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The Dallas Mavericks went to a familiar script down the stretch, leaning on Dirk Nowitzki to supply crunch-time offense. Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has praised his team's balance on offense this season, but Nowitzki's still the go-to guy with the game on the line. ''He's the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 12/5	LAC	LAC 112-90
Wed 1/9	LAC	LAC 99-93
Tue 3/26	Dal	Dal 109-102

Game Stats

Clippers (17-9) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Butler, F 35 8 1 3 23 B. Griffin, F 40 7 2 3 20 C. Paul, G 32 5 9 2 16 D. Jordan, C 20 9 0 2 5 R. Foye, G 26 5 3 2 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Williams 38 4 3 1 11 K. Martin 26 3 1 4 10 R. Evans 16 9 3 3 2 R. Gomes 7 0 0 1 2 E. Bledsoe 0 0 0 0 0 B. Cook 0 0 0 0 0 T. Leslie 0 0 0 0 0 T. Thompkins 0 0 0 0 0 C. Billups 0 0 0 0 0

Mavericks (18-11) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Nowitzki, F 32 7 2 3 22 S. Marion, F 31 1 3 0 16 B. Haywood, C 29 9 1 4 10 V. Carter, G 25 4 2 2 10 J. Kidd, G 26 4 4 2 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. West 25 3 3 1 10 J. Terry 32 3 3 1 9 L. Odom 21 3 3 2 9 B. Wright 12 2 0 4 4 I. Mahinmi 7 0 0 2 3 R. Beaubois 0 0 0 0 0 B. Cardinal 0 0 0 0 0 Y. Jianlian 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones 0 0 0 0 0 S. Williams 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Clippers No injuries to report.

Mavericks Date Player Injury 3/17 R. Beaubois, G Fractured left index finger 2/28 J. Cunningham, G Sore knee

Player News

Clippers Chris Paul (LAC - Point Guard) News: Paul had tape wrapped round his bruised left thumb at Friday's shootaround.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013) Blake Griffin (LAC - Forward-Center) News: Griffin still is limping with his sprained right ankle and it will be a game-time decision whether the Clippers forward plays Game 6 against the Grizzlies. Griffin walked off the court carrying a bag of ice once Friday's shoot-around opened up. He later returned and sat on the opposite side of the court away from reporters.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013)