GameDay: Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks

Warriors at Mavericks

7:30 p.m. Saturday, American Airlines Center, Dallas

TV: FSSW Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Sp.)

Records: Warriors 62-13, Mavericks 46-30

About the Warriors: Golden State already has exceeded its franchise record for wins in a season, clinched the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs, and has won 11 games in a row. ... All-Star guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, aka the Splash Brothers, form one of the best 1-2 punches in the NBA. … Curry, a leading MVP candidate, averages 23.8 points, 7.8 assists, 2.05 steals and shoots 44 percent from 3-point range. … Thompson averages 21.7 points and has made 43 percent of his 3-point attempts. … The Warriors are going for their first season sweep of the Mavericks since the 2006-07 season. Curry scored 51 points in a home win over the Mavericks on Feb. 4. ... After missing the last three games with shin inflammation, forward Draymond Green is expected back. ... The Warriors’ magic number to clinch home court throughout the playoffs is two.

About the Mavericks: Dallas has lost five of its past seven games and appears locked in to the No. 7 seed going into the playoffs, which start in two weeks. … The Mavericks opened this three-game homestand with Thursday’s 108-101 loss to the Houston Rockets and will end it Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns. … Forward Chandler Parsons injured his right knee when he fell Sunday in Indiana. Parsons’ availability for Saturday’s game will be addressed by coach Rick Carlisle after Saturday’s shootaround. … In the past three games Amar’e Stoudemire is averaging 13.3 points in only 17.7 minutes. He also has made 18 of 28 shots (64.3 percent) during that span. … The Mavericks are third in the league in scoring at 104.5 points per game.

— Dwain Price

This story was originally published April 3, 2015 at 7:33 PM with the headline "GameDay: Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks."