LOS ANGELES –That meek and mild Dallas Mavericks’ team that fell behind by 29 points and lost Game 1 of this best-of-seven series against the Los Angeles Clippers fortunately was no where to be found on Tuesday.
Instead, the Mavs came out in Game 2 like this was a heavyweight prize fight, and they promptly delivered enough blows and body punches to knock out the Clippers, winning, 96-93, at the Crypto.com Arena to even this series at 1-1. In playing an aggressive style of basketball while getting production from a number of players, the Mavs snatched homecourt advantage away from the Clippers as the series now shifts to Dallas for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday, respectively.