After Wednesday's 127-125 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors have won consecutive road games for just the second time this season.
The Warriors had a plethora of contributors, with six players scoring in double-figures and three more players with nine points. Jonathan Kuminga led the Dubs with 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting. With the game hanging in the balance, Draymond Green and Stephen Curry had critical baskets and Green made multiple clutch defensive plays down the stretch.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Dallas Mavericks
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kuminga - 22 | Looney - 12 | Curry - 13 |
| Curry - 20 | Lamb - 8 | D. Green - 8 |
| Poole - 16 | Curry/Thompson - 5 | Poole - 6 |
DAL
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Doncic - 30 | Doncic - 7 | Doncic - 17 |
| Hardy - 27 | Hardy - 5 | Wood - 4 |
| Wood - 19 | 3 Tied - 4 | Green/Kleber - 2 |
Kuminga Productive Early and Often
As soon as he checked into the game, Jonathan Kuminga guarded Mavericks' superstar Luka Doncic. He did a great job of making Doncic work for every basket and encouraging him to settle for stepback 3-pointers. Late in the first quarter, Kuminga picked up the Mavericks guard fullcourt. Along with Jordan Poole, the second-year forward trapped Doncic, using the sideline as a third defender. Kuminga then took the ball from Doncic, went coast to coast, and finished with the two-hand slam. In the second quarter, Kuminga again stole the ball from Doncic and hammered down another thunderous dunk in transition. He had 14 of his team-high 22 points in the first half. The second-year forward also showcased his range Wednesday, knocking down 2-of-3 3-pointers.
Vicious Slam by Jonathan Kuminga
Draymond Green's Imprints All Over
Despite picking up his third foul four minutes into the second quarter, Draymond Green was determined to remain aggressive. With a tie score early in the third period, Green drove right at Mavericks' defender Maxi Kleber, bumped his chest into Kleber's and finished. That set the tone for the rest of the quarter as Green scored nine of his 14 points in the third.
Down the stretch, Draymond Green made countless clutch plays on both ends. In a tie game with 1:37 remaining, Green set a screen for Stephen Curry and rolled straight to the basket. He finished over the taller Christian Wood and drew contact, converting the 3-point play. Up by one with 12 seconds left, Green had defender Reggie Bullock sealed in the paint. Instead of demanding the basketball, Green used his inside position to free up Curry for the layup. Needing one more stop to seal the win, the former Defensive Player of the Year used his verticality to meet Luka Doncic at the rim and force the miss. Despite having five personal fouls, he tied a season-high with three steals and set a season-high with four blocks, altering plenty more shots. Wednesday marked Green's first game this season with at least three steals and blocks.
Clutch Bucket for Draymond Green
Curry and Doncic Playmaking Clinic
Stephen Curry (13) and Luka Doncic (17) both had double-digit assists, including some spectacular dimes. Five of Curry's assists set up teammates for open layups or dunks, including a fullcourt pass that Jordan Poole caught like an NFL wide receiver and finished in one motion with the reverse layup. Curry recorded his seventh game this season with at least 10 assists and finished two shy of his season-high 15 dimes against the Rockets on Nov. 20. Luka Doncic recorded a season-high with 17 assists on Wednesday.
Curry Dropping DIMES
Postgame Warriors Talks
The Bigger Picture
With Wednesday's victory, the Warriors have won the season series over the Mavericks (2-1) and secured the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Warriors are now 1.5 games ahead of the Mavericks in the standings and dropped them to ninth-place in the Western Conference.
Up Next
After a five-game road trip, the Dubs return home to play the Sixers on Friday at 7 p.m. and Timberwolves on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
MORE NOTABLES:
- Tonight’s win marked the Warriors’ second-straight road win, matching their longest road-winning streak of the season (prev. 1/20 at CLE and 1/30 at OKC)… Golden State improved to 9-29 on the road overall and 6-17 away from Chase Center vs. the Western Conference.
- The Warriors snapped a four-game losing streak vs. the Mavericks in Dallas and won the season-series 2-1… Prior to tonight, the Warriors last won in Dallas during the regular season on 2/4/21.
- Golden State finished the five-game road trip with a mark of 2-3.
- Over the span of the five-game road trip, the Warriors averaged 122.4 points (50.3 FG%, 35.4 3P%, 79.2 FT%), 44.8 rebounds, 29.4 assists per game while their opponents averaged 125.4 points (48.2 FG%, 40.7 3P%, 74.6 FT%), 40.0 rebounds, 26.6 assists per game… The Warriors outrebounded their opponent in each of the last four games
- The Warriors shot 55.6 percent from the field and dished out 33 assists, improving to 17-3 this season when shooting at least 50 percent from the field and recording 30-or-more assists in a game… Golden State is now 22-7 this season when shooting at least 50 percent from the field… Golden State is tied with Denver for the league-lead in 30-assist games with 37.
- Golden State improved to 26-7 this season when scoring at least 120 points.
- The Warriors improved to 2-19 on the road this season when their opponent makes at least 15 3-pointers.
- In each of the last three games, Golden State’s reserves have outscored the opponents’… Over that span, the Warriors’ bench has outscored the opponent’s bench, 161-102.
- Tonight marked the Warriors’ first road win of the season when allowing 125-plus points (1-18).
- Stephen Curry recorded 20 points and 13 assists for his 12th double-double of the season… It marked Curry’s seventh 10-assist game of the season (Warriors 6-1 in those games)… With two 3-pointers, he extended his NBA record 3-point streak to 237 consecutive regular season games… Curry averaged a team-high 29.4 points, along with 5.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game during the five-game road trip.
- Kevon Looney posted 12 points and game-high 12 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season (had six career entering season), third in last four games, including second straight… This was Looney’s 31st game of the season with 10-or-more rebounds (adding to his single-season career high), and sixth in the last seven games… Looney is averaging 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in the last four contests and averaged 11.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game during the five-game road trip…. He saw action in his 185th-consecutive regular season game (second-longest active streak behind Mikal Bridges’ 382).
- Jonathan Kuminga led all Warriors reserves with 22 points, marking his fifth 20-point game of the season and second in the last three games (averaging 21.0 points per game in that span).
- Jordan Poole reached the 4,000-career points plateau (entered game with 3,995 career points) via his 16-point night.
- Draymond Green recorded a season-high four blocks (prev. three, four times) and a season-high-tying three steals (done nine times).
- Anthony Lamb tallied a season-high-tying eight rebounds (1/7 vs. ORL)… His career-high mark is nine (done twice).