Behind a fast start from Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney, the Golden State Warriors ran away with Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks and never looked back.
After the Mavericks were able to cut the lead to nine before halftime, the Warriors opened the second half with a furious 10-2 run behind a pair of haymaker triples from Steph Curry. Golden State’s fiery third quarter helped extend their advantage to 19 points before the start of the fourth quarter. Golden State added 10 straight unanswered points to start the final period.
Although Curry led Golden State in scoring with 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor, six other members of the Warriors tallied double-figures in scoring on the way to a dominant 112-87 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
Along with a collective offensive performance, Golden State’s defense stepped up, limiting Dallas to 87 points on a cold 36% from the field and 22.9% from beyond the arc.
Below are three more thoughts from the Warriors’ performance in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Mavericks. After eliminating the Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets and the Memphis Grizzlies in the first two rounds of the postseason, the Golden State Warriors are one of just four teams remaining in the NBA playoffs.
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