NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Clippers vs Mavericks change in the NBA playoff race?
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 22, 10:00 KST)American Airlines Center, Dallas
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Clippers win
- MavericksMagic 72→-
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 1 of 3 this season
Clippers 0Mavericks 0
Before this game
- Nov 21 Clippers @ Mavericks (Scheduled)
- Feb 7 Clippers @ Mavericks (Scheduled)
- Mar 22 Mavericks @ Clippers (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Clippers
- Bradley BealOut
- Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
- Brandon IngramOut
- Jordan MillerOut
- Isaiah JacksonOut
Mavericks
- Dereck Lively IIOut
- Tarik BiberovicOut
- Sergio De LarreaOut
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.