By Ben Leonard
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With a huge matchup against the San Antonio Spurs looming on Saturday, the Warriors (62-6) could have easily looked past the Mavericks. But that would have been all too easy for the Warriors — with revenge against the Mavericks (34-35), who beat them on January 27th, on the line, there was no way they’d let up. The Splash Brothers put on a show in Dallas Friday night, combining for 70 points in a hard-fought 130-112 Golden State victory.

The Splash Brothers put on a show in Dallas Friday night, combining for 70 points in a hard-fought 130-112 Golden State victory. On a historic night, Harrison Barnes re-emerged offensively for the Warriors, who have likely set a record for most records set in one season.

Klay Thompson had 39 points on 10 of 15 shooting from behind the arc, while becoming the second-fastest player (372 games) to reach 1,000 career three-pointers, behind only his teammate Stephen Curry, who accomplished the feat in just 369. Curry had 31 points of his own while making 6 of 12 attempts to support Thompson, who was quick to credit Curry for his success. “[Having Curry] makes my life so much easier, as well as for everyone else on the roster,” Thompson said in an interview on CSN Bay Area. “He’s one of the best players in the world, if not the best.”

Behind the dynamic duo, the rest of the team also held its own, making 50.5% from the field and nearly 58% from beyond the arc. They also tied an NBA record for the most three-pointers in one half, dropping fifteen in the first. After averaging just eight points per game in March, Barnes tacked on 20 points for Golden State, a welcome improvement for head coach Steve Kerr.

But it wasn’t all offense for Golden State — they gave up just one field goal in the final 7:43 of the third quarter, helping them take a 94-85 lead heading into the fourth quarter of a tight game. They also tightened up defensively in the fourth, going on a 17-4 run to end the game after being up just five with three minutes left to go.