Dallas Mavericks @ LA Clippers
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA | Game ID: 22501156
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 39 26 24 27 116DAL 26 29 29 19 103
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Kawhi Leonard’s 34-point night lifts Clippers over Mavs after a blown 23-point lead
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Clippers recovered after blowing a 23-point lead to beat rookie Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks 116-103 on Tuesday night.
It was Leonard's 55th straight game with 20 or more points in the Clippers' first win in three tries against the Mavs this season.
Leonard played in his 62nd game, and he'll have to appear in the final three games of the regular season to reach 65 and be eligible for postseason awards such as league MVP and All-NBA honors.
Darius Garland added 22 points, Derrick Jones Jr . had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Brook Lopez had 11 rebounds for the Clippers.
After scoring 96 points in his previous two games, Flagg had 25 points and nine rebounds. The Mavs made 25 of 26 free throws, with Max Christie hitting 10 of 10. AJ Johnson had their lone miss late in the game. Marvin Bagley III had 21 points and nine rebounds off the bench.
The Mavs tied the game in the third and then took just their second lead, 80-77, on a basket by Ryan Nembhard . Leonard scored seven of the Clippers' final 11 points to send them into the fourth leading 89-84.
The Clippers scored 17 consecutive points to start the game. They extended the lead to 23 points on Lopez's 3-pointer. They shot 68% from the floor and went into the second ahead 39-26.
The Mavs responded with a 21-8 run to tie it up 47-all on Bagley's 3-pointer. Flagg was limited to one basket in the second.
From there, the Clippers closed with an 18-8 spurt to lead 65-55 at halftime. Leonard scored their final seven points on a 3-pointer, a basket off his offensive rebound and two free throws.
Up next Mavericks: Visit Phoenix Suns on Wednesday in the final back-to-back of the season.
Clippers: Host East-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday to complete a back-to-back.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
CC C. Christie
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NO N. Omier
SP S. Pedulla
TW T. Washington Jr.
DALAJ A. Johnson
CF C. Flagg
DP D. Powell
JP J. Poulakidas
KM K. Middleton
KT K. Thompson
MB M. Bagley III
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
RN R. Nembhard
TS T. Smith
LAC/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur