The LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are playing live on the NBA schedule on Monday night and the matchup from NBATV is on at 8:30 pm ET from the American Airlines Center in Texas and this game will see Los Angeles without Blake Griffin as Chris Paul takes on Dirk Nowitzki, Chandler Parsons and Rajon Rondo.

The Clippers come into the game after losing Blake Griffin to an injury and now Chris Paul will have to handle things on offense. Griffin is dealing with an elbow issue and could be out through the All-Star break and that is a tough development for the Clippers. The team comes in with a 33-19 record, but they are still eight games back of the Warriors in the Pacific division standings.

The Clippers come in after a loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder and that was a big one on the road by over 20 points. Jamal Crawford led the way with 21 points, while Paul had 13 rebounds and DeAndre Jordan added 10 rebounds to lead the team. The Clippers come in ranked third in the league in scoring this season, but the defense has left something to be desired and they are 21st in points allowed. The team is third in assists, but only 24th in rebounding, which is a bit of a surprise for Doc Rivers.

The Clippers next play against the Rockets and that will be at home after the long roadie for the Grammys. The Mavericks come into the game after the overtime win against the Blazers and they next will play against the Jazz. The team comes in after getting 25 points from Dirk and 13 rebounds from Tyson Chandler and they are 35-18 and third in the southwest division this season.

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