Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 30 points, Paul George had 21 and Norman Powell added 19 off the bench to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 112-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks
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 Doncic received his 10th technical foul of the season, with one rescinded, late in the first quarter.
Mavericks: Doncic, fourth in the NBA averaging 8.8 assists per game going into Sunday, had four - and none in the first half. … Dallas shot 15 for 26 from the free-throw line.Clippers: Are the designated visiting team against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. Mavericks: Finish a four-game homestand Tuesday against the Washington Wizards. It's likely to be the first Dallas appearance for Kristaps Porzingis since he was traded to the Wizards almost a year ago.
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