Mavericks 107-102 Clippers (7 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

8-26, 5-12 away

102

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	24	30	30	18	102
DAL	37	27	23	20	107

Dallas Mavericks

21-13, 11-6 home

107

Antoine Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier misses 4-foot jumper
Antoine Wright misses driving layup
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard makes 8-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner blocks Josh Howard's layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Antoine Wright makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Antoine Wright makes two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Antoine Wright assists)
Antoine Wright makes driving layup
Josh Howard misses 13-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes driving layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry misses three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Josh Howard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 13-foot two point shot
DeSagana Diop makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses three point jumper
Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeSagana Diop misses 6-foot two point shot
Mardy Collins blocks Jose Juan Barea's driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 10-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard makes driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 6-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Antoine Wright misses 16-foot jumper
Antoine Wright makes driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 3-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Antoine Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper
Brian Skinner blocks Antoine Wright's two point shot
Josh Howard misses 22-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses driving layup
Marcus Camby blocks Dirk Nowitzki's layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard misses three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 41-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
James Singleton makes driving layup
Brandon Bass makes 18-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Josh Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Al Thornton blocks Brandon Bass's 6-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 22-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
Jason Terry makes two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
Brian Skinner makes 18-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Al Thornton's driving layup
Al Thornton misses layup
Mardy Collins misses 7-foot two point shot
Marcus Camby makes two point shot
Mardy Collins misses layup
Erick Dampier blocks Mardy Collins's layup
Marcus Camby misses 12-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot
Al Thornton misses 11-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 7-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Brian Skinner makes 3-foot two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
Mardy Collins makes 7-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Al Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Howard blocks Mardy Collins's 5-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Brian Skinner misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 15-foot two point shot
Steve Novak misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mardy Collins makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Steve Novak makes three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Mardy Collins misses 5-foot jumper
DeAndre Jordan misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 13-foot jumper
Mardy Collins misses 7-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd blocks Al Thornton's 5-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Eric Gordon makes dunk
Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton makes two point shot
Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Novak assists)
Eric Gordon makes 18-foot two point shot
Brian Skinner makes driving layup (Marcus Camby assists)
Brian Skinner misses 16-foot jumper
Mardy Collins makes 9-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 17-foot two point shot
Al Thornton makes 20-foot two point shot
Mardy Collins makes layup
Eric Gordon makes 17-foot two point shot
Al Thornton makes driving layup (Brian Skinner assists)
Mardy Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner makes 13-foot jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Al Thornton misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 6-foot two point shot
Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Al Thornton misses 10-foot jumper
Mardy Collins misses 9-foot jumper
Mardy Collins makes layup
Al Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton makes 17-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Steve Novak makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Brian Skinner misses 17-foot jumper
Mardy Collins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Thornton assists)
Al Thornton misses 19-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Al Thornton's 5-foot two point shot
Al Thornton makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)
Al Thornton makes two point shot
Al Thornton makes 24-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Marcus Camby misses 6-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Eric Gordon's driving layup
Al Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper

