Los Angeles Clippers’ Ty Lue Fires Subtle Warning Ahead of Looming NBA Playoffs Battle vs Dallas Mavericks

Ty Lue, Los Angeles Clippers Ready for the Dallas Mavericks

During the postgame press conference following the loss to the Suns, Lue was asked about when he will start making plans for the matchup against the Mavericks.

“I’ve already started,” Lue said before getting up from his seat and calmly walking out of the room.

The Clippers and the Mavericks have faced each other in the playoffs twice in the last five years. In both first-round series, Los Angeles emerged victorious and eliminated Doncic and the Mavs in 2020 and 2021, respectively. However, things aren’t the same anymore since the last time these teams crossed paths in the postseason.

This time, Doncic is more mature and arguably playing in the best season of his career, thus far. He also now has Kyrie Irving as a running mate. As for the Clippers, they still have Paul George and Kawhi Leonard , albeit older. James Harden is also now part of the Clippers equation.

The Clippers have won two of three meetings against the Mavericks this season, though, they two squads have yet to share the floor since the calendar flipped to 2024.