On a night when vitriol and sports hate were to reign supreme, a more noble cause trumped the two: good basketball. The Mavericks, after laying an enormous egg in the Pelicans' nest the night before, played with a focused anger en route to an impressive victory against the vaunted Los Angeles Clippers. The ageless Dirk Nowitzki poured gasoline on the Clippers and flicked a cigarette in their general vicinity with 31 points on a meager 14 shots. Even more encouraging, Wesley Matthews played his best game as a Maverick with 25 points.
3 things from the Mavericks' 118-108 win in DeAndre Jordan's return
