LOS ANGELES -- What happened in the last minute of the Mavericks’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers perfectly encapsulated how many will view the remaining games in Dallas’ season.
Rookie guard Luka Doncic secured his fourth-triple double of a flourishing young career, albeit in a 121-112 loss. Then Clippers coach Doc Rivers called a timeout with 9.4 seconds left and walked toward the scorers table.
And what happened next is something nobody inside the Staples Center will likely ever forget.
The longtime coach grabbed the mic and urged the crowd to their feet to lead them in one final ovation for Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki, who could be playing in Los Angeles for the final time of his career.