Wow! Dallas Mavericks set a shocking NBA record in win over the Los Angeles Clippers
Whoa!
The Dallas Mavericks may have started the season with two losses, but they showed up for Sunday afternoon’s game ready to take out their frustrations on the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Mavericks led at halftime 77-27 — yes, you read that correctly — behind Luka Doncic’s team-leading 18 points. Doncic and Josh Richardson each had 13 points in the first quarter. It’s the first time in 20 years the Mavs have had two players score 13 or more points in the first quarter of a game.
Dallas never slowed down and won easily 124-73 to pick up its first win this season. It’s the Mavs’ second-largest win in franchise history. The largest was a 53-point win over Philadelphia in November 2014. It’s the fourth time the Mavs have won a game by 50 or more points. The Mavs’ five largest margins of victory all have come since 2010.
The 50-point advantage at the break is the largest halftime lead in the shot-clock era. The previous record was a 47-point lead by the Warriors over the Kings in November 1991.
The Clippers scored 46 points in the second half which means the Mavs could have gone scoreless after halftime and still won by four.
Doncic finished with a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Richardson scored 21 and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18.
The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard. Leonard lacerated his mouth in a collision with a teammate on Christmas Day.
This story was originally published December 27, 2020 at 4:05 PM.
