Luka Dončić had 41 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, his 51st career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 116-113 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s 3-pointer answered Stephen Curry’s fadeaway 3-pointer and put the Mavericks back ahead for good with 1:49 left in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors got within 113-112 on Curry’s driving layup with 1:19 to play, but Dončić answered with a 14-foot fadeaway, and the Warriors got no closer than 115-113. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Klay Thompson missed a 28-foot 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Warriors 13-9. Josh Green scored 5 of the Mavericks’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Dončić had 3 of his 4 steals, all with the game within five points, and the Mavericks scored 5 points off them.
Hardaway scored 22 points with 5 3-pointers. Dončić assisted on 6 of Hardaway’s 8 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Curry scored 32 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Warriors committed 18 turnovers to the Mavericks’ 14. The Warriors’ starters were outscored 36-17 in 11 minutes together.