Warriors Defeat Dallas Mavericks, Steph Curry Injures Leg

 Stephen Curry went down and the Golden Warriors as soon as once more needed to combat like loopy to shut out a recreation.

Curry had 21 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds earlier than injuring his left leg defending a drive late within the third quarter, and the defending NBA champions defeated Dallas 119-113 on Saturday evening and the undermanned Mavericks staff was lacking injured star Luka Doncic.

The Warriors stated X-rays for Curry have been unfavorable, and he can have an MRI examination.

“Any time a man’s going to get an MRI there’s a priority stage, for certain,” coach Steve Kerr stated. “So we’ll simply have to attend and see the outcomes.”

Draymond Inexperienced added 17 factors, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, whereas JaMychal Inexperienced scored 14 factors and Jonathan Kuminga and Donte DiVincenzo every had 13 in one other massive efficiency by the bench that helped Golden State construct a 40-23 lead after the primary.

Then, the Warriors needed to maintain on on the finish once more.

“I feel once we get down the stretch we cease doing the issues that labored,” Draymond Inexperienced stated. “When you may have one thing that works all recreation lengthy you don’t go away from it.”

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 factors, Tim Hardaway Jr. 22 and Dorian Finney-Smith 18 factors to guide the Mavs, who had received two straight and three of 4. They’d received the final three going through the Warriors and 10 of 12 general within the collection.

However Doncic accounts for 33.4 factors, 8.9 rebounds and eight.2 assists per recreation for Dallas. He bruised his proper heel within the third quarter of 111-106 house victory towards New Orleans on Thursday evening. Coach Jason Kidd stated Doncic additionally would miss Monday’s recreation at Utah then the staff would see how he’s progressing.

The Warriors have struggled closing out video games and let the Mavericks get inside 116-111 on Hardaway’s 3-pointer with 1:28 left however pulled it off even with No. 30 watching.

“I’m thrilled with the win, however I’m dissatisfied with the way in which we closed the sport so we’ve acquired to do higher,” Kerr stated.

Dinwiddie moved into the beginning lineup for Doncic and shot 9 for 17, receiving a technical on the 6:10 mark of the opening quarter after an offensive foul was known as towards him.

Draymond Inexperienced and Klay Thompson every began for the defending champions after coming into the sport listed as questionable; Inexperienced with a proper calf tightness and Thompson a non-COVID sickness. Thompson scored 14 factors.

Dallas started a second five-game street journey in a couple of month. It marked the Mavs’ first go to to Chase Middle for the reason that Warriors superior to the NBA Finals with a Sport 5 win of their Western Convention closing matchup.

Golden State made 5 of its first 8 pictures to leap forward 11-2 and pressure a Mavericks timeout 2:36 into the sport.

Dallas received the primary assembly this season 116-113 in November.