DALLAS -- The decision-makers for the Dallas Mavericks dreamed of DeAndre Jordan putting on this kind of display of physical dominance in the American Airlines Center.
Just not while wearing a Los Angeles Clippers uniform.
“Now you know why we wanted him,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle deadpanned after Jordan’s 23-point, 20-rebound outing played a major part in the Clippers’ 109-90 rout of the Mavs, a third straight loss for a Dallas squad scrapping for one of the West’s last playoff spots.
Carlisle could have said the same thing Monday night about Clippers point guard Chris Paul, one of Dallas’ prime targets for the Mavs when owner Mark Cuban made the controversial decision after the 2011 lockout to prioritize creating salary-cap space over keeping an aging title team together.