night is a franchise record for most makes without a miss in a single game.

The Clippers have won four in a row and six of their last seven games.

Anthony Davis had 27 points and Kai Jones added 18 on 9-for-9 shooting to lead the Mavericks.

Davis grabbed his left knee in the first half and his stomach multiple times in the second though he continued to play. Davis missed time with an abdominal injury after being acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Takeaways Mavericks: The way Dallas is playing, it may not get a chance to defend last season’s Western Conference crown. They’ve lost three of four and were blown out twice in two days by the Clippers.

Clippers: Los Angeles knows it cannot afford any more losses if it wants a top six seed. And the Clippers are playing like everything’s at stake.

Key moment Klay Thompson's 3-pointer with 7:36 to play in the third quarter pulled the Mavs to within 75-65, but the Clippers went on a 17-6 run to make it 92-71 on Zubac's dunk with 3:05 left in the quarter. They extended the lead to 105-82 after three and weren't challenged again.

Key stat Leonard, Harden and Zubac were a combined 33 of 49 from the field through the first three quarters, scoring nearly as many points (81) as the Mavericks (82).

Zubac surpassed Bob McAdoo for sole possession of fifth place on the Clippers’ career rebounds list.

Up next The Mavericks return home to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The Clippers play host to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

LAC win series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 135
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 135
4th 15.0 Kobe Brown defensive rebound 104 - 135
4th 17.1 P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2 104 - 135
4th 17.1 P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2 104 - 135

Statistics

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34-78 FG 54-96
43.6 Field Goal % 56.3
7-27 3PT 11-28
25.9 Three Point % 39.3
29-38 FT 16-20
76.3 Free Throw % 80.0
41 Rebounds 45
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
31 Defensive Rebounds 35
18 Assists 31
5 Steals 11
8 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 6
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
20 Fast Break Points 18
44 Points in Paint 80
18 Fouls 22
0 Largest Lead 32
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bogdan Bogdanovic, SG Day-To-Day Aug 31
Jason Preston, G Day-To-Day Aug 13
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C Day-To-Day Jul 20
Kobe Brown, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dereck Lively II, C Day-To-Day Jul 15
Anthony Davis, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8
Kyrie Irving, PG Out Jul 3

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -
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