OKLAHOMA CITY – After that annoying gum on their shoe known as Game 82 was removed, the Mavericks could address the more important issue.
What about the Los Angeles Clippers?
The Mavericks will have nearly a week to prepare for their opponent in the best-of-seven first round of the NBA playoffs. They will be facing a familiar foe. They also went against the Clippers twice early in the Luka Donu010diu0107 era, in 2020 and ’21.
But those were different Mavericks’ teams.
This one comes into the playoffs having won 16 of 18 games to clinch their playoff fate before resting their heavy lifters in the final two regular-season games, including Sunday’s 135-86 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.