The Dallas Mavericks (32-23, fifth in the Western Conference) welcome the Los Angeles Clippers (27-29, eighth in West) to the American Airlines Center on Thursday night for the first of two straight meetings between these two teams in Dallas. The Clippers will stay in town after this game and they’ll play again Saturday night.
Tim Hardaway Jr. (foot), Kristaps Porzingis (knee) will miss the game and Sterling Brown (foot) is questionable. The Clippers have been ravaged by injuries and will be without their two stars, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, as well as the little used and unfortunately named, Jay Scrubb.