The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers looked like the high school team practicing on the first day back from Christmas break as all chaos ensued after the opening tip. Both teams combined to shoot 1-for-20 (with the Mavericks starting 0-11) in the first few minutes, and the Mavericks added to the funk with missed free throws, including a Luka Doncic airball at the charity stripe. The biggest development from the first quarter happened when Dwight Powell immediately fell to the ground with a non-contact injury that looked about as bad as it could have.
Three things we observed as the Mavericks fall to the Clippers, 110-107
