GameDay: Golden State Warriors vs. Mavericks
Warriors at Mavericks
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: FSSW Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN Deportes 1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Warriors 29-1, Mavericks 18-13.
About the Warriors: The defending NBA champions started the season 24-0, lost at Milwaukee (108-95) on Dec. 12, and have won their past five games. ... The Warriors’ 29-1 record is the best 30-game start in NBA history. ... MVP Steph Curry registered his sixth career triple-double Monday when the Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-103. Curry finished with 23 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and 10 assists. ... Last year during a 128-114 win against the Mavericks, Curry scored 51 points, including 26 in the third quarter. ... Klay Thompson scored a team-high 29 points in the victory over the Kings. ... Forward Harrison Barnes (sprained left ankle) and guard Leandro Barbosa (sprained left shoulder) will not play Wednesday. ... The Warriors have won seven consecutive games against the Mavericks, including all four last season.
About the Mavericks: If the Mavericks can upset the Warriors, it will be the fifth time this season they’ve swept a homestand. ... Dallas on the homestand have beaten the Chicago Bulls (118-111, Saturday) and the Milwaukee Bucks (103-93, Monday). ... Wesley Matthews was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and scored a game-high 22 points against the Bucks. ... Coach Rick Carlisle said point guard Deron Williams (strained left hamstring) went through some of Tuesday’s practice. Williams has missed the past three games, but Carlisle wouldn’t say whether Williams would play against the Warriors. ... Dirk Nowitzki tries to bounce back from Monday’s season-low seven points when he went 3 of 15 from the field. ... The Mavericks are 78-66 all-time against the Warriors, including 45-27 in Dallas.
This story was originally published December 29, 2015 at 5:48 PM with the headline "GameDay: Golden State Warriors vs. Mavericks."