Tag: D’Angelo Russell

Luka Doncic and Mavs snap Warriors’ season-high win streak, 141-121

D’Angelo Russell’s nine three-pointers not enough to extend the Warriors’ season-high win streak, as Luka Doncic and the Mavericks play spoiler at Chase Center.

Over their past four games, the Golden State Warriors have played their best basketball of the 2019-20 season, and the wins have followed. Against the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic, everything came crashing back down to earth.

Behind Doncic’s 30-point triple-double, the Mavericks blew out Golden State in the second half to spoil the Warriors’ four-game win streak, 141-121.

D’Angelo Russell’s hot shooting night kept the Warriors close early in the game, but a big third quarter from Dallas put Golden State in a hole they couldn’t climb out from. The Mavericks outscored the Warriors 45-24 in the third quarter alone.

Although the blowout loss may look ugly in the box score, the Warriors closed out their five-game homestand with a 4-1 record— a positive sign of improvement for a team that’s struggled throughout 2019.

The Warriors will now hit the road for their next three games before returning to Chase Center in the new decade.

D-Lo down, but not out

During the Warriors’ last six games, Russell has looked like the All-Star product the team traded for from Brooklyn, and against Dallas, he didn’t slow down.

Russell tallied 35 points, six assists and four rebounds on 13-of-21 shooting from the field. Russell added nine three-pointers on 13 attempts from beyond the arc.

A scary moment came in the third quarter when Russell collided with Doncic and didn’t get up. Russell was down on the floor for several minutes, and the Warriors medical staff even brought a stretcher out to help him off the floor, but the former Buckeye was able to walk to the locker room on his own power.

Russell quickly returned to the bench with a right shoulder contusion and re-entered the game in the fourth quarter.

Luka loves playing Golden State

After going nuclear against the Warriors back in November, Doncic didn’t let up at Chase Center in round two. Doncic registered his second triple-double against Golden State this season with 31 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds. With Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry watching, Doncic hit eight three-pointers.

For those counting at home, Doncic’s recorded 66 points, 26 assists and 22 rebounds in two contests against Golden State this season. Luckily for Doncic, the Mavericks return to Chase Center in mid-January for another chance at the Warriors.