Vince Carter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench and Dirk Nowitzki totaled 21 points, nine rebounds and three assists as the Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the LA Clippers 109-103.

Clippers point guard Chris Paul posted a game-high 31 points to go along with four rebounds, a game-high nine assists and three steals while DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds and Blake Griffin totaled 18 points and 11 boards.