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NBA: Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic to renew rivalry when Mavericks visit Warriors

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<p>Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic continue what has turned into a very entertaining budding rivalry when the Golden State Warriors host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night in San Francisco.</p><p>The Warriors (31-30) will take a four-game home winning streak into the matchup, but hold no home-court advantage over a Mavericks team (33-27) that has recorded one-sided victories in its last three visits to the San Francisco Bay Area, including 141-121 and 124-97 cakewalks in Chase Center last season.</p><p>The clubs have met twice this season, both times in Dallas, where they split a high-scoring three-day, two-game sequence. The Warriors stunned the Mavericks 147-116 behind Kelly Oubre Jr.&#x27;s 40 points in the set opener, before Dallas exacted a measure of revenge in a 134-132 triumph two nights later.</p><p>After Oubre&#x27;s career-best scoring explosion stole the spotlight in the first game, Curry and Doncic put on quite a show in the rematch.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQQyA9CImY">TV Patrol: Kobe nilampasan si Jordan sa NBA scoring</a></li></ul><p>Curry won the personal scoring duel 57-42, but Doncic came through late with a key 3-pointer and an assist on a lead-saving 3-pointer by Maxi Kleber with 5.6 seconds remaining.</p><p>The loss was the first for Curry in a head-to-head with Doncic. The Warriors star has outscored the young Mavericks standout in all four meetings, including 22-19 and 48-26 during Doncic&#x27;s rookie season in 2019.</p><p>They did not square off last season, when the Mavericks took advantage of Curry&#x27;s injuries to sweep Golden State 3-0 in the season series.</p><p>Curry had 28 points and Doncic 27 in the first meeting this season in Dallas.</p><p>Both teams are battling for playoff position in the Western Conference, and in fact became a half-game closer with the Mavericks losing 113-106 at Sacramento on Monday night on the front end of a back-to-back.</p><p>It&#x27;s no sure thing Doncic, who has been battling a sore left elbow, will play on the second night. And if he doesn&#x27;t, he might join any combination of Kristaps Porzingis (sprained left ankle), JJ Redick (sore right heel), Kleber (strained back) and Josh Richardson (tight right hamstring) on the sidelines.</p><p>With Porzingis and Redick sidelined on Monday and several others -- himself included -- nicked in some way, Doncic noticed a lack of energy against the Kings.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/27/21/nba-nuggets-grizzlies-michael-porter-jr">NBA: Nuggets rout Grizzlies behind 31 from Michael Porter Jr.</a></li></ul><p>&quot;It&#x27;s been a lot of games,&quot; he said of a recurring theme. &quot;I don&#x27;t know what to say.&quot;</p><p>Having won three of the last four despite Monday&#x27;s defeat, Dallas begins play Tuesday in the sixth playoff spot in the West, one game ahead of Portland (32-28), two up on Memphis and San Antonio (both 31-29), and 2 1/2 in front of Golden State.</p><p>A Warriors win not only would advance them to within 1 1/2 games of the Mavericks, but it would also clinch the season-series tiebreaker.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;d love to get as high as we possibly can in the standings,&quot; Warriors forward Draymond Green noted after Sunday&#x27;s home win over Sacramento. &quot;If we can work our way up and climb into those top six, that&#x27;d be great.&quot;</p><div><strong>--Field Level Media</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9gQQyA9CImY?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>Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic to renew rivalry when Mavericks visit Warriors</p>

Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic to renew rivalry when Mavericks visit Warriors