At 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 31, 2023, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors lost 122-132 at home to the Mavericks, suffering three consecutive defeats.
Game replay: Before the game, for the Mavericks, the core of the team, Kyrie Irving, continued to miss the game due to a backheel contusion, which he had already missed many games before. For the Warriors, the team made another adjustment to the starting lineup for this game, and they added rookies Tress Jackson Davis and Chris Paul to the starting lineup.
In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks completed the anti-away battle, the core of the team Luka Doncic faced the Warriors like no one, he played a full 12 minutes in a single quarter, 4 of 9 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the Mavericks to a high score of 34 points in the first quarter of the first quarter, and at the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led the Warriors 34-26. In the second quarter of the game, Warriors player Klay Thompson still failed to find the feel of the game, and scored 0 again in the first quarter, but fortunately, the bench lineup helped the Warriors maintain the point difference, and the Warriors trailed the Mavericks by 1 point 28-29 in this quarter. At halftime, the Mavericks led the Warriors by nine points, 63-54.
Yibian fought again, after the adjustment of the halftime, both sides found the state of the game, this quarter played a battle of offense, a total of 73 points scored, the Mavericks still led the Warriors 38-35 in this quarter, Doncic played 12 minutes again in a single quarter, 6 of 12 shots, cut 14 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block of comprehensive data, at the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks led the Warriors by 101-89 by 12 points. In the final quarter of the game, the Mavericks did not give the Warriors any chance and continued to extend the score lead, Doncic scored 11 points again in a single quarter, and in the end, the Mavericks defeated the Warriors 132-122 on the road, ending a two-game losing streak while giving the Warriors three consecutive defeats.
Both starters: Warriors: Tress Jackson Davis, Chris Paul, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Jonathan Kuminga;
Mavericks: Derrick Lively, Luka Doncic, Dante Exum, Grant Williams, Derrick Jones.
Stats: Warriors: Paul 24 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Curry 25 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, Davis 17 points and 6 boards, Kuminga 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Klay 3 points and 2 boards, Podemski 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Wiggins 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists;
Mavericks: Doncic 39 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, Lively 12 points and 14 boards, Exum 19 points and 5 assists, Hardaway 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Josh Green 18 points.