What we learned as Warriors’ comeback -attempts fall short against Mavs

What we learned as Warriors’ comeback -attempts fall short against Mavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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In Jimmy Butler’s third match with Warriors, the team showed more snags than in one of his first two. Enough to serve as a reminder they still have a lot to discover and apply.

A loss of 111-107 to the heavily diminished Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at the American Airlines Center dried up a gallant warrior’s comeback and kept them from their first three-game victory traits since November 15.

Subsequently, with double digits much of the game, Warriors fought back to put a nervous crowd but couldn’t finish. Stephen Curry scored a team high 25 points, and Jimmy Butler added 21 to lead the Golden State scorers. The bench played well, with all five reserves that posted positive plus-minus numbers, led by Brandin Podziemski. He scored 16 points and Gary Payton II added 14 from the bench.

But Mavericks star Kyrie Irving’s production was too much to overcome. He finished with 42 points on 15-of-25 shooting, including 7 out of 10 from deep to rescue Dallas, who had five rotation players on the injuries.

Here are three observations from a game that is swirling, considering that the warriors were preferred to prevail over short -haired Dallas:

Early miscues Doom late comeback

Into the fourth quarter afterwards with five (83-78), Warriors fell afterwards by 12 (94-82) before led an exciting comeback in the last eight minutes, and Outscored Mavericks 25-17.

Curry and Butler were the stars of the comeback and accounted for 22 of the Golden State’s 29 points. A Curry Triple gave Warriors their first lead (102-101 with 3:31 back) since the first quarter.

Curry hadn’t missed a free throw in the fourth quarter this season – until he made one of two with 37.3 seconds left. Two brands would have given the Golden State a 108-107 lead. Instead, Dallas got a floater from Naji Marshall with 25.6 seconds left to take the lead for good.

Warriors closed the game with an unanswered 3-point shot by Moses Moody and turns of Butler and Podziemski in their last three belongings.

Warriors sat down early in a hole with dubious choice of shots and leans into 3-point shooting despite getting going in. They shot 10-of-35 from deep, with Curry 4 of 13, Buddy Hield 1 of 6 and Moody 2 of 8.

Throwback first half

If you missed the worst of the pre-Jimmy Warriors, they spent most of the first half of serving an unhappy reminder.

The non-step minutes were a mess that it was indicated by the fact that he was the only starter ending half with a positive (plus-6) plus-minus number. Quinten Post was minus-15.

Warriors fell behind 15-6 while taking five of their first nine shots from deep. They missed seven layups, three in transition. And it’s just by offense.

The defense was not better. Golden State often wandered out of the manuscript, enabling Mavericks to make 16 of their first 24 shots (66.7 percent), including 6-of-10 from distance-and give Klay Thompson, of all people, space to launch undisputed shots from deep.

Warriors over the past 90 seconds cleaned most of their mess with a 9-0 race to go during breaks that carry 57-56.

Oh, they were whistling

The officials had themselves quite night.

Warriors -Trainer Steve Kerr were whistled after a technical error Early in the third for Berating Head of James Williams. The flute was not blown by Williams who went away, but by Judge Jonathan Sterling.

Free throw to Kyrie Irving.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who was shaken by a call, ran on the floor with 10:32 pm in the fourth quarter to protest. The initial call indicated a kicked ball – visible on repetition – by Dallas Guard Brandon Williams. Williams and Sterling convened at Center Court, surrounded by members of both teams.

The call was changed to a steal for Williams, which along with the fact that the warriors were within seven, further aggravated Kerr’s dissatisfaction.

Less than a minute later, Dallas was up with 12.

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