{"id":412659,"date":"2025-11-29T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/412659\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:41:15","slug":"dallas-takes-on-los-angeles-aims-to-break-3-game-skid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/412659\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas takes on Los Angeles, aims to break 3-game skid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-mavericks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> (5-15, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (5-14, 12th in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Inglewood, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Clippers -6.5; over\/under is 219.5<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to stop its three-game losing streak with a win over Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Clippers have gone 4-8 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is 2-10 against opponents with a winning record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Mavericks are 2-10 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas has a 2\/3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Clippers are shooting 47.0% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 45.8% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks&#8217; 44.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than the Clippers have allowed to their opponents (47.7%).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The teams square off for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Nov. 15 the Clippers won 133-127 in overtime led by 41 points from <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3992\/james-harden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Harden<\/a>, while <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3136776\/d&#039;angelo-russell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D&#8217;Angelo Russell<\/a> scored 28 points for the Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">TOP PERFORMERS: Harden is averaging 27.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists for the Clippers. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6450\/kawhi-leonard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a> is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5041939\/cooper-flagg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooper Flagg<\/a> is scoring 15.7 points per game with 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Mavericks. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278078\/pj-washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P.J. Washington<\/a> is averaging 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 47.4% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 2-8, averaging 113.9 points, 40.4 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mavericks: 2-8, averaging 113.5 points, 46.4 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.8 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">INJURIES: Clippers: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6580\/bradley-beal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradley Beal<\/a>: out for season (hip), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4396818\/jordan-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Miller<\/a>: day to day (hamstring), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3936099\/derrick-jones-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derrick Jones Jr<\/a>.: out (knee), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3037789\/bogdan-bogdanovic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bogdan Bogdanovic<\/a>: day to day (hip).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mavericks: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4683688\/dereck-lively-ii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dereck Lively II<\/a>: out (foot), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6442\/kyrie-irving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyrie Irving<\/a>: out (knee), <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3102528\/dante-exum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dante Exum<\/a>: out for season (knee).<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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