LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley will be out for Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks.
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00:00The L.A. Clippers will again be without starting guard Patrick Beverly in Friday's Game 3
00:05against the Dallas Mavericks.
00:06Beverly, who will miss his second game in a row in this series, was officially listed
00:10as doubtful heading into tonight's contest.
00:12Doc Rivers previously said that he would likely be a game-time decision, but has since clarified
00:16his status, saying, quote, he's not available today.
00:19He's getting better, I guess, would be the best way to phrase it.
00:22Rivers wouldn't say who'd be starting in Beverly's place, but did note that Landry
00:26Shamit would play more in Game 3, saying, quote, Landry just needs to play more and
00:31needs more timing.
00:32He missed basically the entire camp due to COVID and the impact of that.
00:36We're just trying to get him right.
00:37He's close, I can tell you that, and he'll play more tonight.
00:41Reggie Jackson got the starting nod in Game 2, but it's hard to see that happening again
00:45given his and the team's performance in that game.
00:48Jackson's starting group struggled to produce offensively in the first quarter of Wednesday's
00:51contest and he was negative on defense all night long.
00:54He did manage to knock down three triples in a row at one point in the game, but otherwise
00:58shot one of the six from the floor.
00:59Shamit, on the other hand, played 18 minutes and logged two points, two assists, and a
01:04rebound.
01:05It seems that Beverly could be back in the lineup soon, hopefully as soon as Sunday's
01:09can participate in Game 4, but it's hard to say exactly when at this point.
01:13One thing is for sure, though, and that's that LA has struggled all season without Beverly
01:16in the rotation, and the team must find a way to survive without him if they're going
01:19to win this series.
01:21The Clippers and Dallas Mavericks will take the floor at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday
01:25night.
01:26The game will air on TNT and Fox Sports Prime TV.