Clippers vs Mavericks is Going to Be a CLASSIC…
The Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are set to face off in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs in a rematch of their 2020 and 2021 first round series. The Clippers have declined greatly from the heights they reached early in the season behind the great play of Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Paul George, while the Mavericks are one of the hottest teams in the NBA behind the MVP caliber season of Luka Doncic and high level play of Kyrie Irving. The teams are trending in opposite directions, there’s history between them, and this feels like one of the most up for debate series out of any of them. It could truly be the best series of the first round and perhaps one of the best series of the entire Playoffs, especially when you take into account the massive implications in store for the losing team. So, let’s talk about it.
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0:00 – Intro
1:42 – The Stakes are High
2:55 – Team Previews
4:06 – How Do You Stop Luka Doncic?
5:39 – Kawhi Leonard Injury Concerns
7:21 – The James Harden Problem
10:09 – Mavericks Supporting Cast
12:35 – My Prediction
14:36 – Outro
27 Comments
Dude, you could’ve given more credit to Westbrook for this season. When he was out clippers we’re LOSING. They went on to go 8-2 when he came back. And you call yourself a thunders fan.
Both teams are great but I got Clippers in 7
Yeah I dont trust this league anymore. Yesterday was supposed to be the most exciting ending ever and it was an awful bunch of summer league games
Russ is better than Harden right now, they should flip starter/bench roles.
I don't see anyone on the Clippers stopping Gafford consistently. Maybe PG can be the x factor there. But it feels like a weak rim protection team vs lob city.
Wish this was the conference finals matchup instead. I don't want either of these teams going out early.
Clippers fan here so I hope you’re wrong on your prediction, but regardless it truly sucks these 2 teams are meeting in the first round. I love watching Luka play so the fact that one of these two teams are going home in the first really sucks.
If Kawhi is healthy clips in 6
If Kawhi isn’t healthy Mavs in 6
This series is equivalent to the Kings vs Warriors series. Very intense and no one could pick who would win, and it was a 7 game series.
Who has the best bench players and best defense in crunch time will win the series
Mavs in 5
Call me crazy, but I think Mavs can pull this off in 5 games
It Kyrie versus Powell 6th man versus the bigs .la has zubacand theis this going to be a blue bath klaw should of stayed in to can't carry la to win .wastex
As embiid once said, "This is not a rivalry. … They always kick our ass."
Im a mavs fan i think they will win. But you're lying to yourself if you think either team sweeps
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Clippers in 6. Kawhi isn’t that much worse than Luka and Paul George and harden together are better than Kyrie. Ad in Westbrook and Powell of the bench and you got a deep team. Also who on the mavericks can guard George or kawhi? No one while both off them could do decent against Luka and Kyrie
Clippers in 5/6, every game will be close but i think the clippers extra options in harden and russ will put them over the top in the end of these games.
alex, your a thunder fan your whole life so I’d expect you to know more about how russ is doing. Not sure if you know that all of the clippers fan base wants russ to be starting over harden ever since all star break. Me personally I’ve been saying it all year to play harden off the bench. Russ and PG led the 26 point comeback against the cavs while harden sat on the bench. The last game russ was able to start he dropped 16/15/15 and the win against a fully healthy suns. And a blowout win while at one point being up by 37. This team is a big 4, stop this narrative that it’s only kawhi, pg and harden. Russ is most definitely in the big 4 and he’s better than harden. These playoffs will prove my point.
Clippers 4-0
In my dreams.
Ty Lue will have 3 bodies rotating guarding Luka the whole series… and A lot of people aren’t mentioning that Luka will have to guard kawhi or PG and clippers have a better second unit I got clippers in 6
All of you guys are jumping on the Mavs bandwagon judging from 10 games?! Lolll cone you sound ridiculous but keep underestimating the clippers
I have such a strong feeling that Dallas will win it all this season. I haven’t felt this way since 2016, when Cleveland cameback from the 3-1 lead. They even have eerily similar type of players in their roster.
I’m going bold: whoever wins this series goes to NBA finals
Dallas in 5.
The OG Thunder players have all recombined with eachother and other stars in various ways to try to create a better chance for championships than they had in Oklahoma. This is the latest attempt and it isn't going to work. KD will disappoint too. They shoulve just kept playing together for ten years.
Mavs go 82-0 🏆if they get Paul George this offseason
We should’ve beat the clippers in 2021 if our bench doesn’t blow a 30 point lead in the first quarter of game 3 when Luka was resting. We were already up 2-0 that series.
I think Mavericks ultimately, but i would not be surprised if game 1 is a blowout Mavs loss or win. I would be surprised if game 1 is a close, final minutes count kind of game.
We can beat the mavs without the claw stop it 😂😂