Five takeaways from the Clippers' 104-101 win over Dallas

Five takeaways from the Clippers’ 104-101 win over Dallas

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Clippers DeAndre Jordan and Mavericks Salah Mejri battle for a rebound.

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CLippers Tyronne Wallace blocks the shot of Mavericks Dwight Powell in second half action.

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Clippers center DeAndre Jordan battles with Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber for a rebound in the third quarter on Feb. 5.

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Clippers guard Avery Bradley battles for a loose ball with Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell, right, in the third quarter on Feb. 5.

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Clippers guard Avery Bradley battles for a loose ball with Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell, right, in the third quarter.

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Mavericks guards Yogi Ferrell (11) and Dennis Smith Jr. battle for a loose ball against Clippers’ Danilo Gallinari (8) and DeAndre Jordan in the first quarter on Feb. 5.

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Clippers center DeAndre Jordan grabs a rebound in front of Mavericks forward Dwight Powell in the first quarter on Feb. 5.

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Clippers center DeAndre Jordan and Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber battle for loose ball in the first quarter on Feb. 5.

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Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. dribbles past Clippers guard Avery Bradley on Feb. 5 at the Staples Center.

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Mavericks guard Jose Barea is fouled by Clippers guard Tyronne Wallace in the second quarter on Feb. 5.

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By Broderick Turner

Staff Writer

Feb. 6, 2018 10:55 AM PT

Here are some things we learned from the Clippers’ 104-101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.

1. More and more, the Clippers are seeing what Danilo Gallinari has to offer.

Gallinari scored a season-high 28 in the Clippers’ win at Staples Center, and he was very efficient in doing so — going nine for 13 from the field and an impressive four for five from three-point range.

It was the third time this season Gallinari has scored 20 points or more in a game. He had nine points in the decisive fourth quarter, making all six of his free throws.

2. Tobias Harris had another strong outing for the Clippers.

In just his second game with the team since being acquired from the Detroit Pistons, Harris had 19 points as the starting small forward.

He had a rough night shooting the three-pointer, going one-for-five, but he still was an effective player. He added five rebounds, two assists and three steals in 35 minutes, one second of play.

3. By staying ready and keeping his head in the game, reserve Sam Dekker had a stellar game for the Clippers.

Dekker had 10 points and three rebounds. He was four-for-seven from the field and two-for-two from three-point range.

Dekker didn’t play Saturday against the Chicage Bulls, but he was prepared to play Monday night, finishing the game with a plus-12 in the plus-minus category.

4. The Clippers will need to improve their three-point defense. They allowed the Mavericks to make 40.5% of their three-pointers.

5. Again, by taking care of the basketball, the Clippers gave themselves a chance to win.

broderick.turner@latimes.com

Twitter: @BA_Turner