Luka Doncic returns to score 39 points in Mavericks' 132-122 victory over Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 39 points in the second half in his return to the lineup and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 132-122 on Saturday night.
Doncic added 10 assists and eight rebounds after sitting out Thursday night at Minnesota because of soreness in his left quadriceps.
Dante Exum scored 19 points to help Dallas improve to 19-14. Josh Green had a season-high 18 and Dereck Lively II added 12 points and 14 rebounds.
“It was a great team win,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “It's hard to win in this building. ... Great group win, defensively and the offensively.”
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 25 points and seven assists. Chris Paul had a season-high 24 points and became the 37th player in NBA history to surpass 22,000 career points. The Warriors have lost three straight to fall to 15-17.
“We haven’t found that grit that every good team needs where you pull together and you just play for the group,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. “We’re not there yet. And that’s a problem. We’ve got great guys. I love every one of them. But until this team really connect in a way that is solely dedicated to winning each and every game, then we’re going to be stuck in this place.”
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a career-high 17 points for Golden State. Jonathan Kuminga had 16 and nine rebounds for his 12th straight game with at least 10 points.
Dallas used a 13-0 run early in the second quarter to open a 49-33 lead. Golden State responded with a 12-0 spurt to get within four.
Doncic scored 14 points in the third quarter to help the Mavericks open a 101-89 lead.
Curry and Paul hit consecutive 3-pointers to cut it to 119-114 with 2:47 remaining.
“They make their runs, we make our runs,” Green said. “Our goal is to make sure that we’re able to limit them. ... They’re an amazing team, great coach, so we knew it was going to come (down to) us being able to do the little things to close out of the situation.”
The Mavericks shot 55.7% and the Warriors 45.6%.
“The defense struggled all night,” Kerr said. “I mean, they scored 132 points and we just couldn’t stop them. Offensively, we were fine. You score 122, that should be enough.”
Dallas guard Seth Curry sat out because of an illness, while Kyrie Irving was out for the 12th straight game with a right heel contusion.
Warriors guard Gary Payton II returned after missing 13 games because of a strained right calf. He had two points in nine minutes.
UP NEXT
Mavericks: At Utah on Monday night.
Warriors: Host Orlando on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Trayce Jackson-Davis (Luka Doncic gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk (Stephen Curry assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:14 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point putback layup | 2-4 |
| 10:02 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running dunk | 4-4 |
| 9:32 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Warriors turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 7-4 |
| 9:12 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Stephen Curry misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 7-6 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-6 |
| 7:55 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point running layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 11-6 |
| 7:41 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Klay Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point reverse layup (Chris Paul assists) | 11-8 |
| 7:14 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point running layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 11-10 |
| 6:52 | | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 14-10 |
| 6:39 | | Stephen Curry misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Curry steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | Stephen Curry misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:15 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 16-10 |
| 5:35 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-10 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-10 |
| 5:16 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 18-13 |
| 5:01 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 21-13 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving hook shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 21-15 |
| 4:23 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running pullup jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 21-18 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 23-18 |
| 3:54 | | Brandin Podziemski shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-18 |
| 3:38 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 24-20 |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 27-20 |
| 3:08 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 30-20 |
| 2:42 | | Stephen Curry misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Kevon Looney personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point alley-oop layup (Josh Green assists) | 32-20 |
| 2:12 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving layup (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 32-22 |
| 2:05 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 1:58 | | Dario Saric misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Luka Doncic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point putback layup | 34-22 |
| 1:35 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Dario Saric offensive foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 1:34 | | Dario Saric turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | Dwight Powell misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-23 |
| 0:58 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:56 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:06 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis personal foul (Dwight Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Klay Thompson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:39 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point running layup (Dante Exum assists) | 36-26 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting dunk (Dario Saric assists) | 36-28 |
| 11:06 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround jump shot | 36-30 |
| 10:41 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Jaden Hardy personal foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 36-33 |
| 10:03 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Kuminga steals) | ||
| 9:30 | | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Dante Exum steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point running jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 39-33 |
| 9:01 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 42-33 |
| 8:36 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:28 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point running jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 45-33 |
| 8:03 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point pullup jump shot | 47-33 |
| 7:07 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | Gary Payton II misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 49-33 |
| 6:36 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | Dante Exum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot | 49-36 |
| 5:44 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Gary Payton II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:20 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Dante Exum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point running layup | 49-38 |
| 5:03 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Gary Payton II blocks Luka Doncic's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point running reverse layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 49-40 |
| 4:21 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:05 | | Josh Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot | 49-43 |
| 3:36 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point putback layup | 49-45 |
| 3:09 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 51-45 |
| 3:09 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 52-45 |
| 2:57 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 55-45 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point turnaround jump shot | 55-47 |
| 2:16 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 55-48 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 57-48 |
| 1:47 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Chris Paul blocks Luka Doncic's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 60-48 |
| 1:12 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point layup (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 60-50 |
| 1:03 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:01 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) |