Luka Dončić had his eightieth profession triple-double with a season-high 45 factors together with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat Klay Thompson’s former Golden State Warriors 143-133 on Sunday evening in a second go to to Chase Middle in simply greater than a month.
The groups mixed for an NBA-record 48 three-pointers. Golden State hit 27 and Dallas made 21.
Thompson hit two late three-pointers for seven complete and completed with 29 factors after the Mavericks misplaced 120-117 in his earlier sport in opposition to the crew with which he gained 4 NBA titles.
“It was very surreal,” Thompson stated of returning to face his previous teammates. “As a result of I used to be 21 years previous after I got here right here and to see the town and the city is all the time particular. So many good reminiscences.”
His former Splash Brother Stephen Curry had 26 factors and 10 assists for Golden State in a sport added to the schedule as soon as the groups had been eradicated from the NBA Cup. The Warriors misplaced by some extent at Houston on Wednesday. Thompson stated it was a pleasure to protect Curry.
“It’s totally different however I get extra accustomed to it with every time we face one another,” Thompson stated. “We guarded one another loads of instances in practices and scrimmages. You all the time cherish the moments you get to face one of the best gamers. It’s cool I get to say I guarded Steph like I guarded Kobe [Bryant] and KD [Kevin Durant]. It’s one other story I get to inform.”
Dallas opened 14 of 19 to go forward 39-18 earlier than Draymond Inexperienced hit back-to-back three-pointers. Inexperienced had season highs of 5 threes and 21 factors.
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