In the NBA regular season, the Warriors hosted the Mavericks, and Kerr changed the lineup again in order to deal with the Mavericks center Lively, replacing Looney with TJD as the starter, and Paul also returned to the starter, and the other three Curry, Klay and Kuminga remained unchanged. The Mavericks started Doncic, Exum, Hardy, Jones and Lively.
In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors' starting set was targeted at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and although they started the game 4-0, they were beaten on an 11-2 run after the Mavericks found their rhythm to the game. Curry and Klay still had a terrible hand and missed shots. After a timeout, Kerr switched to a center. Instead, it was Looney and Kuminga who helped the Warriors score.
After the Warriors made personnel adjustments, under the leadership of Wiggins, they finally helped the Warriors score, and Klay also made mid-range shots, but the defensive end could not limit the opponent at all, and was rushed by the Mavericks, and the difference was quickly stretched to more than 10 points. The Warriors then used a joint defense, which slightly limited the Mavericks' offense, and after Paul hit a three-pointer, the Warriors trailed the Mavericks 26-34 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks rotated lineup with a three-point hand, Kuminga scored four points in a row, Paul also hit three points, and the Warriors approached the score 7-2 in a wave. After Klay made a pass error, the Mavericks converted a three-pointer and finally made a shot. Saric didn't feel good in this game, and he didn't score any three points in the open position. After the Mavericks' first three-point shot, they were out of control, and Exum and Gwee made consecutive three-pointers, and the difference was stretched to 14 points.
Curry made a mistake when he got back on the court, but fortunately he finally made a three-pointer!Podemski converted to an offensive layup and scored, the Warriors chased five points in a row, Kidd immediately called a timeout, switched to Doncic, and let Payton give a hat in the first round!In the second round, the hermit didn't hit three points defensively, and I have to say that Payton Jr.'s single defense ability is really strong.
After Curry continued to shoot three-pointers, Wiggins scored on a rebound, the Warriors went on a 12-0 run, and then Doncic used the block and split the misplaced single to make it two and one, which helped the Mavericks break the scoring deadlock, and then Doncic attracted the defense, and Josh Green made an empty three-point shot. The margin was stretched to about 10 points, and the Warriors trailed the Mavericks 54-63 at halftime.
In the third quarter of the game, although Curry felt a little revival, Doncic was obviously more firepower, so he failed to narrow the difference. The Mavericks switched their offensive tactics very resolutely, and even if Curry made a three-pointer, the Mavericks scored in just a few seconds, and the margin was still more than 10 points.
After the timeout, Kerr switched back to Payton Jr., Curry and Podzemski scored successively, but Hardaway Jr. immediately hit back with a three-pointer, and Josh Green also hit a three-plus-one!The Warriors continued to foul Gwee and Josh Green, and the gap was further widened. Fortunately, in the last minute, Podemsky hit two three-pointers in a row to help the Warriors chase the score to 12 points, and the Warriors trailed the Mavericks 89-101 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the two sides began to alternate scores, Saric also scored three points, Paul continued to shoot the touch, and the mid-range shot continued to score. After Curry came on the court, he continued to shoot three-pointers, and the Warriors chased the score to 7 points.
After a timeout, the Mavericks interrupted the Warriors' offensive rhythm, and after Hardy hit a three-pointer, the Mavericks took an 11-point lead. Curry and Paul then hit three-pointers to help the Warriors chase the deficit to five points. But then Doncic took over the game, scored one after another, and opened up the gap again, and the Warriors finally lost 122-132 to the Mavericks, suffering a three-game losing streak!
Player statistics for both sides in this match.
Warriors: Curry 25 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Paul 24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, TJD 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Kuminga 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Klay 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Wiggins 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Podzemski 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Looney 5 points and 3 rebounds, Saric 3 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Mavericks: Doncic 39 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Exum 19 points and 5 assists, Lively 12 points and 14 rebounds, Hardy 9 points and 2 rebounds, Jones Jr. 7 points and 5 rebounds, Green 18 points, Hardaway 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Williams 10 points and 6 rebounds.