Kawhi Leonard on if he's been able to practice: 'Not really, I've just been rehabbing, trying to get on the floor. We've still got more games to play, more time to get better.'

Zu ended up at 33 minutes tonight and after early foul trouble, didn't commit another foul.

A bad game for Zubac and he was at 13 and 12. Probably needs to be north of 35 minutes every game from here on out.

Kawhi Leonard essentially confirmed that he didn’t do much on the court work before returning today.

Would expect today and maybe even Friday to be games where he really works the rust off and gets back to form.

What T Lue was talking about:

Clippers outpaced Mavs in points in paint, 2nd chances, points off turnovers, fast break points, opp. turnovers, offensive rebounds, midrange FGs made, and free throws made in Game 2.

But they were so damn bad shooting 3s. And that cost them HCA

Paul George: “Kawhi is one of the best in the world. He’s gonna find his rhythm. We’re gonna find our rhythm around him… I don’t like to look at moral victories. We lost… But it is great having No. 2 back out there with us.”

I think both teams are pretty happy with where they are at.
Dallas has HCA
Clippers know if they play well, they’ll win the series.

We played trash, had a chance to win, and didn’t. I trust them to be better and win the series. End of story.

Kawhi Leonard: “We’ve got to be better as a unit, overall. It starts with me. Even if I’m winded, I have to find a way.”

Kawhi Leonard says he wants to “keep getting a rhythm back.” He says the offense got stagnant so he hopes to get a rhythm with his teammates.

Through two games have felt that the Clippers defense has been really good. Their defensive approach to Luka and Kyrie has been mostly nails

Their problem is the offense. Even in game 1, the offense was problematic. But w/Kawhi in the fold, I think that'll figure itself out.

I feel no different about #RebelMoonTheScargiver as I did about Part 1. Entertained & intrigued but ultimately too frustrated with it to highly recommend. I'm hoping the director cuts blow my mind. At the very least they'll definitely be an improvement. Had fun tho.

The PJ-Kleber frontline duo has been great for the Mavs this season. +24.3 net rating in 428 regular season possessions.

They closed w/it tonight and were +16 in 13 minutes, including +9 the final 9.5 minutes. Gave them a 5-out offense + switch-all defense with tons of range.

This series is TIED going back to Texas

Mavericks win Game 2 96-93 to spoil Kawhi Leonard's return from injury

Paul George hit a meaningless 3 at the end, but this was the worst FG% game all year for the Clippers (36.8%)

Game 3 is Friday night in Dallas

The Clippers lose Game 2 by a final score of 96-93.

This was a very winnable game, even despite the poor shooting, but a 14-0 Mavericks run in the 4th quarter was a knockout blow for the Clippers.

That's a solid W for Dallas. Give them credit. Can't wait for Game 3

1-1. Sucks but it was always gonna be a long series. Try to get it back on Friday LAC.

The Clippers aren't looking good at all offensively right now. They've allowed a 9-0 Dallas run, and suddenly their 6 point lead becomes a 3 point deficit. It's been nothing but turnovers and perimeter offense.

I know this is lineup was tremendous for the Clippers in the regular season before Kawhi's injury, but may want to find a way to get Russell Westbrook in there.