SB Nation Dallas - Mavericks Vs. Clippers: Dallas Struggles In Loss To Los Angeleshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2012-04-03T12:37:29-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/26845822012-04-03T12:37:29-05:002012-04-03T12:37:29-05:00The Dallas Mavericks Are Now 0-7 Without Lamar Odom
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<p>In what's become a season-long trend, the <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Mavericks</a> came out flat without <span>Lamar Odom</span> in the line-up <a href="http://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/2/2920541/dallas-mavericks-vs-la-clippers-stream">in an embarrassing 94-75 home loss</a> to the LA <a href="https://www.clipsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Clippers</a>.</p>↵<p>The team's record is now 0-7 without the mercurial power forward in the line-up and it's not a coincidence.</p>↵<p>While everyone has made great hay out of blaming Odom for the Mavericks troubles this season, which have far more to do with the decision to let <span>Tyson Chandler</span> walk in free agency, <a href="http://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/3/5/2845692/lamar-odom-is-who-we-should-have-thought-he-was">he's performed about as well as should have been expected too</a>, given that he's playing completely out of position in Dallas.</p>↵<p>Odom, at 6'10 230, gives the Mavericks much needed play-making and athleticism at the backup forward positions. Without him, Dallas options in backing up Dirk and <span>Shawn Marion</span> is ... <span>Brian Cardinal</span>.</p>↵<p>With him, Dallas has one of the most dangerous second units in the NBA, as his presence on the floor greatly helps players like <span>Brandan Wright</span> and <span>Rodrigue Beaubois</span>.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/3/2922910/lamar-odom-dallas-mavericks-record-without-himJonathan Tjarks2012-04-03T07:01:23-05:002012-04-03T07:01:23-05:00VIDEO: Blake Griffin Dunks On The Entire American Airlines Center
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<p>There weren't many positives to take away from the <a href="http://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/2/2921682/mavericks-clippers-final-score">94-75 beating</a> the LA <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a> put on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> on Monday night.</p>↵<p>It's not that the Mavericks showed up flat with <span>Jason Kidd</span> and <span>Lamar Odom</span> both late scratches; it's that they really didn't show up at all.</p>↵<p>Dallas was beaten for every loose ball on both sides of the floor and let <span>Randy Foye</span> (!!) hit eight three-pointers, several of them completely unguarded.</p>↵<p>However, the fans at the American Airlines Center did get something from the price of their ticket, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m4t5U6iiBrg">in the form of the latest edition to the Blake Griffin dunk compendium</a>:</p>↵<p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m4t5U6iiBrg" frameborder="0" height="206" width="300"></iframe></p>↵<p>ESPN's Chris Palmer called it <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ESPNChrisPalmer/status/187006241241956352">the best dunk of the season on Twitter</a>; I'm not sure I would take it above Griffin's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_Vy0lDk_A">"Superman" of Kendrick Perkins</a>, LeBron's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EcYTWXqzbA">hurdle of John Lucas III</a> or <span>Gerald Green's</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFqwcIwZmZo">windmill alley-oop</a>.</p>↵<p>But still ... look at how high in the air he catches the ball! He doesn't so much dunk it as spike it <i>through</i> the net.</p>↵<p>An excellent display of boxing out by the Mavericks as well.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/3/2921918/blake-griffin-dunk-dallas-mavericks-putbackJonathan Tjarks2012-04-03T07:01:06-05:002012-04-03T07:01:06-05:00NBA Western Conference Standings: Mavericks Drop To No. 6 Seed After Loss To Clippers
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<p>The Mavericks had a chance on Monday night to get within a half-game of the Clippers for the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference playoff race, but instead the Mavericks offense failed to show up and fell 94-75 to no be 2.5 games behind the Clippers for home court advantage.</p>
<p>The Mavericks now are in the No. 6 spot as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled off the upset against the Oklahoma City Thunder to stay ahead of the Mavericks. There are still 12 games left in the regular season, and the Mavericks can not afford any type of slide or they could find themselves on the outside of the playoff race as they are only 2.5 games ahead of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> who are currently the No. 9 team in the West.</p>
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https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/3/2921724/nba-western-conference-standings-mavericksJeremy Mauss2012-04-02T22:25:39-05:002012-04-02T22:25:39-05:00Mavericks Vs. Clippers Final Score: Los Angeles Blows Out Dallas, 94-75
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> had a chance to make up some ground toward the getting home court advantage for the playoffs, but instead the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Los Angeles Clippers</a> routed the Mavericks 94-75. The Mavericks offense struggled Monday night with only <span>Dirk Nowitzki</span> and <span>Jason Terry</span> scoring in double digits with Nowitzki putting up 19 and Terry scoring 12 points, and as a team they shot 39 percent.</p>
<p>The Mavericks were missing <span>Jason Kidd</span> and <span>Lamar Odom</span> who were out with injury, and their record drops to 0-7 when Odom does not play. The Mavericks </p>
<p>The Clippers offense was in the zone on Monday night as Randy Foye led all scorers with 28 points, and as a team the Clippers made 47 percent of their shots but the key in the blowout was making 11-of-32 from three-point range.</p>
<p>The loss for the Mavericks drop them to the No. 6 spots and 2.5 games behind the Clippers for the coveted No. 4 spot in the Western Conference.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">This game is a key Western Conference game for playoff seeding as the </span><a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Dallas Mavericks</a> are<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> trailing the </span><a href="https://www.clipsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Los Angeles Clippers</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> by 1.5 games for home court advantage. However, after one half of play it does not look like the Mavericks will be gaining any ground tonight on the Clippers as they trail 47-33 at the half.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Dirk Nowitzki</span> is leading the way for the Mavericks with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, but the rest of the team is not doing as well. As a team the Mavericks are shooting 35 percent from the field and only 2-of-12 from three-point range with the next leading scorer being <span>Jason Terry</span> who has five points.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Clippers offense is a team effort as they are shooting 53 percent from the field and have four players with eight or more points with <span>Blake Griffin</span> leading the way with nines points and five rebounds.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">For more on the Mavericks, head over to <a href="http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #c82527; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Mavs Moneyball</a> while <a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #c82527; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clips Nation</a> has you covered for all the pre-game angles from LA.</i></p>
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https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/2/2921519/mavericks-clippers-halftime-scoreJeremy Mauss2012-04-02T09:25:16-05:002012-04-02T09:25:16-05:00Mavericks Vs. Clippers Game Time, TV, Radio Info And More
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<p>Dallas hosts the Los Angeles Clippers in what could be a preview of a first-round playoff matchup</p> <p>Monday's game between the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks </a>and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Los Angeles Clippers</a> at 7:30 CT could be a preview of a first-round playoff matchup. The Clippers and Mavericks hold the fourth and fifth seed, respectively, in the Western Conference.</p>
<p>This is the third and final time the two teams will meet in the regular season. Los Angeles took the first game on Jan. 18, 91-89, while Dallas evened the score with a 96-92 win on Feb. 13.</p>
<p>The Mavericks return from a trip to Florida where they fell to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Miami Heat</a> but defeated the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/">Orlando Magic</a>. They have won seven of their last 10 games.</p>
<p>Televised coverage of Monday night's game between the Mavericks and Clippers can be found locally on Fox Sports Southwest. Radio coverage can be found on 103.3 FM.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Mavericks, head over to <a href="http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Mavs Moneyball</a> while <a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/">Clips Nation</a> has you covered for all the pre-game angles from LA.</i></p>
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https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/4/2/2919873/mavericks-vs-clippers-game-time-tv-radio-info-and-moreDavid Cassilo