Dallas Mavericks: Game 15 Reaction

Mavs @ Clippers

Missed opportunities. That's the take-away from the Mavs @ Clips game tonight. Missed points, missed second-chance points, and a missed goal-tending call on the very first Mav's possession made the difference.

Also, a Chris Paul-less Clippers, made up by a very strong outing from Mo Williams.

Delonte West put together a very nice game tonight with 17 points, matching the ailing Dirk's total. And Mahinmi contributed another 13. But Mo Williams returned to play for L.A. with a very nice 26 points. And Chauncey provided the dagger to the heart with 5 of 11 on 3-pointers, including the game winner with less than 4 seconds to go in regulation. Which makes it 2-for-2, in as many games, on this L.A. swing, sending Dallas to loss in the closing seconds on the opposing team's Hail Mary 3-point shot.

It was a beauty.

Barely seconds earlier, Terry hit a three to put Dallas up 89-88. But it left five seconds on the clock. Much like this last weekend's NFC Divisional game between New Orleans and San Francisco, it was just too much time for the other team.

And even though this was the third game in three nights for the Clips, including a blow-out loss at Utah last night, they looked ready to play and win.

But it was a good game. Especially to see in-person. Largest lead by either team was nine points. The Mavs went on a 14-5 run at one point to tie it.

The biggest take-away? Even the folks in L.A. don't like the Kardashians. No less than four separate times did the court-side Khole, Kim, and their mother show up on the jumbo-tron, each time met with a thunderous chorus of "boos." Those ladies must have thick skin, because, while they may not listen, I know they aren't deaf.

But the game itself was thoroughly enjoyable to witness in-person, despite the ultimate turn-out for a Dallas fan.