Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 factors as a part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned again the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday evening in San Francisco.
Thompson completed with a season-best 29 factors and Kyrie Irving tossed in 21 to enrich eight assists for the Mavericks, who gained for the eighth time of their previous 9 video games.
Andrew Wiggins went for a team-high 29 factors, Stephen Curry posted 26, Draymond Inexperienced added 21 and Jonathan Kuminga had 20 for the Warriors, who beat the Mavericks 120-117 on Nov. 12 however have gained simply 5 instances in 14 video games since.
The Warriors introduced earlier than the sport that they’d acquired Dennis Schroder from the Nets for De’Anthony Melton and Reece Beekman. The deal additionally included 4 second-round picks exchanging palms, with Brooklyn receiving three of them.
Doncic buried a 3-pointer virtually two minutes into the sport because the Mavericks, who trailed momentarily at 3-2, pulled away from Golden State and had been by no means caught.
Dallas constructed a 13-point lead on the power of a 46-point first quarter, solely to see the Warriors counter with 41 factors of their very own within the second interval to get inside 81-74 on the break.
The Mavericks reached the century mark slightly below 4 1/2 minutes into the third quarter en path to their highest level whole of the season. They’d reached 137 factors twice beforehand in wins in opposition to the Portland Path Blazers and the Washington Wizards.
The Warriors, who additionally acquired to 100 factors within the third, got here up wanting their season excessive of 140.
Doncic posted his third triple-double of the season, additionally supplying 11 rebounds and 13 assists to go together with three steals and two blocks. He went 6-for-11 on 3-pointers, whereas Thompson went 7-for-11 from deep. As a crew, the Mavericks made 21 threes on 41 makes an attempt.
Quentin Grimes added 14 factors, P.J. Washington had 13 and Daniel Gafford collected 10 whereas additionally grabbing 9 rebounds for Dallas, which shot 59.8 p.c total.
The Warriors misplaced regardless of outscoring the company 81-63 from past the arc. Curry went 7-for-13 from deep and had a team-high 10 assists, whereas Wiggins and Inexperienced every went 5-for-9 on 3-point tries.
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