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DALLAS, TEXAS – Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket in opposition to Reggie Bullock #25 of the Dallas Mavericks within the third quarter at American Airlines Center on January 05, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo : Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
The Golden State Warriors had their two-game successful streak snapped on Wednesday, January 5, with a 99-82 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The Warriors share the very best slate within the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, with related 29-8 information.
Curry’s capturing woes proceed in loss to Mavs
Steph Curry struggled for the second consecutive sport, scoring 14 factors on 5 of 24 capturing from the sphere. He was abysmal from past the arc, lacking eight of his 9 3-point makes an attempt in opposition to the Mavs.
Curry is within the midst of a capturing hunch, connecting on simply 19.5 p.c (8 of 41) of his field-goal makes an attempt within the final two video games. That is Curry’s worst discipline objective share over a two-game stretch in his profession. Curry, who owns the document for probably the most threes within the NBA, missed 17 of his 19 makes an attempt from deep throughout that span. He managed to attain simply 23 factors throughout that stretch.
To make issues worse for Curry, he suffered a quad contusion within the loss to the Mavericks. Curry was seen hobbling throughout the second half however remained to complete the competition. Curry stated after the sport that the best way his damage feels proper now, he’s not optimistic about taking part in in New Orleans.
Head coach Steve Kerr echoed these sentiments, saying that there’s a probability Curry will not play within the sport in opposition to the Pelicans. Kerr stated that Curry has “got a pretty good quad contusion and those generally get worse overnight.” With the Pelicans sport approaching the second evening of a back-to-back, it’s greater than seemingly that Curry will sit that contest out.
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Doncic makes it a double celebration for Dallas
The Mavericks produced one among their greatest performances of the season on an evening they retired franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki’s No. 41 jersey. Four gamers scored in double figures for the Mavs, who prolonged their successful streak to a season-best 4 video games.
It will not be an entire shock that Dallas’ successful run has include the return of Luka Doncic. He missed 10 video games due to ankle and knee accidents, in addition to a constructive COVID-19 take a look at. Doncic has returned with a bang, with Dallas going 3-0 in his final three video games.
He crammed the stat sheet in opposition to the Warriors, scoring 26 factors, allotting eight assists, and grabbing seven rebounds. Doncic was aggressive from the get-go, making 10 of his 12 free throw makes an attempt. Dorian Finney-Smith and Jalen Brunson had been the opposite starters to attain in double digits, including 17 and 15 factors, respectively. Tim Hardaway Jr. delivered high quality minutes off the bench with 14 factors and three rebounds.
The Mavs managed to tug off the win with out Kristaps Porzingis, who was positioned on the league’s well being and security protocols. They had been wonderful on the defensive finish, limiting Golden State to simply 18 p.c capturing (5 of 28) from the 3-point space.
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