LOS ANGELES - The easy explanation for why the Mavericks have had a substantial rise in turnovers per game this season would be youth.
When your two primary ball handlers in the starting lineup are 19 and 21, it's a part of life that mistakes are going to happen.
Rick Carlisle's not having any of that.
As far as he's concerned, far more good than bad happens when you have a teenager like Luka Doncic and a second-year athlete like Dennis Smith Jr. handling the ball a lot.
The Mavericks reached the 30-game mark with Thursday's late visit to the Los Angeles Clippers.