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West 1st Round - Game 5Series tied 2-2

Follow live: Clippers, Mavericks dueling for advantage

Game 5 winners in best-of-seven series tied 2-2 entering the game have won 82% of those series (188-42); the Mavericks are 7-1 in such series when winning Game 5, while the Clippers are 3-2.

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