Clippers-Mavs open thread

If the Clippers hope to catch the Thunder in the standings, then this game is close to a must win.

By Steve Perrin Mar 27, 2014, 5:15pm PDT

2013/2014 NBA Regular Season
	vs
50-22		43-29
March 27th, 2014, 5:30 PM
American Airlines Center
Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM, KWKW 1330 AM
Win-Loss Breakdown
21-9	East	20-10
29-13	West	23-19
31-5	Home	24-12
19-17	Road	19-17
21-14	.500+	17-22
29-8	.500-	26-7
8-2	L10	7-3
Probable Starters
Chris Paul	PG	Jose Calderon
Darren Collison	SG	Monta Ellis
Matt Barnes	SF	Shawn Marion
Blake Griffin	PF	Dirk Nowitzki
DeAndre Jordan	C	Samuel Dalembert
Advanced Stats
98.18 (8th of 30)	Pace	96.24 (15th of 30)
109.1 (2nd of 30)	ORtg	108.7 (3rd of 30)
101.5 (8th of 30)	DRtg	105.6 (22nd of 30)
Injuries/Other
J.J. Redick (bulging disc) out		Gal Mekel (knee) out

The Back Story (Clippers lead the season series 1-0):

Date	Venue	Final
01/03/14	Dallas	Clippers 119, Mavericks 112	Recap	Box
01/15/14	Los Angeles	Clippers 129, Mavericks 127	Recap	Box