LOS ANGELES – No way do the Dallas Mavericks anticipate the stars aligning exactly right for the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of this best-of-seven series the way they did in the series opener this past Sunday.
Mostly everything in the first half went sideways for the Mavs in Game 1, which the Clippers won, 109-97. The madness in this game consisted of:
*The Mavs fell behind, 34-22, after the first quarter and were behind by at least 10 points over the game’s last three quarters.
*The Clippers were a mind-boggling 18-of-36 from three-point land for 50 percent, and just kept nailing one three-pointer after another after another after another.