It’s hard not to wonder “what if?”. After an abysmal 18-2 start with the Mavericks in a deep hole, the team looked like it was going to get embarrassed off the floor. But Dallas gathered and collected itself and ended up outscoring the Clippers 68-48 until Kristaps Porzingis was ejected on his second technical foul.
Los Angeles went on to outscore Dallas 52-39 and the rest was history. It was a crushing blow for a game the Mavericks had the Clippers trying to keep up from the end of the first quarter.