El Slovenian Luka Doncicwith 34 points and 11 rebounds, drove this Sunday to some Dallas Mavericks who, with a tremendous fourth period, ending at 33-13, came back from a 21-point deficit and won 107-101 over the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
A game that for three quarters was completely under control for the Warriorschanged his story in the last quarter, when Doncic and a great Spencer Dinwiddiewho finished with 24 points and 10 of 14 shooting, built a pica comeback.
They embittered the afternoon Steph Currywho became the player with most stolen balls in Warriors history (1,360) and that he finished with 27 points.
The Mavericks placed fifth in the Western Conference (36-25) and inflicted on the Warriors the third loss in the last four games.
The Californians are second in the West (43-18), behind the Phoenix Suns.
FROM THE DOMAIN OF STEPH AND THE WARRIORS…
Despite the declines in Klay Thompson y Draymond GreenThe team of Steve Kerr he marked territory and took an 18-point lead in the first quarter (30-12), by punishing the inaccuracies of the Mavs both from the three-point line and in the paint.
Texans, still unable to count on Tim Hardaway Jrlost six balls in just nine minutes and the Warriors punished them until they went into halftime with a 60-48 lead.
Doncic He couldn’t decide and came into the break with 12 points to his credit and a modest 3 of 10 shooting, while, for the Warriors, Steph Curry had 13 points (6 of 10 shooting) and six assists.
Curry, who exactly a week ago claimed to be MVP del All-Star showered with 3-pointers, he displayed his talent with his usual three-point shots, a house specialty, but also with quick actions in the paint, layups and brilliant assists.
I tried to change the dynamic Doncic in the third quarter, but his 13 points, on 5-for-9 shooting, were contained by a Curry keep up the pace. He hit a big 3-pointer at the buzzer that was worth his team’s biggest lead. (21 points at 73-52) and distributed three assists so that his team, in addition to withstanding the pressure from Dallas, increased its two-point margin.
Thus, the Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a fourteen-point lead.
…TO THE VERTICAL DROP IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
But a party that seemed in total control of the Warriors changed radically in the last part, in which the men of Steve Kerr they got completely stuck.
They missed 11 consecutive shots and Mavericksendorsed them with a resounding 26-1 run in eight minutes, pushed by a lethal duo made up of Doncic y Spencer Dinwiddie.
Dinwiddie, incorporated last February 10 in an operation that led to Kristaps Porzingis to the Washington Wizards, he reached the last quarter with 14 points to his credit and was forceful in the final quarter, with 10 points.
It was he who converted the triple that raised the partial to 26-1 and Doncic, with a comfortable layup, extended the Mavs’ lead to one plus six at 102-96.
Steph Currywith another 3-pointer, brought the Warriors up to minus three, but it was too late to prevent the pike can be tracedto the Mavericks.
