Clippers defeat Mavericks to move within half a game of Jazz for fourth in West Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and J.J. Redick took turn providing the scoring punch during the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at Staples Center.

Mavericks steal a win at the finish from the Clippers Harrison Barnes made the go-ahead basket, then stole the ball from Blake Griffin with 3.9 seconds left as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 97-95, on Thursday night.

Five takeaways from the Lakers' 92-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks The Lakers (9-38) lost their sixth straight game, falling to the Dallas Mavericks (26-21) on Tuesday night.  Here are five takeaways from the Lakers' 92-90 defeat at Staples Center .

Kobe Bryant sits and the Lakers fall to the Mavericks, 92-90 The Dallas Mavericks were ahead of the curve. They were beating the Lakers before it became fashionable.

The Mavericks gambled on someone the Nets paid $27 million to leave, and it looks like a genius move The Mavericks scooped up Deron Williams after he was bought out by the Nets, and now he's thriving in Dallas.

Oh Huh, The Dallas Mavericks Might Be Good Again The Dallas Mavericks were lumped in with the Portland Trailblazers as teams most likely to drop out of the playoffs this year. They missed out on Texas natives DeAndre Jordan and LaMarcus Aldridge, then overpaid for Wesley Matthews. The Great Emoji W Read more ... ar was not kind to them. And yet here they are, with a 9-4 record, good for third in the Western Conference.

Lakers falter late and drop fifth in a row, 100-93 to Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks came into Staples Center on Sunday looking forward to the NBA playoffs . The Lakers came in looking forward to the NBA draft.

Mavericks rally late to defeat the Lakers, 100-93 Lakers played the Dallas Mavericks well for almost 42 minutes, holding a six-point lead with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter, but soon fell apart.

Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks preview The Lakers (16-45) return home on Sunday, after a three-game road trip, to host the Dallas Mavericks (40-24) at Staples Center.

Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks, 120-100 Before the Clippers played the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, J.J. Redick said the game could be a good barometer for the team.