NBA pre-season: Four things to watch as the Clippers and the Mavericks clash

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks play their pre-season finales Thursday at Rogers Arena , their final dress rehearsals before the NBA season tips off next week. Here’s four things to watch:

But whatever he was thought of before — quiet, soft-spoken, focused and intense — he also proved himself to be a shrewd businessman, luring Paul George away from the Oklahoma City Thunder to join him in L.A. and shake up the league’s power structure. In the 27 seasons since moving to L.A. from San Diego, the highest they finished in the Pacific Division was sixth, one of just four times they made the post-season. That changed in the era of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, and despite having the NBA’s third-best record from 2012-13 to 2016-17 and making the post-season six straight years, the nucleus was broken up.

Add in Leonard and George, , and the balance of power has shifted in the Western Conference. The litmus test comes next Tuesday, when they “host” fellow Staples Centre tenant LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers.With a move to Inglewood in the near future — 2024 is the target date for a new stadium — the Clippers have been busy rebadging the franchise. On Tuesday, they appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in their new uniforms, which set twitter ablaze.

“That’s who we do it for — the people in the back. The blue-collar people who don’t have a lot given to ’em, and work for everything that they deserve,” he said. “That’s what we’re doing right now.”— LA Clippers October 15, 2019DON’T FORGET DALLASWith all the attention on L.A., their opposition Thursday almost seems to be an afterthought. But the Mavs boast two of the best young players on the planet in Kristaps Porziņģis and reigning rookie-of-the-year Luka Doncic.

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