Thompson makes 10 3-pointers, scores 39 as Warriors beat Mavericks 130-112
Klay Thompson scored 39 points (17 in the fourth quarter) with 10 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors went on a 13-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-112 for their seventh straight win.
The Mavericks went on a 16-6 run to lead 83-81 with 7:43 left in the third quarter. James Michael McAdoo’s free throw put the Warriors ahead for good with 6:41 left in the quarter. They pulled away to a 94-85 lead with 53 seconds left in the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Thompson had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Warriors run, and the Warriors scored 3 points off them.
Stephen Curry had 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), 9 rebounds and 10 assists, and Harrison Barnes added 20 points. Thompson scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and David Lee added 16 points and a season-high 16 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Warriors shot 50.5% from the field and 57.9% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 44.1% and 31.0%. The Warriors made 22 3-pointers, 10 of them by Thompson and 6 by Curry. The Mavericks outscored the Warriors 44-23 off the bench. The Warriors outscored the Mavericks 23-6 in 6 minutes with Barbosa, Livingston, Speights, Curry and Green on the floor together.