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Luka Doncić racked up an unimaginable 41-point triple-double as his Dallas Mavericks beat Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors 116-113.

It was the primary time that final season’s Western Convention finalists met for the reason that Warriors beat the Mavericks within the playoffs and their superstars didn’t disappoint.

Doncić completed with 41 factors, 12 rebounds, 12 assists – his fifth triple-double of the season – and for good measure, added 4 steals and a block. Steph Curry did his finest to attempt to lead the Warriors, scoring 32 factors to go together with 5 rebounds and 5 assists, however final season’s Finals MVP couldn’t get them over the road.

It was Doncić who in the end got here out on high within the battle between the 2. The distinction was highlighted when Doncić bumped Curry to the bottom earlier than scoring a fadeaway jumper with a minute on the clock to place the Mavs three factors up.

Curry has excelled this season and is averaging 31.4 points per game but is struggling to carry the Warriors.

After the Warriors closed the hole to 2 and had an opportunity to tie the sport or take the lead, Curry was then referred to as for touring with simply 10 seconds on the clock.

“Bang, bang state of affairs,” Curry stated on his last-minute turnover.

“Dumb play by me to not take the layup. I acquired just a little confused on what the time and rating was. Going for the hero shot. I didn’t assume it was a journey to the purpose the place let the play run out. However who am I to say?”

The Mavs had been higher all through and deserved the win which snapped a four-game shedding streak.

After racing into an 11-point lead within the first quarter, Dallas didn’t let up. Tim Hardaway Jr., who missed final season’s Convention Finals towards the Warriors, added 22 factors to Doncić’s haul and Spencer Dinwiddie and Josh Inexperienced additionally hit double figures.

However the evening was all about “Luka Magic,” who tied Dirk Nowitzki’s document for the second-most 40-point video games within the franchise’s historical past.

The 23-year-old Doncić stated after the sport, “It was nice. I used to be taking part and giving it all the things I had. I used to be actually drained on the finish. We would have liked this sport. We would have liked this win. I feel we deserved this win and we for positive wanted this win.”

Doncić and Curry are in the top-three leaders in points scored this season along with the Sixers' Joel Embiid.

For all of Doncić’s brilliance, it was one other evening the place Curry was let down by his teammates. The Warriors’ greatest flaw this season has been their lack of depth, however final evening, it was the starters who struggled to help Curry.

Klay Thompson – who completed with 5 factors and shot 1-for-6 from deep – missed a three-pointer on the buzzer when he had a superb look earlier than Curry was referred to as for touring. The ‘Splash Brother’ has seen restricted minutes to guard his knees, however when he has performed, he has appeared a shadow of his former self.

Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Inexperienced additionally struggled, solely chipping in with 10 and 12 factors respectively, because the Warriors misplaced their third sport of their final eight.

After the sport, Warriors coach Steve Kerr addressed the staff’s poor begin to the season, “We’ve to anticipate that groups are going to make photographs towards us. We’re going to be circled on each staff’s calendar.”

The loss leaves the NBA champions in tenth within the Western Convention with an 11-11 document forward of them welcoming the Chicago Bulls to the Chase Middle on Saturday.