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The Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are two teams headed in different directions. The Clippers have opened the season playing at a high level as Chris Paul and Blake Griffin look to finally get the franchise into serious championship contention.Meanwhile, the Mavericks -- beset by injuries to key veterans such as Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams and Devin Harris -- own the worst record in basketball.It wasnt all that long ago that Mavs owner Mark Cuban had visions of Clippers center DeAndre Jordan pairing with forwards Chandler Parsons and Nowitzki and leading Dallas into a new era.That plan blew up in the summer of 2015 when Jordan backed out of his free-agent commitment to Dallas and returned to Los Angeles. And now Parsons is gone, too, leaving last summer for the Memphis Grizzlies.Wednesdays matchup lines up as a mismatch for the Clippers (13-2) against the Mavs (2-11), who have lost six in a row but are at least holding out hope that Nowitzki will be ready to play after missing the last eight games because of a sore right Achilles tendon.Well see how he feels in the morning, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said, according to the Dallas Morning News. I certainly hope hes getting close.Carlisle said Williams (calf) and Harris (toe) both participated in some parts of Tuesdays practice. Williams return date still isnt certain, and Harris will need at least another week before he sees game action.Not much more could be going wrong for a franchise that has made the playoffs in 15 of the last 16 seasons.For the Clippers, almost everything has been going right. Theyre coming off a 123-115 win over Eastern Conference contender Toronto that had Raptors coach Dwane Casey calling L.A. the best team in the league. Now the Clippers embark on a six-game trip that includes four East foes, including the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 1.Griffin has been spectacular, leading the Clippers at 21.9 points a game, shooting 52 percent and averaging 9.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists as his playmaking continues to improve.Blake is doing everything for us, Clippers coach Doc Rivers told the Orange County Register. The fact that he can bring the ball up and make decisions gives us another dimension offensively.Point guard Chris Paul, who has never advanced out of the second round in his career, is again putting up All-Star numbers: 18.4 points and 8.8 assists a game. Meanwhile, the 7-foot Jordan is averaging 10.8 points and 12.4 rebounds.Guard J.J. 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Jo Pavey battled back from the brink in her 10,000 metres final at the European Championships in Amsterdam to put herself firmly in the frame for Olympic selection.The 42-year-old mother of two, who was down in 11th at one stage at the Olympic Stadium, dug in over the final two laps to move through the field as her rivals faded and she came home in fifth place in 31 minutes 34.61 seconds.It meant Pavey surrendered the title she memorably won two years ago, with Yasemin Can winning gold, but of greater importance was the fact her time was inside the Olympic qualifying standard.Indeed, it was more than 47 seconds quicker than her gold medal-winning run in Zurich, the fastest time by a Briton this year and, perhaps crucially, more than 37 seconds quicker than her rival for the third and final spot on the team for Rio, Kate Avery, has run in 2016.Pavey would appear to be in the box seat to make history by becoming the first British track athlete to compete in five Olympics, but 24-year-old Averys status as a potential star of the future, even though she opted not to compete in Amsterdam, could count in her favour.Whatever news the selection announcement on July 13 brings, though, the fact that Pavey is right back in contention is a minor miracle.She has been hampered by a chest infection which ruined her chances of gaining automatic selection at Mays trials, while last month she travelled to a 10,000m race in Boston only to have it cancelled, meaning she had to race over 5,000m instead.Paveys roommate in Amsterdam, Jess Andrews, 19 years Paveys junior and whose spot in Rio is alreadyy secure, finished seventh in 31mins 38.dddddddddddd02secs.Dina Asher-Smith lived up to her billing as favourite for 200m gold by storming into the final in a seasons best 22.57s.The 20-year-old, bidding to land her first major senior title in the Dutch capital, looked to have plenty left in the tank as she cruised through the semifinals as the joint fastest qualifier.The history student, who does not have to contend with Hollands Dafne Schippers after the world champion opted to race only over 100m in front of her home crowd, ran a superb bend and was already well in front heading into the straight as she took 0.15s off her previous best this year.Greg Rutherford was pleased to blow away the cobwebs as he booked his place in the long jump final in his first competition for a month.The defending champion was relieved to discover the severe inner ear condition he sustained as a result of the whiplash injury he suffered last time out at the Birmingham Diamond League, which has caused him to lose hearing in his left ear, did not appear to affect his jumping.The 29-year-olds first-round leap of 7.93m was enough to book his place in Thursdays final. He followed it with two fouls, as swirling winds inside the stadium made controlling the run-up difficult, to qualify in eighth place.Elsewhere, Christine Ohuruogu in the womens 400m, Martyn Rooney in the mens 400m and Richard Kilty in the 100m all breezed through the opening rounds of their respective events. ' ' '