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NBA: Mavericks retire Dirk Nowitzki's number, crush Warriors

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Field Level Media, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson (95) during the second quarter at the American Airlines Center. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/01/06/nba-mavericks.jpg"/><figcaption>Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson (95) during the second quarter at the American Airlines Center. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters</figcaption></figure></div><p>Luka Doncic went for a game-high 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks dominated the visiting Golden State Warriors from both the 3-point and free-throw lines Wednesday in a 99-82 victory on a night when the hosts retired Dirk Nowitzki&#x27;s number.</p><p>Dorian Finney-Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr. combined for 31 points and six 3-pointers in the Mavericks&#x27; fourth straight win.</p><p>In holding the Warriors to a season-low point total, the Dallas defense shackled Stephen Curry into 1-for-9 shooting on 3-pointers and Golden State to 5-for-28 overall from beyond the arc, outscoring the visitors, 36-15, on threes.</p><p>Ten of Doncic&#x27;s points came on 12 free-throw attempts as he almost single-handedly outscored the Warriors (11-for-16) at the line. Dallas finished 21-for-26 from the charity stripe.</p><p>In handing the Warriors just the second loss in their last seven games, the Mavericks led by as many as 14 in the second quarter and 50-39 at the break before Golden State made its biggest push in the third period.</p><p>Curry and Gary Payton II had seven points apiece and Andrew Wiggins chipped in six as the Warriors opened the second half with a 24-6 flurry that opened a 63-56 lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkEDy5lcBg0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>But Finney-Smith immediately countered with a 3-pointer and Dallas finished the period on a 14-4 run to grab a lead it never relinquished.</p><p>Finney-Smith totaled 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting from long range, while Jalen Brunson had 15 points and Hardaway 14 for the Mavericks, who had been 1-11 this season when getting held under 100 points.</p><p>Dallas shot 12-for-40 on 3-pointers.</p><p>Doncic complemented his 26 points with seven rebounds and a game-high eight assists, while Maxi Kleber grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.</p><p>Wiggins led the Warriors with 17 points, while Curry, who was held to a season-low nine points in Monday&#x27;s home win over Miami, totaled just 14 on 5-of-24 shooting.</p><p>Payton chipped in with 11 points as part of a double-double with a team-high 11 rebounds for Golden State, which was held under 100 points for just the fourth time this season. The Warriors are 0-4 in those games.</p>

Luka Doncic went for a game-high 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks dominated the Golden State Warriors from both the 3-point and free-throw lines.

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NBA: Mavericks retire Dirk Nowitzki's number, crush Warriors

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Published Jan 06, 2022 01:05 PM PHT

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