Los Angeles Clippers Win Home Opener, Beating the Dallas Mavericks, 104-88
October 31, 2015
The Los Angeles Clippers won its home opener, beating the Dallas Mavericks, 104-88, to the delight of Clipper Nation and to the chagrin of Maverick fans still smarting from the Jordan deal gone bad. What deal you ask….here is a quick recap: Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (aka DJ) as a free-agent verbally agreed to a four-year $80 million contract with the Mavericks only renege on it after a visit from Clippers coach Doc Rivers, and Clipper teammates Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, and JJ Reddick. At the end of their visit, DJ was a Maverick no more opting to remain a