Clippers Fall To Mavericks, 106-98

Entering the night, in the entire NBA, the Clippers were tied for 10th in Offensive Rating (with the Boston Celtics), and ranked 8th in Pace, 8th in True Shooting Percentage (57.3%), 4th in 3 Point Field Goal Percentage (38.7%), and 1st in both Free Throws Attempted per game (28.5) and Free Throws Made per game (22.7). These were encouraging figures against a Dallas team that would be playing its second night of back-to-back games. Playing downhill and playing with pace is what the Clippers do, and it is precisely this style of play that affords them so many trips to the free throw line and opens up efficient shooting opportunities. Despite the return of Dennis Smith Jr. to the Mavericks lineup after a multiple game absence, the Clippers were fortunate enough to get Lou Williams back in the fold after missing multiple games due to a hamstring injury.

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