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Reggie Bullock connected on playoffs-career-high-tying six of the
Mavericks' 20 3-pointers. The Dallas defense limited the Golden
State star tandem of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to a combined
32 points, forcing the best-of-seven series back to San Francisco
for a fifth game on Thursday, with the Warriors leading 3-1.
Seeking to rebound from three defeats that had come by a total of 43
points, the Mavericks dominated the second and third quarters, which
were separated an additional 20 minutes. A Dallas rainstorm found
its way onto the court through a leaky roof in the American Airlines
Center.
Having shot 11-for-23 on 3-point attempts in the first half while
building a 62-47 advantage, the Mavericks responded best to the
delay, getting two 3-pointers apiece from Dorian Finney-Smith and
Doncic plus a fifth from Bullock in a 19-9 burst that opened a
25-point advantage.
Dallas went on to lead by as many as 29, then survived a late flurry
by an all-reserves Warriors lineup to win for the first time since a
123-90 shocker against the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of the
Western semifinals.
Doncic finished with game highs in points (30), rebounds (14) and
assists (nine) while also contributed three 3-pointers to the Dallas
total. Finney-Smith added four treys to account for a majority of
his 23 points.
Bullock turned his six 3-pointers into 18 points, while Jalen
Brunson had 15 points, Maxi Kleber 13 and Spencer Dinwiddie 10 for
the Mavericks, who shot a series-best 50 percent from the field.
Curry led seven Warriors in double figures with 20 points to go with
a team-high eight assists, but he shot just 7-for-16 overall and
2-for-5 from 3-point range.
Jonathan Kuminga led Golden State's late charge with 17 points,
while fellow reserves Jordan Poole had 14 and Moses Moody 10.
Starters Andrew Wiggins (13), Thompson (12) and Draymond Green (10)
also scored in double figures for Golden State. The Warriors fell in
their first opportunity to clinch in each of the previous two
playoff rounds before prevailing one game later.
--Field Level Media
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