What history can tell us about the future of the Mavericks-Clippers series
by ESPN
ESPN— Clippers-Mavericks Game 1 painted a very different picture than how each team finished the regular season. What can history tell us about teams peaking -- or fading -- post All-Star break, and what does it mean for the playoffs?
Los Angeles Times—Patt Morrison: Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides can tell us a lot about L.A. history. Oh-so-many millennia ago, the Palos Verdes Peninsula arose like Aphrodite, beautiful and dripping wet, from the sea. All right, so it didn’t happen exactly that way. The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County. And geology has had a hand in its recent slip-sliding dangers too. (Poseidon: Don’t blame me, mortals!) As the winter rains...
www.dglobe.com—Can the Vikings history of first-round picks tell us anything about the team's plans for the 2024 draft?. The speculation could come to an end Thursday night in the draft, perhaps before the Vikings are on the clock if they choose to jump up the draftboard to select a player.
www.mavs.com—Mavericks' rally falls short as Clippers level series 2-2 - The Official Home of the Dallas Mavericks. An epic comeback bid by the Mavericks came up just short on Sunday afternoon in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers.