DALLAS -- — Norman Powell scored 29 points, James Harden added 24 and Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat Dallas 118-95 on Thursday night in the Mavericks’ first game this season playing without star guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

Doncic sat out with a left heel contusion, Irving with right shoulder soreness, in the first of a two-game series against Los Angeles that will conclude Saturday night.

First-year Maverick Klay Thompson scored 22 points, his first game leading the team in scoring. Spencer Didwiddie added 19 making his first start of the season.

The Clippers took a 50-49 lead into the second half and outscored the Mavericks 39-28 in the third period, hitting 69.6% (16 for 23) of their field-goal attempts while Dallas shot 40% (8 of 20) in the quarter.

Clippers guard Kris Dunn was ejected for committing a flagrant 2 foul against Jazian Gortman late in the third period.

Takeaways

Clippers: Los Angeles led in bench scoring 33-16. Harden was 10 for 10 from the line. Powell played the entire second period, scoring 10 of his team-best 12 first-half points. Zubac didn’t have a rebound during the game’s first 15 minutes.

Mavericks: Dallas shot 7 for 30 on 3-pointers for season lows in makes and percentage (23.3%). They’re 5-2 without Doncic, 1-2 without Irving.

Key moment

After P.J. Washington’s runner pulled Dallas within 73-68 with five minutes left in the third quarter, Zubac’s stuff began a 12-1 run, during which the Mavericks missed all four field-goal attempts.

Key stat

The Mavericks, missing a combined 52.8 points from Doncic and Irving, scored a season low and suffered their most lopsided loss of the season.

Up next

The teams meet again Saturday. The teams’ other two meetings will be a back-to-back at Los Angeles on April 4-5.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ivica Zubac vs. Dereck Lively II (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot	0	0
11:36	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	P.J. Washington misses driving layup	0	0
11:30	Mavericks offensive team rebound	0	0
11:24	Klay Thompson misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:21	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Kris Dunn makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	0	3
10:48	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks P.J. Washington 's 7-foot two point shot	0	3
10:46	Mavericks offensive team rebound	0	3
10:44	P.J. Washington makes 24-foot three pointer (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	3	3
10:21	Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot two point shot	3	5
10:00	Dereck Lively II makes alley oop dunk shot (Klay Thompson assists)	5	5
9:45	James Harden makes driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists)	5	7
9:41	Dereck Lively II bad pass (Kris Dunn steals)	5	7
9:38	Quentin Grimes shooting foul	5	7
9:38	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	5	8
9:38	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	5	9
9:38	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	5	10
9:20	Kris Dunn personal foul	5	10
9:12	P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	8	10
8:52	Ivica Zubac misses 6-foot two point shot	8	10
8:50	Dereck Lively II defensive rebound	8	10
8:30	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	10
8:27	Norman Powell defensive rebound	8	10
8:21	Norman Powell misses 28-foot three point shot	8	10
8:18	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	8	10
8:03	Klay Thompson bad pass (Ivica Zubac steals)	8	10
7:54	Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kris Dunn assists)	8	12
7:40	Dereck Lively II makes 7-foot two point shot (Quentin Grimes assists)	10	12
7:28	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	12
7:25	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	10	12
7:16	Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul	10	12
7:16	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2	11	12
7:16	Naji Marshall enters the game for Klay Thompson	11	12
7:16	Amir Coffey enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	11	12
7:16	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
7:04	Amir Coffey misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	12
7:02	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	12	12
6:56	Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot	12	12
6:53	Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound	12	12
6:51	Quentin Grimes misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
6:50	Clippers defensive team rebound	12	12
6:48	Mavericks Full timeout	12	12
6:34	James Harden bad pass (P.J. Washington steals)	12	12
6:16	Ivica Zubac shooting foul	12	12
6:16	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
6:16	Maxi Kleber enters the game for P.J. Washington	13	12
6:16	Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 2 of 2	13	12
6:14	Amir Coffey defensive rebound	13	12
6:00	Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	13	14
5:41	Spencer Dinwiddie makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	15	14
5:25	James Harden lost ball turnover (Quentin Grimes steals)	15	14
5:12	Quentin Grimes makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	17	14
4:57	James Harden makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists)	17	16
4:57	Naji Marshall shooting foul	17	16
4:57	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Dereck Lively II	17	16
4:57	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	17	17
4:43	Norman Powell shooting foul	17	17
4:43	Quentin Grimes misses free throw 1 of 3	17	17
4:43	Mavericks offensive team rebound	17	17
4:43	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 3	18	17
4:43	Mo Bamba enters the game for Ivica Zubac	18	17
4:43	Quentin Grimes makes free throw 3 of 3	19	17
4:24	Kris Dunn misses 3-foot two point shot	19	17
4:22	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	19	17
4:14	Naji Marshall makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	21	17
4:01	James Harden misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	21	17
3:59	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	21	17
3:40	Naji Marshall misses 12-foot two point shot	21	17
3:37	Norman Powell defensive rebound	21	17
3:33	Norman Powell makes two point shot	21	19
3:13	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	19
3:11	Norman Powell defensive rebound	21	19
3:07	Amir Coffey makes dunk (Norman Powell assists)	21	21
3:07	Mavericks Full timeout	21	21
3:07	Klay Thompson enters the game for Quentin Grimes	21	21
3:07	Jazian Gortman enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	21	21
3:07	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kris Dunn	21	21
3:07	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Norman Powell	21	21
2:52	Daniel Gafford misses two point shot	21	21
2:51	Daniel Gafford offensive rebound	21	21
2:50	Mo Bamba shooting foul	21	21
2:50	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 1 of 2	22	21
2:50	Daniel Gafford misses free throw 2 of 2	22	21
2:50	P.J. Washington enters the game for Maxi Kleber	22	21
2:48	Mo Bamba defensive rebound	22	21
2:34	James Harden bad pass (Naji Marshall steals)	22	21
2:31	Jazian Gortman misses two point shot	22	21
2:29	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	22	21
2:27	Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul	22	21
2:27	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
2:27	Olivier-Maxence Prosper enters the game for Naji Marshall	23	21
2:27	P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2	23	21
2:24	James Harden defensive rebound	23	21
2:08	Mo Bamba misses 22-foot three point jumper	23	21
2:04	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	23	21
1:50	Klay Thompson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists)	25	21
1:38	Amir Coffey makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	25	24
1:21	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists)	28	24
56.1	Mo Bamba misses driving layup	28	24
54.1	Jazian Gortman defensive rebound	28	24
49.0	Jazian Gortman makes 1-foot two point shot	30	24
30.1	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	24
27.1	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	30	24
25.1	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	30	24
23.1	James Harden offensive foul	30	24
23.1	James Harden turnover	30	24
8.1	Jazian Gortman misses two point shot	30	24
5.0	Amir Coffey defensive rebound	30	24
0.2	James Harden misses running pullup jump shot	30	24
0.2	Clippers offensive team rebound	30	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	24

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Venue

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, December 20, 2024

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Attendance

20,044

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Sean Corbin, Scott Twardoski

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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