D’Angelo Russell came out with the hot hand for the Dubs, scoring 30 points in the first half on eight made treys out of eleven attempts to keep the Warriors in a 74-72 game at the half as they faced-off with the second-ranked offense in the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks.
However, the momentum the Warriors had gained through their four-game win streak and the first half of the game came to a halt when Russell collided head-first with Dallas’ Luka Doncic with 5:27 left in the third quarter and the Dubs down 89-84. Russell would leave the court to be evaluated, during which time the Mavericks went on an extended run and finished the frame leading the Warriors 117-98.
Russell would return to the Dubs bench, then even check-in to start the fourth quarter, but the deficit proved to be insurmountable for the Dubs as they would eventually fall 141-121. The Saturday night loss ended the Warriors’ four-game win streak, their longest of the 2019-20 season.
TEAM LEADERS
| GSW
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|---|---|---|
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Russell – 35 | Lee – 12 | Green – 8 |
| Lee – 18 | 3 Tied – 5 | Russell – 6 |
| Burks / Chriss – 16 | Russell – 4 | Bowman – 5 |
| DAL
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Doncic – 31 | Doncic – 12 | Doncic – 15 |
| Hardaway Jr. – 25 | Powell – 8 | Wright – 4 |
| Porzingis – 18 | Porzingis – 7 | 3 Tied – 3 |
Russell finished the night with 35 points to lead all scorers on a 13-for-21 (61.9 percent) shooting night while going 9-for-14 (64.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Damion Lee posted 18 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double in the last three games, all of which he has started for the Dubs.
Contributing off the bench for the Warriors was Marquese Chriss who added 16 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes of play. Rookie Alen Smailagić made his second appearance as a Warrior to add five points and five boards in 20 minutes.
NEXT UP: The Warriors hit the road for two games, the first of which will be against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday evening (4 p.m., NBCSBA).
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More Notables …
- The Warriors extended their season-best winning streak to four games and are now 9-24 (.273)… Over the last 20 seasons, the only other team with a four-game winning streak during their first 33 games of a season while possessing a winning percentage under 30 percent is the 2018-19 Suns (8-25, .242) which had a four-game winning streak from Dec. 13-19 (Elias Sports Bureau).
- The Warriors trailed by as many as 13 and came back to win, matching their largest come-from-behind victory of the season which happened in the previous game on 12/25 vs. HOU… Prior to the last two wins (trailed by 13 in both contests), the Warriors were 0-18 when trailing by 10-or-more at any point in a game.
- Entering the fourth quarter the Warriors trailed, 78-66, marking the third time this season the Warriors came back to win after trailing through three quarters.
- Golden State improved to 4-1 this season when holding its opponent to 99-or-fewer points and 122-9 since 2014-15.
- Alen Smailagić made his NBA his debut at 19 years, 131 days old, becoming the 4th youngest player to appear in a game for the Warriors… Only Stan Brown (18 years, 139 days in 1947), Andris Biedrins (18 years, 217 days in 2004) & Anthony Randolph (19 years, 111 days in 2008) were younger.
- Draymond Green blocked a season-high-tying three shots (12/9/19 vs. MEM) while recording 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
- Damion Lee went five-of-five from the free throw line and has now made 27 consecutive shots from the line, a career-best streak… In the last four games (all starts), Lee is averaging 18.0 points (.435 FG%, .500 3P%, 23-23 FT) and 9.3 rebounds per contest.
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