Dallas Mavericks schedule breakdown and predictions for Orlando

Dallas Mavericks seeding game 4 vs. LA Clippers (44-20)

Date: Aug. 6

Time: 5:30 p.m. CT

TV: TNT/Fox Sports Southwest

Game four in Orlando pits Dallas against the Clippers. The Mavericks were held under 100 points only twice this season. The Clippers and Lakers are the only teams to accomplish that feat. They are two of the three title favorites heading into Disney World.

The two teams matched up twice before the suspension. The Clippers won both games including a 15-point blowout in Dallas in November. Kawhi Leonard has dominated Dallas. He had 28 and 36 points in the two meetings. Paul George did not play in the Clippers January win.

LA has managed to slow down both Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis in the two meetings. They throw Patrick Beverley, Leonard, and George on Doncic. It allows them to mix it up and keep the 21-year-old superstar guessing. Luka is 16 of 40 from the field against the Clippers this season.

Porzingis is the key for Dallas in this matchup. The Clippers lack the perfect one-on-one matchup. Coach Rick Carlisle and the Mavs need to exploit that mismatch in Orlando.

The Clippers have the Mavericks number this season. That does not change in Orlando.

Prediction: Clippers win 108-102

Next: Game 5