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Los Angeles Clippers clinched the 2nd seed after a win over Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference. Los Angeles Lakers have already retained the first spot and no opponent decided for them to play against in the playoffs.
Los Angeles Clippers 2nd seeds mean they will face the 7th seeded team in the West. Now there is Dallas Mavericks and they have the most efficient offense in the league. Clippers have all kinds of players in their team.
Los Angeles Clippers Strength :
Defense and Offense :
The defense is the main strength of the Clippers. They have players like Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Montrezl Harrell, Patrick Beverley, and some supportive players who can give a tough time to any player or any team on scoring. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are regarded as best two-way wing players like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Who can guard any position of the opposition team? Los Angeles Clippers are in the 5th place out of 30 teams in the NBA with a defensive rating of 107.9.
Clippers are also great on the other end with an offensive rating of 114.2 and they are in the 2nd place out of 30 teams in the League. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George both averaged more than 20 points per game this season. Kawhi Leonard scored 27.1 PPG and Paul George scored 21.5 PPG.
Supporting Cast :
Clippers have the best supporting cast in the name of Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams. This season Harrell scored 18.6 PPG with 7.1 rebounds, 0.6 steals, and 1.1 blocks which means he played very good at both ends- Offense and Defence. Lou Williams scored 18.2 PPG with 3.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists and he is the Sixth Man of the year. Now they both are selected this year for the sixth men of the year. They added Marcus Morris who is very good in defense and Riggie Jackson. Landry Shamet is also a very good player when it matters the most.
Coach :
Doc Rivers regarded as one of the best coaches of the NBA. He already won a title with the Boston Celtics. This season despite many injuries faced by his players, He managed Los Angeles Clippers very well.
Los Angeles Clippers' Weakness
There is no weakness in Clippers from the perspective of playing a game but the only issues with them are injury. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard missed so many games this season due to injury. Injury is the only major issue of the Los Angeles Clippers Team.
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Dallas Mavericks' Strength :
offense :
Dallas Mavericks are in the 3rd place in the offensive rating with the scoring of 117.2 PPG. Luca Doncic playing great, He scored 29 PPG with 9.5 RPG, 9 APG, 1 SPG, and 0.2 BPG. He is doing great in every aspect of the game only defense is the problem for him. K.Porzingis scored 20.4 PPG with 9.5 RPG, 2 BPG. Tim Hardaway Jr made 15.9 PPG. Burke and Curry did a great job for Dallas this season by scoring 12.7 and 12.5 PPG respectively. They don't have very good players like Clippers but they can surprise Clippers on their given night with their offense.
Dallas Mavericks Weakness :
Defense and Lack of experience of Playing in playoffs :
In the defense, they are way behind than any other team in the league than the top teams of the league. They have 110.9 defensive ratings as per NBA.com.
Luka Doncic and Porzingis are star players of Dallas Mavericks and they are playing their first playoff series in the NBA. J.J. Barea, Seth Curry, and Wright have played more than 300 minutes in the Playoffs from the 8 players.
Prediction :
Los Angeles Clippers have an advantage in many ways over Dallas in playoffs. They have more Playing experience in the playoffs than Dallas. The Clippers have two of the top 10 players in the league while Dallas has 2 best young stars of this generation but they lack experience. Only Luka, Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr- These 3 trio play at their highest level than they have a slight chance to stun Clippers in the Playoffs.
Some old Plays from Porzingis against Clippers :
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— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) August 7, 2020
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