by Jerry Feitelberg

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Well, The Dubs did it again. They won their fortieth straight home Wednesday night at Oracle Arena as they defeated the Dallas Mavericks by twenty points 127-107. While the score looks like it was a runaway, it was not. The Dubs had to work really to beat a very determined Dallas team. The Mavericks defeated the Warriors earlier in the season. However, Steph Curry missed that game due to an ankle injury. The Warriors got off to a good start early in the game and led the Mavericks by ten at the end of the first period 32-22.

The Mavericks played the Dubs tough in the second period but could only cut the lead to eight points. The Mavs trailed by two with 3:27 left in the half but Golden State wouldn’t yield and built the lead to eight at the half 56-48. Klay Thompson led the Dubs with 26 points. Steph Curry, if you can believe this, had just three points, and Draymond Green didn’t score at all. Green had to sit as he committed three fouls.

Steph finally got it going in the third period. He hit a three-point shot early in the period to, hopefully, jump start the offense. Steph has hit three-point shots in 117 straight games and is closing in on the NBA record of 127 straight. The Mavericks, at this point in the game, refused to wilt. They trailed by just one point 65-64 with 7:29 left. The Dubs increased the lead to seven 71-64 as Steph made two more three-point shots. The Mavs trailed by three 73-70 when Draymond Green scored his first five points of the night. Draymond scored another five points in the period, and Klay Thompson pitched in with another five as the Warriors, now playing an uptempo game, outscored the Mavs 39-29 in the period and they led by eighteen at the end of three.

In the fourth period, Klay Thompson scored fourteen points and finished with 45 for the night. The Mavs could not crack the Golden State defense and the Warriors reserves finished the game. Final score 127-107.

Game Notes- Klay Thompson led the Warrior offense with 45. Draymond Green had ten, all in the third period, but he played terrific defense, as usual. Harrison Barnes pitched in with thirteen. Shaun Livingston and Mo Speights each had eight off the bench. Steph Curry, who scored thirty-seven against San Antonio, scored just thirteen. It is not a misprint. Steph Curry scored just thirteen points. However, there is no ego on this team. The Warriors do not care who score the most points. They care about winning. They move the ball and find the open man. Yes, Curry is the NBA’s MVP. He did not score a lot of points, but they won the game and their record for the year is now 42-4. They have won 40 straight games at home. The NBA record is 44, held by the Chicago Bulls.

The Warriors first-round draft choice, Kevon Looney, made his NBA debut and scored his first two points of his career on his first shot from the floor.

The Warriors will be holding a press conference Thursday morning to announce the J.P.Morgan Chase has secured naming rights for the new arena in San Francisco. J.P.Morgan Ceo Jaime Dimon was seated next to Warrior owner Joe Lacob at Wednesday night’s game.

The Warriors in Philadelphia Saturday at 1pm PT.