Clippers' Russell Westbrook, Mavericks' PJ Washington get into altercation in Dallas' Game 3 win
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Russell Westbrook, P.J. Washington ejected in chippy Mavs win - ESPN
DALLAS — A couple of heated confrontations during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' 101-90 Game 3 win over the LA Clippers on Friday night resulted in a pair of ejections and a boost to P.J. Washington's local popularity.
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard says knee 'didn't respond' as hoped; status in air - ESPN
DALLAS — LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard said the inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee did not respond the way he had hoped after Game 2, and after gutting out 25 minutes in Friday's 101-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Leonard's status for Sunday's Game 4 is in question.
Lowe: Why the Dallas Mavericks and LA Clippers both face enormous pressure in Game 3 - ESPN
Welcome to the first truly big game of the 2024 playoffs: Game 3 between the LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks, two teams that fell on the opposite side of the West bracket from the defending champion Denver Nuggets — teams that would be confident facing the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder-New Orleans Pelicans series in the next round.
Doncic shines as Mavs sink Clippers; Timberwolves down Suns
LOS ANGELES: Luka Doncic scored 32 points as the Dallas Mavericks battled to a series-tying 96-93 road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday (Apr 23) in a tense NBA Western Conference playoff duel.
What history can tell us about the future of the Mavericks-Clippers series - ESPN
The LA Clippers had the Western Conference's 11th-best record after the All-Star break at 15-14, trailing not only the other nine teams to make the postseason but also the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks went 16-2 over an 18-game stretch after moving Daniel Gafford and Derrick Jones Jr. into the starting lineup on March 7, losing their last two games only after securing the No. 5 seed in the West and resting their starters.
Kawhi Leonard OK'd to play for Clippers' Game 2 tilt vs. Mavs - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will return for Game 2 of the team's first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, coach Ty Lue said.
Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic headline NBA award finalists - ESPN
The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2023-24 regular season Sunday night, headlined by Nikola Jokic, an MVP finalist for a fourth straight season, and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, a finalist for Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.