Golden State Warriors vs Dallas Mavericks Match Player Stats On Oct 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 23, 2017

DALLAS -- Stephen Curry escaped a suspension from the league on Monday night, then led the Golden State Warriors to a 133-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.

Curry had to wait until Monday afternoon to get a verdict from the NBA office whether he would be allowed to play. During Golden State's 10-point loss at Memphis on Saturday, he lost his cool and chucked his mouthpiece in the direction of the referee.

Once he learned he would get only a fine, the two-time league MVP finished with a game-high 29 points. He made up for cold 3-point shooting (2 of 10) by going 13 of 13 from the free-throw line to help the Warriors improve to 2-2 on the season.

Kevin Durant finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Klay Thompson added 21 points for Golden State. Draymond Green had 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Thompson and Curry were just 5 of 19 combined from beyond the arc, and yet Golden State still shot 55.8 percent overall.

Guard Wesley Matthews led Dallas with 19 points, netting 14 in a big first half. Harrison Barnes, Yogi Ferrell and J.J. Barea each had 13 points, Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 and rookie Dennis Smith Jr. had 10.

The Mavs (0-4) fell behind by 18 in the second quarter but used a 38-23 run to close the half trailing just 65-62.

The second half got off to an ominous start for the home team. Dallas was whistled before the clock even started for a delay-of-game technical foul for getting on the floor late.

Curry hit the free throw to make it 66-62, and a rapid-fire four minutes later, Golden State had rebuilt a 15-point advantage.

The Warriors led 100-84 after three quarters and were off to the races.

NOTES: Warriors G Stephen Curry was fined $50,000 by the league for throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of a game official during Saturday's game at Memphis. ... Warriors F Andre Iguodala was fined $15,000 for verbally abusing a game official stemming from the same incident. ... Mavericks G Dennis Smith Jr. returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous two games with a left knee injury. .. Mavs G Devin Harris missed this third consecutive game after his older brother Bruce Harris died last week following a car crash. ... Dallas C/F Dirk Nowitzki joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history with 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists with the first of his two assists on Monday night.