Friday, January 20, 2012

Dallas Mavericks @ Los Angeles Clippers (January 18th, 2012)

Blake Griffin goes up for a dunk over Lamar Odom.

On Wednesday, the Clippers played the Mavericks and won 91-89. My uncle Brennan and I watched this game, and we made some pre-game predictions:

Winner
Brennan: Mavs
Mark: Clips

Score
Brennan: 96-90, Mavs
Mark: 90-80, Clips

Player of the Game
Brennan: Jason Terry
Mark: Blake Griffin

Mo Williams scored his first seven shots and finished off the game with 26. DeAndre Jordan got 19 points, with 9 rebounds on the side. Chris Paul didn't play again on Wednesday, missing his third straight game with a hamstring injury. Brian Cook also sat out for his third in a row, with a sprained left ankle. Going into the 2nd quarter, the Clippers were winning by 4 points. Going into the half, the Clippers were winning by 1 point. Going into the 4th quarter, the game was tied. It was close all the way. Caron Butler wasn't playing as good, missing his first 7 shots. This is how the last minute went. The Clippers were winning 88-86, when Terry scored a 3. It was 89-88 Mavs, when with 4 seconds left, Billups made a 3, bringing it to 91-89. There was 1 second left, but the Mavs missed their shot. Shawn Marion had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals. DeAndre Jordan got 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 5 blocks. Blake Griffin also did good, with 14 points, 17 rebounds, and 7 assists. Here's the stats:

Points Leaders
Clippers: Mo Williams, 26
Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, 17

Rebounds Leaders
Clippers: Blake Griffin, 17
Mavericks: Shawn Marion, 10

Assists Leaders
Clippers: Blake Griffin, 7
Mavericks: Jason Kidd, 10

Steals Leaders
Clippers: Randy Foye, 4
Mavericks: Shawn Marion, 3

Blocks Leaders
Clippers: DeAndre Jordan, 5
Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, 3

Here were the winners of my uncle and I's predictions:
Winner
Mark

Score
Brennan

Player of the Game
None of us

I thought the player of the game is DeAndre Jordan. Who do you think it is?

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