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DALLAS -- The Los Angeles Clippers have not tired of inflicting fourth-quarter pain on the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final period to beat the Mavericks 109-103 on Thursday night. Los Angeles has won all three meetings thus far, with second-half rallies in each game. Each meeting has also featured plenty of emotion. On Thursday, the teams combined for six technical fouls charged to players on the floor, three on each team. "We need to start playing like that more often, to tell you the truth," Chris Paul said after leading Los Angeles with 31 points, a night after going 0 for 12 in a two-point loss in New Orleans. "We knew it was going to be a playoff-type game. Theyre not just playing for their playoff lives; were trying to gear up for the playoffs, too." The Clippers got double-doubles from Blake Griffin (18 points, 13 rebounds) and DeAndre Jordan (16 points, 15 rebounds). Los Angeles maintained its one-game lead over Houston for third place in the Western Conference. Vince Carter scored 23 points off the bench for the Mavericks, going 4 for 5 on 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points but only two in the fourth quarter. "Its tough. Its very frustrating," Carter said. "But we fought like hell to give ourselves a chance to win, and thats all you can do." Samuel Dalembert was questionable going into the game for Dallas because of a stiff back. He started, played 22 minutes and led the Mavericks with 11 rebounds -- all in the first half. The loss dropped Dallas a half-game behind Phoenix and into ninth place in the tight race for the final playoff berths in the West. The score was tied at 81 going into the final period before the Mavericks ran off the first 10 points. Los Angeles chipped away and tied it at 101 on a drive by Griffin. Dallas then committed a backcourt violation when a pass from Nowitzki back to Jose Calderon near midcourt went astray. Griffin followed with a spinning runner to give the Clippers the lead for good at 103-101. Griffin was pleased with the defence that he played on Nowitzki, who was 7 for 15 from the floor. "For the past how many years, everything Ive heard is the things I couldnt do," he said. "One of the many things I cant do is play defence. "I take pride in the things I cant do. I just use that as motivation." The Clippers victory Thursday was their least dramatic in the series so far. They outscored the Mavericks 16-2 down the stretch to win by seven points in the first meeting on Jan. 5. Twelve days later, they rallied from 17 points down to win by two. A shoving match broke out early in the third quarter after the Mavericks brought the ball into the forecourt. Paul pushed Dallas Shawn Marion, who knocked into the Clippers Matt Barnes while falling over the end line. Barnes and Marion then had words, and Barnes shoved Marion. Paul, Marion and Barnes were all assessed technical fouls. "I just think its been a heated battle," Barnes said. "They had us down in the fourth three times, and theyre playing for the playoffs." Clippers coach Doc Rivers noted his team responded after Wednesday nights last-minute loss to the depleted Pelicans. "You could see our guys were fresh," Rivers said. "In a joking way, we should have been fresh because we didnt use a lot (Wednesday) night." The Mavericks are 3-3 on a franchise-record, eight-game homestand, having opened the stretch in seventh place with a 1 1/2-game cushion on ninth-place Phoenix. "Its basically the next game becomes the most important game of the year," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "Thats just how it is going to be, every one down the stretch." The Mavericks will then close the season with five road games among their final seven. That includes one more game against the Clippers, at Staples Center on April 3. "We have one more chance," Calderon said. "Hopefully, next week maybe we can beat these guys." NOTES: The Clippers J.J. Redick, out since early February with a back injury, said he hopes to return before the end of the season. . Nowitzki, a 91.8 per cent shooter from the free throw line going into the game, was 6 for 10, equaling his most misses this season. Onitsuka Tiger Mexico Delegation . He never mentioned anything about his hitting. The 33-year-old right-hander had success with both Sunday, pitching six solid innings and helping the offence-starved Mets with an RBI single as New York salvaged a doubleheader split with a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scontate Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Uomo/Donna Argento/Beige THL7C2-9399 . The Montreal Canadiens goaltender has won three of his four games since returning from a lower-body injury that kept him out from the end of the Olympic break until March 15. http://www.scarpeonitsukatiger.it/onitsuka-tiger-mexico-66.html . The underachieving franchise finished 17th in the 19-team league with a 6-17-11 record this season. "Our soccer team is absolutely in complete disarray," said Leiweke, drawing laughs during an Empire Club luncheon speech about the future of MLSE teams and plans to improve them. Asics Gel Nimbus 17 Uomo . - This win was more the New Jersey Devils style. Onitsuka Tiger MEXICO 66 - Sneakers Basse - Bianche/Blu Scuro D507L-0152 . The Indians scored twice in the top of the ninth, getting the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by closer Matt Lindstrom. Axford (0-1) came in seeking his fifth save in as many chances.Which are the most credible Manchester United transfer rumours right now? Sky Sports has teamed up with Football Whispers to bring you the most up-to-date transfer talk as Jose Mourinho looks to improve his squad ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.Football Whispers have developed a unique algorithm to take all of the transfer rumours from across the globe and calculate the likelihood of them happening. They track transfer stories and give them a score out of 5.0, with the hottest Whispers closest to 5.0.Here are the top three:1. Paul Pogba (Juventus) - 4.6Sky sources revealed on Thursday that Manchester Uniteds executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward had begun negotiations that could see Pogba return to Old Trafford in a world-record deal worth £100m, underscoring Pogbas position at the top of the Football Whispers charts. Pogba once again tops Football Whispers list for transfer rumours Despite Pogbas agent, Mino Raiola, saying initial talks with Real Madrid had taken place, and Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague adding that Madrid is the players preferred destination, we understand the European champions are out of the running for his signature.But there were further developments on Monday as the players agent told The Times that the France international could end up staying at Juventus, adding another twist in this long-running transfer saga.Mourinho has just one of his four summer targets left to pursue, but can the Portuguese prove his worth in the transfer market and convince Pogba to return to Old Trafford?2. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) - 1.8Mourinho is also understood to be keen on being reunited with Chelseas holding midfielder at Old Trafford next season, with this rumour now at No 2 on the Football Whisper charts. Could Nemanja Matic swap Chelsea for Man Utd this summer? However, the Serbia international, 27, is contracted to the west London club until the summer of 2019, so the Red Devils may have to splash the cash in order to lure him to the north west.3. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) - 1.6 Raphael Varane is a long-term target for United and Mourinho is a big fan following his time coaching the defender at Real Madrid. France international centre-back Raphael Varane has been linked with a move to Maanchester United from Real Madrid However, Los Blancos have handed Varane the No 5 shirt for the new season, hinting at a more prominent role that could halt any possible move to the Theatre of Dreams.dddddddddddd Hottest Man Utd whispers - Saturday, July 16 Player Club FW rating (out of 5) Paul Pogba Juventus 4.6 Nemanja Matic Chelsea 1.8 Raphael Varane Real Madrid 1.6 Cesc Fabregas Chelsea 1.5 Toni Kroos Real Madrid 1.2 James Rodriguez Real Madrid 1.1 Blaise Matuidi Paris Saint-Germain 1.0 Dont forget to follow the most up-to-date information around the clock with the Sky Sports Transfer Centre Also See: Transfer Centre Latest transfer news Paper Talk Man Utd fixtures ' ' '