Luka Doncic scored 33 of his 35 points in the first half and had yet another triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks rout the short-handed Golden State Warriors 142-94 on Wednesday night.
Doncic fell a point short of matching Dirk Nowitzki’s team record set Nov. 3, 2009, against Utah. In just 17 minutes, Doncic was 10 for 11 from the floor, making 6 of 7 3-pointers, and hit 7 of 8 free throws.
The second-year star from Slovenia had 22 points, five assists and five rebounds in the first quarter alone. He played only 25 minutes total, but still managed 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Dallas Mavericks forward Dwight Powell (7) dunks the ball as Golden State Warriors' Omari Spellman (4), Glenn Robinson III an Marquese Chriss (32) look on in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
Doncic was coming off a 40-point triple-double Monday night against San Antonio, and has an NBA-best seven triple-doubles in 14 games this season.
The Mavericks never trailed and tied a franchise record with 22 3-pointers while sending Golden State to its worst loss since a 1973 playoff game.
The Warriors, who ended a seven-game losing streak by beating Memphis on Tuesday night, are an NBA-worst 3-13. Their five-year run of at the top of the NBA has collapsed under a weight of injuries, with Draymond Green out Wednesday because of right heel soreness.
Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson (13) looks to make a pass as Golden State Warriors' Marquese Chriss (32) and Jordan Poole, right, defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
With Green out, Golden State dressed only eight players, none of whom suited up for the team last season when it made the NBA Finals for the fifth consecutive year.
Eric Paschall led the Warriors with 22 points.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 for Dallas. Kristaps Porzingis had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double.
Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) and forward Luka Doncic (77) defend as Golden State Warriors forward Glenn Robinson III (22) attempts a shot in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
TIP-INS
Warriors: One of the few things that went the Warriors’ way was when coach Steve Kerr challenged a defensive foul call on Willie Cauley-Stein with 1:56 left in the first half, and the call was reversed into an offensive foul on Dallas’ Dwight Powell.
Mavericks: Jalen Brunson scored 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting. Brunson and Golden State’s Paschall and Omari Spellman were teammates on Villanova’s 2018 NCAA championship team.
Golden State Warriors forward Eric Paschall (7) goes up for a shot over Dallas Mavericks' Boban Marjanovic, left, and Jalen Brunson, bottom, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP PhotoTony Gutierrez)
UP NEXT
Warriors: At Utah on Friday night.
Mavericks: Host Cleveland on Friday night.
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