Stephen Curry scored 37 points (all 10 of a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Golden State Warriors went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-117.
The Mavericks went on a 23-9 run to lead 112-105 with 4:33 left in the fourth quarter. Curry’s driving layup put the Warriors ahead for good with 1:50 left. He scored 10 points during the run, and they led 118-114 with 27 seconds left.
The Mavericks got within 118-117 on Quentin Grimes’ step-back 3-pointer with 21 seconds to play, but Curry answered with 2 free throws, and the Mavericks got no closer.
Curry’s 28-foot step-back 3-pointer with 27.5 seconds left made it 118-114. The Mavericks had the ball down 3, but Luka Dončić missed a step-back 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Mavericks 10-7. Curry (Clutch Player of the Year, 2023-24) scored all 10 of the Warriors’ points on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Mavericks, Dončić had 31 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Klay Thompson added 22 points with 6 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving had 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Warriors grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Mavericks’ 8 and outscored them 42-22 off the bench. The Mavericks turned it over 18 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Warriors outscored the Mavericks 28-11 in 7 minutes with Curry, Green, Wiggins, Melton and Kuminga on the floor together.