Historically, these teams are neck-and-neck, with the Clippers holding a slight in total games played since 2005. However, the Mavericks maintain a 102–79 all-time record against the Clippers when spanning back to 1980.

Rookie Cooper Flagg recorded 25 points and 9 rebounds , while Marvin Bagley III provided 21 points off the bench. Dallas briefly took a lead in the third quarter before the Clippers pulled away in the final period.

Kawhi Leonard led the way with 34 points , including six 3-pointers, while Darius Garland added 22 points . The team built an early 23-point lead and shot 68% from the floor in the first quarter.