The Los Angeles Clippers end their first back-to-back-to-back stretch of the season Wednesday night as they host the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center. Here are the relevant details of Wednesday's nationally televised game:
Records: Clippers 7-4, Mavericks 8-6
Location: Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles
Time: 7:30 p.m. PST
TV: Prime Ticket locally, with Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith on the call; ESPN nationally, with Dan Shulman, Hubie Brown, and Ric Bucher on the call
Offensive Efficiency: Clippers, 106.6 points per 100 possessions (seventh in NBA); Mavericks, 100.2 (22nd)
Defensive Efficiency: Mavericks, 95.8 (2nd in NBA); Clippers, 105.9 (23rd)
Going Streaking: Dallas has beaten the Clippers in 10 straight meetings, including each of their last five games and seven of their last eight at Staples Center. The Mavericks have beaten the Clippers in 16 of their last 17 meetings overall, and have won nine straight games against them in Dallas.
Home Cooking: The Clippers are 6-1 at home this season and have won six straight contests at Staples Center since a loss to the Chicago Bulls in their home opener. The Clippers are 22-6 in their last 28 home games, dating back to last season. One of those six losses came at the hands of Dallas, a 106-100 defeat on March 30, 2011.
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