Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (11) takes a three points shot over the out stretched arm of the Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins (22) during the fourth game of the NBA Western Conference Finals at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Tue May 24, 2022 (AP News photo)

Warriors Come Up Short Against Dallas 119-109

By Barbara Mason

Tuesday evening the Golden State Warriors (3-1) took on the Dallas Mavericks (1-3) at American Airlines Center. This is a tale of two teams. The Mavericks had faced a must win situation not having won a single game in this series.

There was no room for error for Dallas: it was win big or go home. Golden State had a completely different scenario. They needed to win one more game to move onto the NBA Finals. Golden State had everything going for them going into game 4 but it was not to be for the Warriors losing game 4 119-109.

Game 4 recap: In the first quarter, Dallas had a much different start then they did in Game Three. They were aggressive, disciplined and accurate. As the first 12 minutes expired Dallas held a 28-24 lead. The long ball was right on point for the Mavericks.

Dallas would pour it on in the second quarter. They were piling up three’s and had extended their lead 56-42 with three minutes left in the first half. It was the kind of game that we fully expected to see from Dallas. This was not a team that would roll over. The Mavs led at the half 52-47.

In a crazy turn the third quarter was delayed when American Airlines Center popped a leak. Dallas was experiencing a severe thunder storm and there were a number of leaks some of which found their way onto the court.

When the third quarter finally got underway it continued to rain on the court, raining three’s for Dallas that is. The Mavericks could not miss in the paint or beyond the arc as they continued to build their lead.

The only Warrior with double digits mid-way through the third quarter was Stephen Curry in a real lackluster game for Golden State. It was so lopsided that it was almost shocking when the Mavericks actually missed a shot. They had 19 three’s in the game so far and only five turnovers leading 99-70.

There was a real shift in the fourth quarter for the Warriors. The Mavericks began to miss shots and the Warriors had cut a 29 point Maverick lead to 16 with six minutes left in the game.

The Warriors continued to push trailing by ten points with 1:45 left in the game 115-105. The Warriors had made an amazing run in the fourth quarter of this game losing. It was just too little too late for Golden State.

Curry finished the game with 20 points and the bench was great with Moses Moody, Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga all shooting in double digits. The Warriors came up just short in this game. They stumbled in the second and third quarters and that proved to be irreparable for the team.

The Mavericks had pushed a Game Five this Thursday at Chase Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.