CLIPPERS

MAVERICKS

TIME		LAC	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Erick Dampier (Al Thornton gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Eric Gordon misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:34	Josh Howard defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Antoine Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:11	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Erick Dampier misses 4-foot jumper	0	0
11:07	Dallas defensive rebound	0	0
10:48	Brian Skinner makes 18-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)	2	0
10:38	Antoine Wright misses driving layup	2	0
10:37	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	2	0
10:29	Erick Dampier shooting foul (Brian Skinner draws the foul)	2	0
10:29	Brian Skinner makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
10:29	Brian Skinner misses free throw 2 of 2	3	0
10:29	Josh Howard defensive rebound	3	0
10:18	Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	3	2
10:00	Dirk Nowitzki blocks Al Thornton's driving layup	3	2
9:59	Al Thornton offensive rebound	3	2
9:57	Al Thornton misses layup	3	2
9:56	Josh Howard defensive rebound	3	2
9:47	Josh Howard makes 8-foot jumper	3	4
9:26	Mardy Collins misses 7-foot two point shot	3	4
9:26	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	5	4
9:26	Marcus Camby makes two point shot	5	4
9:07	Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper	5	4
9:06	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	5	4
9:02	Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)	5	7
8:41	Marcus Camby bad pass (Erick Dampier steals)	5	7
8:29	Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	7
8:27	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	5	7
8:22	Mardy Collins misses layup	5	7
8:22	Mardy Collins offensive rebound	5	7
8:19	Erick Dampier blocks Mardy Collins's layup	5	7
8:18	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	5	7
8:11	Brian Skinner blocks Josh Howard's layup	5	7
8:10	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	5	7
8:07	Marcus Camby bad pass (Josh Howard steals)	5	7
8:02	Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)	5	9
7:41	Marcus Camby misses 12-foot jumper	5	9
7:41	Antoine Wright defensive rebound	5	9
7:28	Antoine Wright makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	5	11
7:05	Eric Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot	5	11
7:03	Al Thornton offensive rebound	5	11
7:01	shot clock violation	5	11
6:58	Al Thornton personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	5	11
6:43	Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)	5	14
6:35	Los Angeles full timeout	5	14
6:16	Al Thornton misses 11-foot jumper	5	14
6:15	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	5	14
6:01	Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	5	16
5:46	Eric Gordon makes 7-foot two point shot	7	16
5:33	Antoine Wright makes two point shot	7	18
5:18	Eric Gordon makes driving layup	9	18
5:18	Antoine Wright illegal defense	9	18
5:05	Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper	9	18
5:03	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	9	18
4:56	Brian Skinner makes 3-foot two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)	11	18
4:35	Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Antoine Wright assists)	11	20
4:16	Mardy Collins makes 7-foot two point shot	13	20
4:16	Jason Kidd shooting foul (Mardy Collins draws the foul)	13	20
4:16	Mardy Collins makes free throw 1 of 1	14	20
4:00	Antoine Wright makes driving layup	14	22
3:47	Antoine Wright personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	14	22
3:47	Jason Terry enters the game for Antoine Wright	14	22
3:42	Eric Gordon makes driving layup	16	22
3:42	Jason Kidd shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	16	22
3:42	Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1	17	22
3:38	Dallas full timeout	17	22
3:38	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd	17	22
3:28	Eric Gordon personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	17	22
3:21	Josh Howard misses 13-foot jumper	17	22
3:20	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	17	22
3:08	Al Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	20	22
2:54	Erick Dampier makes driving layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	20	24
2:54	Al Thornton shooting foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)	20	24
2:54	Steve Novak enters the game for Al Thornton	20	24
2:54	Erick Dampier makes free throw 1 of 1	20	25
2:41	Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper	20	25
2:40	Josh Howard defensive rebound	20	25
2:36	Jason Terry turnover	20	25
2:24	Josh Howard blocks Mardy Collins's 5-foot jumper	20	25
2:21	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	20	25
2:11	Jason Terry misses three point jumper	20	25
2:10	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	20	25
1:52	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	20	25
1:51	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	20	25
1:39	Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)	20	27
1:22	Brian Skinner misses 18-foot jumper	20	27
1:22	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	20	27
1:22	Jason Terry loose ball foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	20	27
1:22	Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier	20	27
1:22	Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2	20	27
1:22	Los Angeles offensive rebound	20	27
1:22	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Brian Skinner	20	27
1:22	Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2	21	27
1:09	Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)	21	29
57.9	Marcus Camby lost ball (Jose Juan Barea steals)	21	29
53.6	Josh Howard makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)	21	31
53.6	Steve Novak shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	21	31
53.6	Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 1	21	31
53.0	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	21	31
40.0	Jose Juan Barea personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	21	31
40.0	Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	21	31
40.0	Los Angeles offensive rebound	21	31
40.0	Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	22	31
27.1	Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)	22	34
7.7	Steve Novak traveling	22	34
3.9	Josh Howard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)	22	37
0.3	Eric Gordon makes two point shot	24	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	37

Regular Season Series

DAL wins 3-1

Mavericks
92
Clippers
103

Game 1

9/11

Clippers
98
Mavericks
100

Game 2

3/12

Mavericks
98
Clippers
76

Game 3

28/12

Clippers
102
Mavericks
107

Game 4

7/1

American Airlines Center

1:30 AM, 7 January 2009

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 19,794

Referees:
Scott Foster
Bill Kennedy
Haywoode Workman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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