The Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal-round series in Orlando on Monday night.

The Mavericks (43-32) enter the postseason as the No. 7 seed and are coming off a 3-5 stint in their seeding games. Dallas dropped its final two games of the regular season, but it already had a playoff spot in hand played without some key pieces. Their most recent time on the court resulted in a 128-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Boban Marjanovic, who started for Kristaps Porzingis (heel), and Luka Doncic co-led the Mavericks with 18 points, with Marjanovic adding 20 rebounds and three assists. Justin Jackson was the only other double-digit scorer for Dallas, contributing 13 points in 29 minutes off the bench. Seth Curry and Tim Hardaway had matching eight-point, two rebound tallies.

The Mavericks will list Porzingis (heel) as probable for Monday's game.

The Clippers (49-23) check into the playoffs in the No. 2 slot in the Western Conference after having forged a 5-3 record in their seeding games, and they'll get a pivotal infusion of talent in the form of Montrezl Harrell, who's returned to the Orlando bubble after previously exiting due to the death of his grandmother. Los Angeles toppled the Oklahoma City Thunder, 107-103, in their most recent game, despite playing with a makeshift roster. Terance Mann led the Clippers with 25 points, adding 14 rebounds, nine assists and two steals. Amir Coffey supplied 21 points, four assists, two rebounds, four steals and one block. Patrick Patterson generated a 17-point, 14-rebound double-double. JaMychal Green provided 13 points and eight boards, while Rodney McGruder and Joakim Noah each turned in nine points along with 11 and six rebounds, respectively.

The Clippers will list Patrick Beverley (calf), Landry Shamet (foot) and Harrell as questionable for Monday's contest.

Monday's game marks the fourth overall meeting between the teams this season and postseason. The Clippers won the season series by a 3-0 margin, notching 114-99, 110-107 and 126-111 victories on Nov. 26, Jan. 21 and Aug. 6, respectively.