National Basketball Association
Dallas 132, Golden State 122
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2023
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials: #24 Kevin Scott, #49 Tom Washington, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance: 18064

Luka Doncic won a scoring duel over Stephen Curry as the Dallas Mavericks held off the Golden State Warriors 132-122 on Saturday night in San Francisco.

Doncic went for a game-high 39 points, 14 more than Curry in their first head-to-head matchup of the season, helping the Mavericks end a two-game losing streak while extending the Golden State skid to three.

Dallas' Dante Exum and Josh Green combined for 37 points.

The Mavericks led most of the way, including by as many as 16 points, before Jonathan Kuminga's 3-pointer got the Warriors within 112-106 with 6:01 to play.

But Doncic countered with a jumper and Jalen Hardy buried a 3-pointer, creating a double-digit advantage from which the hosts could never fully recover.

Golden State did manage to creep within 119-114 after consecutive 3-pointers by Curry and Chris Paul. Doncic then dropped in a pair of free throws with 2:31 to go and Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a short jumper 34 seconds later, icing the win.

Doncic hit 14 of his 29 shots and five 3-pointers to go with eight rebounds and a game-high 10 assists for Dallas, which outshot Golden State 55.7 percent to 45.6.

The 132 points were the most given up by the Warriors in a home game this season.

Green used three 3-pointers to account for half his 18 points off the bench, while Exum also bombed in three from deep on a 19-point night. All told, the Mavericks shot 16-for-40 on 3-pointers.

Dereck Lively II had another Mavericks double-double with 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, while Hardaway added 16 points and Grant Williams 10.

Curry shot 6-for-15 on 3-point attempts on his 25-point night and got plenty of support from Paul, who responded to a rare start with six 3-pointers and 24 points. The guards also combined for 13 assists, with Curry producing a team-high seven.

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 17 points, Kuminga 16 to complement nine rebounds, Andrew Wiggins 14 and Brandin Podziemski 13 for the Warriors, who got just three points on 1-for-11 shooting from Klay Thompson.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Golden State
Luka Doncic 39 Scoring Stephen Curry 25
Luka Doncic 10 Assists Stephen Curry 7
Dereck Lively II 14 Rebounds Jonathan Kuminga 9
Luka Doncic 6 Free Throws Made Jonathan Kuminga 3
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 Steals Chris Paul 2
Luka Doncic 1 Blocks Chris Paul 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 132 55.7 16-40 18-22 25 43 2 5 9
Golden State 122 45.6 19-48 9-13 32 47 3 8 11
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Warriors have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .412 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .526 after a win and .643 after a loss.