But it was arguably a Stephen Curry injury – the first to keep him out of action this season – that helped the Dallas Mavericks trounce the Warriors, 114-91 at the American Airlines Arena Wednesday night.
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At 29-2, Golden State has no reason to rush Curry back, so it’s worth wondering what things are going to look like if he remains sidelined.
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There was more good news for the Warriors. Yet Thompson didn’t exactly fire from anywhere on the court – the Warriors instead attempted to slow the game down (with varying degrees of success) and create openings for shooters within the flow of the halfcourt offense.
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Zaza Pachulia had 14 points and 15 rebounds and Dirk Nowitzki added 18 and eight boards for the Mavericks, who won their fourth straight game without injured point guard Deron Williams.
“As long as it’s not anything serious, we’re fine that he might need a couple of days to heal”, Golden State interim coach Luke Walton said.
Again the Rockets are playing at the level of their opponents.
Turnovers by the Warriors enabled the Rockets to get back into the game as Harden’s 3-pointer cut the lead to four points and jumper made it a three-point ballgame.
“My understanding of why he wanted to come on the trip [is] No. 1 to see how his body would react and how his mind would react”, Walton said.
Similarly, alongside Curry, Thompson is arguably the best shooter in the league at his position. “Just giving up small buckets like that to a really good team (is) something you couldn’t really do”.
Russell Westbrook scored 36 points and handed out 12 assists, leading Oklahoma City over Phoenix.
Houston led by three points with about 3 minutes left in the third quarter when Golden State scored 10 straight points to take a 88-80 lead with less than a minute left in the quarter.
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Head coach Steve Kerr, who has been on a leave of absence to recover from two offseason back surgeries and a spinal fluid leak, traveled with the team on for its back-to-back set in Dallas and Houston – something he hadn’t done since the Warriors played at the Clippers on November 19.
Dallas knows Golden State wasn’t at full strength, but that shouldn’t stop them from enjoying a dominant win.
Indiana, which closed within two points before Middleton’s big free throws, trailed by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter, losing for a second consecutive night. Their team is loaded with superstars who are able to get it done on a nightly basis but if last night proved anything, it is that health is going to make or break their season.
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“This is a great win”.
