The Dallas Mavericks (5-15) remain in Los Angeles Saturday to take on the Clippers (5-14). Both teams are coming off close losses; Dallas fell to the Lakers on Friday night, 129-119 and the Clippers couldn’t pull one out against the Grizzlies at home despite 39 points from Kawhi Leonard, losing 112-107.

Roughly a quarter of the way through the season, both the Clippers and Mavericks have been wildly disappointing relative to expectations. We know the deal with Dallas: they don’t have playmaking off the dribble and their vaunted big men group can’t stay healthy. They don’t have enough shooting either. The Clippers came into the season with sky-high expectations. They closed last year well and made roster improvements in the offseason. But it turns out having an incredibly old team in aggre

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