The LA Clippers trounced the Dallas Mavericks 109-99 at the American Airlines Center to win the first of their back-to-back set on Monday. Tyroon Lue's men put up a complete team effort with seven players scoring in double-figures. Kawhi Leonard only shot 45% from the field but still led his side with 22 points.After a blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans the other day, the LA Clippers clamped down on defense against the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic had a poor shooting night but he still registered a triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists.LA Clippers took control early against the Dallas MavericksThe LA Clippers seemingly remembered the 51-point thrashing they received at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in late December and got out of the gates quickly in this one. They took an early 14-point lead but the hosts did enough to remain in touching distance at halftime.The Mavericks looked much better with a fit Kristaps Porzingis on the roster and the Twitterverse took note of that. Almost on cue, the 7'3 Latvian had a huge block on Kawhi Leonard.The Mavs are such a different team with Porzingis on the floor.— Draven ® Ⓜ️ (@deadswifty) March 16, 2021Porzingis being healthy and spry makes a world of difference for the Mavs.— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) March 16, 2021Unicorn vs. Klaw pic.twitter.com/QvU6KXKyb8— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 16, 2021Porzingis just blocked Kawhi's 3. omg— CelticsForum™ (@celticsforum) March 16, 2021Kawhi Leonard posterized Kristaps Porzingis to give LA Clippers a nine-point leadThe LA Clippers led the Dallas Mavericks 85-78 after three quarters of play. As the fourth quarter rolled along, the visitors continued their dominance and were unwilling to allow their opponents one final run to claw back into the game.Midway through the quarter, Leonard exacted revenge on Porzingis for his previous block with an in-your-face dunk on the Mavericks' big man.GOOD LORD, KAWHI Just abusing Porzingis. And that burst is still there ... pic.twitter.com/MwffvY7gIF— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) March 16, 2021KAWHI OH MYYYY— Jack (@Jackclippers) March 16, 2021YEAH KAWHI— Jamal Cristopher (@Clippers24seven) March 16, 2021Kawhi killed a man☠️☠️☠️— ClipperTalk (@ClipperTalk) March 16, 2021Dallas Mavericks kept digging themselves into a hole the whole nightThe Dallas Mavericks were playing catch-up for the entirety of the game. They would make several runs to make the contest more interesting but the LA Clippers had an answer each time.Luka Doncic was leftDoncic and Tim Hardaway Jr. attempted one last comeback in the final five minutes of the ballgame with clutch threes but the team overall was mostly shooting blanks.The Clips' ball movement was the major difference maker with several players touching the ball before someone would take a shot. Kawhi Leonard's defense was spectacular as well. He forced steals in crunch time and sealed the game at the charity stripe.The Mavericks could always blame the referees for the lack of free-throw attempts (five) but the Clippers shot just 11 free throws overall as well.Mavs have thrown away some big opportunities to make the clippers sweat this one out.— Niku Mistry (@MistryNBA) March 16, 2021Clips shooting better % on contested turnaround fadeaways than Mavs shooting wide open 3's.— Panda Hank (Nate Hinton Fan Account) (@pandahank41) March 16, 2021The Dallas Mavericks had a well-above-average night from behind the arc and the Clippers held them under 100 points.Kawhi made a TON of huge effort plays down the stretch and played 40 minutes.Yeah, I think LAC wanted that one.— Lucas (Vaccinated edition) (@LucasJHann) March 16, 2021Kawhi was a menace defensively. Clips made some timely shots in crunch time to put the Mavs away. The defense really bared its teeth at the end of the fourth to put the game away. Most importantly, Clips win!— Joseph Raya-Ward (@JosephRayaWard) March 16, 2021Kawhi Leonard’s defense and rebound was legit crazy tonight, my goodness. Prime Kawhi night.— Justin W. (@LAClippersFilm) March 16, 2021Mavs shot 41 3’s and 5 free throws. Basically they played Around the World and lost...— Tim Cowlishaw (@TimCowlishaw) March 16, 2021The NBA refs who officiated the Mavs and Knicks games tonight should be fired after tonight. 2 HORRIBLE calls on Luka and Randle that there is no excuse for. Do better— Bates Yoakum (@dropthebates) March 16, 2021Also Read: NBA Trade Rumors: Several teams chasing Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon, Detroit Pistons hoping for a second-round pick for Wayne Ellington