Luka Dončić had 45 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, his 80th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 143-133.
The Mavericks took control with a 33-13 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 19.
The Warriors got within 118-115 on Jonathan Kuminga’s alley oop dunk with 10:34 to play, but Kyrie Irving answered with a three-point play, and the Warriors got no closer than 125-120.
In the fourth quarter, Lindy Waters III had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Warriors scored 6 points off them.
Klay Thompson scored 29 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 9 for 14 shooting, and Irving added 21 points and 8 assists. The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers. Dončić assisted on 5 of Thompson’s 9 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points with 5 3-pointers, and Stephen Curry added 26 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) and 10 assists. Draymond Green scored 21 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Kuminga had 20 points and 6 assists. The Warriors had 4 20-point scorers.
The Mavericks shot 59.8% from the field and 51.2% from 3 to the Warriors’ 47.6% and 50.0%. The Mavericks made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by Thompson and 6 by Dončić. The Warriors made 27 3-pointers, 7 of them by Curry and 5 by Wiggins. They outscored the Mavericks 30-16 off turnovers. The Mavericks did not make a field goal in the last 3:52. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Warriors 73-53 in 21 minutes together.