What we learned as Warriors come up short in shootout with Mavs

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What we learned as Warriors come up short in shootout with Mavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SAN FRANCISCO – Too much Luka Dončić, too little time for the Warriors on Sunday night at Chase Center in a 143-133 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

What a difference in styles one game makes. A few days after a 91-90 early exit in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the Warriors trailed the Mavericks 81-74 through the first two quarters as defense apparently was optional.

Offense wasn’t an issue for the Warriors. For the first time all season, the Warriors had four players score 20 or more points. Andrew Wiggins scored a team-high 29 points, followed by 26 from Steph Curry, 21 from Draymond Green and 20 from Jonathan Kuminga.

The Warriors’ 3-point shooting kept them in the game all night. It’s also nearly impossible to win when a superstar like Dončić has a 45-point, 11-rebound, 13-assist triple-double where he misses only seven shots and just two two-pointers.

Klay Thompson in his second game against the Warriors dropped 29 points, including 13 big ones in the fourth quarter.

Here are three takeaways from the Warriors’ loss to the Mavs.

Cool Hand Luka

However the Oklahoma City Thunder corralled Dončić into scoring just 16 points in Dallas’ previous game, the Warriors didn’t get the memo. From start to finish, Dončić did whatever he wanted against Golden State’s defense.

Dončić scored 15 points in the first quarter, 13 in the second and another 13 in the third quarter to give him a season-high 41 going into the fourth. He also already was at a triple-double with 10 rebounds and 10 assists and had only missed three shots – all being 3-pointers.

He isn’t the fastest, he isn’t the most athletic or explosive, yet Dončićs body control and eye manipulation is second to none. He has been a pro since before he could drive, and it shows every time he steps on the floor.

The first time the Warriors faced the Mavs, they held him to 31 points, which sounds comical. He was contained because Dončić only made two of his 10 3-point attempts. His hot start Sunday night simply was too much to…

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Publish date : 2024-12-16 04:24:00

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