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Kristaps Porzingis, who returned after missing
10 games with right knee soreness, finished with 10 points on
4-of-17 shooting and was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers.
However, the Mavericks suffered a blow when forward Dwight
Powell went down with an apparent right Achilles injury at 2:53
of the first quarter. Powell, who did not return, collapsed to
the court when he started a drive toward the basket near the
3-point line.
Clippers forward Paul George missed his sixth consecutive game
with a left hamstring strain. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley
did not play in the second half due to a sore right groin.
Beverley scored nine points by hitting all three of his 3-point
attempts in 15 minutes.
Dallas pulled within 108-105 but Hardaway missed a 3-pointer
with 16.1 seconds left. Doncic misfired on the first of two free
throws with 7.4 seconds left and intentionally missed the second
one but Leonard grabbed the rebound and converted a pair of foul
shots with six seconds remaining.
The Clippers led by as much as 14 in the third quarter before
the Mavericks cut the deficit to 67-64 after a 3-pointer by
Hardaway with 7:08 left in the quarter. However, a 10-2 surge by
Los Angeles pushed the margin to double digits again.
The Clippers led 82-78 heading into the fourth.
The Clippers, who staged a 16-0 burst in the second quarter,
outscored the Mavericks 27-10 over the final six minutes of the
half for a 60-49 advantage at the break.
--Field Level Media
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