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Dallas Mavericks vs. LA Clippers

March 21, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Clippers beat the Mavericks 138-131 on 2026-03-21 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Jones Jr., John Collins, and Darius Garland. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 7 points (3/8) in his matchups, with P.J. Washington as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 6 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL

Dallas Mavericks 131

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington GS	41:24	21	6	0	1	0	0	1	7-14	3-8	4-5	-7
Cooper Flagg GS	40:31	18	10	8	0	4	2	3	6-16	0-2	6-7	-15
Naji Marshall GS	37:05	28	2	4	2	0	2	2	11-23	1-6	5-7	-19
Daniel Gafford GS	25:18	7	13	1	0	0	1	2	3-8	0-0	1-2	0
Max Christie GS	23:24	7	4	0	1	1	1	2	2-11	1-7	2-2	-15
Ryan Nembhard	31:20	13	5	9	0	0	0	2	6-10	0-1	1-1	+17
Klay Thompson	27:02	12	0	2	0	1	1	1	4-6	4-4	0-0	+14
Marvin Bagley III	24:34	17	7	1	0	0	2	1	7-8	2-2	1-3	-9
Khris Middleton	14:22	8	0	0	1	0	1	2	2-6	2-4	2-2	-1
Totals		131	47	25	5	6	10	16	48-102	13-34	22-29

Did not play: AJ Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Caleb Martin (DNP - Injury/Illness), Dwight Powell (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAC

LA Clippers 138

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland GS	38:54	41	3	11	1	1	4	0	15-24	8-12	3-3	+9
Derrick Jones Jr. GS	37:21	15	6	5	1	1	1	2	6-9	3-5	0-0	+5
Kawhi Leonard GS	36:05	34	3	5	2	1	2	1	12-22	5-9	5-5	+23
Brook Lopez GS	34:30	10	9	2	0	2	2	1	4-8	2-6	0-2	+1
John Collins GS	29:14	8	3	0	1	2	1	6	3-7	1-5	1-2	+5
Kris Dunn	31:37	4	2	5	2	2	0	4	2-6	0-1	0-0	-6
Jordan Miller	21:35	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	3-7	0-1	4-4	0
Nicolas Batum	20:23	6	6	1	1	0	0	3	2-3	2-3	0-0	-5
Isaiah Jackson	15:21	10	6	2	0	1	1	4	4-4	0-0	2-2	+3
Totals		138	40	33	8	10	11	22	51-90	21-42	15-18

Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kobe Sanders (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL

Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 10.7 min
Klay Thompson · Khris Middleton · Marvin Bagley III · Naji Marshall · Ryan Nembhard 4.7 min
P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 3.7 min
Klay Thompson · Khris Middleton · Daniel Gafford · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg 3.5 min
Klay Thompson · Marvin Bagley III · P.J. Washington · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 3.5 min

LAC

LA Clippers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Darius Garland Starter 18.2 min
Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Isaiah Jackson · Jordan Miller 7.5 min
Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland 3.0 min
Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. 2.8 min
Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland · Isaiah Jackson 2.8 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Kawhi Leonard 7 pts (3/8) in 67 possessions

Guarded by: P.J. Washington (46 %, 4 pts) · Khris Middleton (13 %, 0 pts) · Naji Marshall (12 %, 2 pts)
Darius Garland 14 pts (7/18) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Ryan Nembhard (33 %, 4 pts) · Max Christie (29 %, 0 pts) · P.J. Washington (9 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
P.J. Washington	Kawhi Leonard: 31 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · John Collins: 10 poss., 9 pts (3/3)
Cooper Flagg	Derrick Jones Jr.: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · John Collins: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Naji Marshall	John Collins: 18 poss., 9 pts (2/6) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Ryan Nembhard	Darius Garland: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jordan Miller: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Klay Thompson	Kris Dunn: 17 poss., 12 pts (4/4) · Nicolas Batum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Daniel Gafford	Brook Lopez: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Isaiah Jackson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Max Christie	Darius Garland: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jordan Miller: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Marvin Bagley III	Brook Lopez: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Isaiah Jackson: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Khris Middleton	Nicolas Batum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kawhi Leonard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Clippers defense

Cooper Flagg 6 pts (3/7) in 72 possessions

Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (26 %, 2 pts) · John Collins (22 %, 2 pts) · Kris Dunn (11 %, 0 pts)
Klay Thompson 9 pts (3/8) in 53 possessions

Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (23 %, 0 pts) · Nicolas Batum (22 %, 0 pts) · Kris Dunn (20 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Darius Garland	Ryan Nembhard: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Max Christie: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/5)
Derrick Jones Jr.	Cooper Flagg: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naji Marshall: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Kawhi Leonard	P.J. Washington: 32 poss., 8 pts (3/8) · Naji Marshall: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Brook Lopez	Daniel Gafford: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Marvin Bagley III: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
John Collins	Cooper Flagg: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Naji Marshall: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kris Dunn	Klay Thompson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jordan Miller	Ryan Nembhard: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cooper Flagg: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nicolas Batum	Klay Thompson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Khris Middleton: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Isaiah Jackson	Marvin Bagley III: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Daniel Gafford: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)