The score was tied going into the fourth quarter before the Clippers scored the first six points and pulled away to win by 12. Leonard led with 30 points.
DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 30 points, Paul George had 21 and Norman Powell added 19 off the bench to give the Clippers a 112-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
With the score tied at 79 going into the fourth quarter, the Clippers scored the first six points and pulled away to build their largest lead at 110-95 with two minutes to play. Powell scored 11 in the quarter, including nine in the first part of it. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 22 points and Spencer Dinwiddie had 21.
The Clippers won consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 26-27, while the Mavericks have lost four of their last five games and seven of 10.Doncic received his 10th technical foul of the season, with one rescinded, late in the first quarter. After Nicolas Batum blocked a Doncic shot inside, Doncic expressed his dissatisfaction to official Ashley Moyer-Gleich on his way back down the court.Tipoff time was moved to 11:30 p.m.
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