Early exits of Chandler and Ellis doom the Mavs as DeAndre Jordan dominates inside.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Villanueva, 26
Rebounds: Parsons, 12
Assists: Barea, 7
+-: Chandler, Ledo, +1
Clippers
Points: Paul, 25
Rebounds: Jordan, 27
Assists: Paul, +13
+-: Paul, +23
Game Ball
DeAndre Jordan
22 points, 27 rebounds, 3 blocks, 8-12 FG
X-Factor
Charlie Villanueva
26 points, 5 rebounds, 9-13 FG, 5-7 3PT
Goat Horns
Devin Harris
4 points, 1-8 FG, 0-4 3PT, 5 fouls
Stat of the Game
DeAndre Jordan's 27 rebounds were the third most against the Mavs since 1985. Dennis Rodman had a 32 rebound game and Kevin Wllis had 31. Rodman also had 27 in a game.
Of Note
- Both Tyson Chandler (left ankle) and Monta Ellis (left hip) left the game with injuries within the first four minutes of the game. Their status going forward is unknown.
- Charlie Villanueva's 26 points were his most points since he scored 30 points on Nov. 12, 2010.
- Although the Clippers were without Blake Griffin, J.J. Redick scored 15 points after being listed as doubtful earlier in the day with back spasms.
- Chandler Parsons' 12 rebounds were a season high.
- Backups centers Greg Smith and Dwight Powell combined for 3 points and 5 rebounds in 23 minutes.
Nowitzki: A-
Parsons: B+
Barea: B+
Smith: D
Harris: D
Powell: D+
Aminu: B
Villanueva: A
Jefferson: D+
Felton: C-
Quote of Note
"Injuries are part of the game. … It's hard, but life is hard."
Devin Harris
They Tweeted It
Mavs broadcast just said Villanueva has never been on a team that won more than 34 games. Been in the league 10 years. That's amazing.
— Jared Dubin (@JADubin5) February 10, 2015
Next Up
The Mavericks (35-19) play their final game before the Al-Star break at home against the Jazz (19-33) on Wednesday.
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