Win Again? 

Many were expecting the number one seed in the NBA to come out with a win against the reigning champs, the Mavs, but that isn't exactly what happen on monday February 13th. The LA Clippers were hoping to end their grammy road trip with a five to one winning record but that isn't exactly what happened. With a mix of Clippers' star, Blake Griffins struggle in free throws and Mavs star, Dirk Nowitzki's notorious fourth quarter, the Mavericks were able to clench the win and turn the Clippers' on the road record to four to two instead of five to one. 

Apart from Nowitzki and Griffin, Butler of the Clippers also had an impressive season high of twenty three points doing work on the floor. With the Clippers players doing really well throughout the game, the Dallas Mavericks needed to come up with something or another to pick up a win this game. Their solution came when they made twenty two points off of twenty one turnovers that the Clippers committed. Apart from this there was also a crazy turning point at the end of the game when the Mavericks were leading 94-92 and there were only five seconds. At that time Kidd threw the ball in-bounds but it was intercepted by the famous CP3 who passed it to Butler for a three but unfortunately Butler was off the mark by a tiny little bit and the Mavs got out safe. 

Beating the Clippers was a very big step for the Champs because the Clippers seem to be the biggest threat in the NBA this year. With their star players Blake Griffin, Caron Butler, and Chris Paul the Clippers seem to be taking down everyone in their way. With this win the Dallas Mavericks will definitely feel more confident about their standing among the best teams in the NBA. This win also further leaves the question open...will the Dallas Mavs win again?