Golden State @ Dallas preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 23, 2019 ) Dallas 126, Golden State 91

Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic is only in his second season but he continues to look like a future legend. Doncic became the second-youngest player to have a 40-point triple-double on Monday and he looks for another strong outing when the Mavericks host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

Doncic (20 years, 263 days) scored a career-best 42 points and also had 12 assists and 11 rebounds in Monday's 117-110 home win over the San Antonio Spurs as only LeBron James (20 years, 100 days) was younger when notching a 40-point triple-double. "It feels like every day there are stats you don't know about, stats that you read about," Doncic told reporters. "It's great to hit." The beleaguered Warriors snapped a seven-game losing streak with a solid 114-95 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. "We're really gelling," Golden State power forward Draymond Green told reporters after the victory. "We're playing for each other. (If) we continue to do that, we'll get more and more wins."

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, NBCS Bay Area (Golden State), FS Southwest (Dallas)

ABOUT THE WARRIORS (3-12): Guard Alec Burks is receiving plenty of playing time due to the club's rash of backcourt injuries and he scored a season-high 29 points against Memphis. Burks was 9-of-15 shooting and collected eight rebounds while notching his fourth 20-point effort of the season. "He comes off the bench and he gets going," Green said of Burks, who actually made his third start of the campaign on Monday. "He gets downhill and gets to the basket. I think he's definitely improved his jump shot. That's one of the biggest improvements that I've seen in his game."

ABOUT THE MAVERICKS (8-5): Doncic is averaging 29.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 9.3 assists in 13 games and he leads the NBA with six triple-doubles. "This guy can do anything he wants to on a basketball court," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle told reporters. "He's having one of those magical runs right now. It's a phenomenal thing to watch. It's a phenomenal thing to be a part of." Forward Dorian Finney-Smith contributed a career-best 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting - including 3-of-4 from 3-point range - against the Spurs for his sixth double-digit outing of the season.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The teams split last season's four meetings.

2. Golden State SF Glenn Robinson III scored a season-high 20 points against the Grizzlies and is averaging 17 over the past two games.

3. Dallas SG Seth Curry (illness) is questionable.

PREDICTION: Mavericks 118, Warriors 105