Luka Doncic, Mavs get best of Warriors in offensive slugfest

Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points as part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned back the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.

Thompson finished with a season-best 29 points and Kyrie Irving tossed in 21 to complement eight assists for the Mavericks, who won for the eighth time in their past nine games.

Andrew Wiggins went for a team-high 29 points, Stephen Curry posted 26, Draymond Green added 21 and Jonathan Kuminga had 20 for the Warriors, who beat the Mavericks 120-117 on Nov. 12 but have won just five times in 14 games since.

The Warriors announced before the game that they had acquired Dennis Schroder from the Nets for De'Anthony Melton and Reece Beekman. The deal also included four second-round picks exchanging hands, with Brooklyn receiving three of them.

Doncic buried a 3-pointer almost two minutes into the game as the Mavericks, who trailed momentarily at 3-2, pulled away from Golden State and were never caught.

Dallas built a 13-point lead on the strength of a 46-point first quarter, only to see the Warriors counter with 41 points of their own in the second period to get within 81-74 at the break.

The Mavericks reached the century mark just under 4 1/2 minutes into the third quarter en route to their highest point total of the season. They'd reached 137 points twice previously in wins against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Washington Wizards.

The Warriors, who also got to 100 points in the third, came up short of their season high of 140.

Doncic posted his third triple-double of the season, also supplying 11 rebounds and 13 assists to go with three steals and two blocks. He went 6-for-11 on 3-pointers, while Thompson went 7-for-11 from deep. As a team, the Mavericks made 21 threes on 41 attempts.

Quentin Grimes added 14 points, P.J. Washington had 13 and Daniel Gafford collected 10 while also grabbing nine rebounds for Dallas, which shot 59.8 percent overall.

The Warriors lost despite outscoring the guests 81-63 from beyond the arc. Curry went 7-for-13 from deep and had a team-high 10 assists, while Wiggins and Green each went 5-for-9 on 3-point tries.

--Field Level Media