Quentin Grimes leads bench scoring barrage as Mavericks beat Clippers 113-97 without Luka Doncic

Quentin Grimes scored 20 points off the bench, 14 in the fourth quarter, and led eight Mavericks in double figures as Dallas beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-97 on Saturday night despite missing leading scorer Luka Doncic.

Doncic, fifth in NBA with 28.9 points per game game, missed his second straight game with a left heel contusion.

Klay Thompson scored 16 points, and Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie each had 15.

Irving, Dallas’ second-leading scorer who is averaging 23.9 points, missed the previous game with a sore shoulder.

During a stretch midway through the final period, Grimes hit consecutive 3-pointers and then was fouled from behind the arc on Dallas’ next shot, hitting all three free throws.

Norman Powell scored 28 points for the Clippers, who split a two-game series at Dallas. James Harden and Kevin Porter Jr. added every 19

The Mavericks outscored the Clippers 31-18 in the second period and led 54-40 at halftime, outscoring them 47.8% to 22.2%.

Takeaways

Clippers: Ivica Zubac had 13 points and 15 rebounds for his 19th double-double. Harden passed Tim Duncan to move into 16th place in NBA career scoring with 26,503 points.

Mavericks: Dereck Lively II had 11 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas improved to 6-2 without Doncic.

Key moment

Irving was 1 of 10 and 0 of 3 on 3-pointers before hitting a second-chance 3 with 1:07 to play in the first half. From that point, he shot 5 of 15 with two 3-pointers.

Key state

The Mavericks led in bench points 46-24 paced by Grimes, Daniel Gafford with 13 and Naji Marshall with 12.

Next

The Clippers wrap up a three-game road trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. The Mavericks will host the Portland Trail Blazers in the third game of a four-game homestand.