DALLAS — The Clippers left for this three-game road trip looking listless, losers of nine of their last 12, a preseason title contender suddenly contending for the play-in tournament.
They will return having received a jolt of energy after consecutive victories in Texas in which their offensive found direction and their defense found stops against one of the NBA’s most talented offenses.
With Paul George acting as the team’s de facto point guard in a new role and Kawhi Leonard scoring 30 points — his seventh consecutive game with at least 24 points — the Clippers edged above .500 with a dominant fourth-quarter showing to beat Dallas 112-98 at American Airlines Center.
