Game ID: 22400007
Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 33 26 37 24 120DAL 27 36 26 28 117
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 24 min (74% of 32)
OUT Melton missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
GSW availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 5 since 10/29, returns tonight: 18 min (88% of 20)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (89% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 11 min (62% of 17)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Santos missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 11 min since (62% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Santos missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 13)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 20 min since (114% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (121% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
DAL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Kleber missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Kleber missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 4 since 10/29, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
BACK Williams back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/06 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Williams back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/03 after 2, 13 min since (115% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/06 after 4, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Williams back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/03 after 2, 10 min since (86% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 24 min (106% of 23)
OUT Kleber missed 8 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/06 after 4, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/03 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 9 since 10/28, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 11/12 after 4, 24 min since (106% of 23)
NEW Powell 10 to 16 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 5 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (59% of 32)
OUT Edwards missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 11/08, returns tonight: 6 min (37% of 15)
OUT Prosper missed 2 since 11/12, returns tonight: 7 min (62% of 11)
BACK Lively II back 11/12 after 4, 21 min since (91% of 23)
BACK Kleber back 11/14 after 9, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Powell 10 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 11/17 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Washington back 11/16 after 5, 19 min since (59% of 32)
BACK Lively II back 11/12 after 4, 21 min since (90% of 23)
BACK Kleber back 11/14 after 9, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Williams back 11/16 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/16 after 2, 7 min since (62% of 11)
NEW Powell 10 to 15 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Washington back 11/16 after 5, 24 min since (73% of 32)
BACK Lively II back 11/12 after 4, 22 min since (95% of 23)
BACK Kleber back 11/14 after 9, 14 min since (77% of 19)
BACK Williams back 11/16 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/16 after 2, 7 min since (62% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 18 a game. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 27 a game. Without Washington (3 straight), Lively II (4 straight), Kleber (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 34 and the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it Golden State 118, Dallas 113.
11/04 @ WAS 125-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-112. GSW shot 45% (44 of 97) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 34 times to WAS's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 18. Curry led with 24 (7 of 15, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hield added 20, Green 18. The hinge was Q1, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 @ BOS 118-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-112. GSW shot 46% (42 of 91) to BOS's 42%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 17, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Hield 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-16: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/08 @ CLE 117-136 — GSW notes
GSW lost 117-136. GSW took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to CLE's 54%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CLE's 28. Kuminga led with 21 (7 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 14, Curry 12. Q3 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 41 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 107-76 against them. Curry's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ OKC 127-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-116. GSW shot 51% (45 of 89) to OKC's 45%, 21 of 43 from three. Curry led with 36 (13 of 23, 7 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 20, Melton 19. The hinge was Q3, 42-21: a lead of 7 became 28. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/12 vs DAL 120-117 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-117. GSW shot 48% (45 of 94) to DAL's 52%, 14 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 12 times to DAL's 17. The glass went 50-40 for them. Curry led with 37 (14 of 27, 5 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 16, Melton 14. The hinge was Q3, 37-26: GSW came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 7. GSW trailed 59-63 at the half and won the second half 61-54. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Kuminga at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Edey at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Bane (7 straight), Morant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
11/18 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Powell at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 117, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/20 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Daniels at 19 a game. Without Gueye (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 119, Atlanta 114.
11/22 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Murphy III at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without McCollum (12 straight), Murray (15 straight), Jones (12 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Wiggins at 18 a game. Without Post (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to New Orleans's 30 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-6 a night and Golden State plus-1. Call it Golden State 115, New Orleans 106.
11/04 vs IND 127-134 — DAL notes
DAL lost 127-134. DAL shot 52% (46 of 89) to IND's 57%, 15 of 36 from three. Dončić led with 34 (9 of 24, 4 of 10 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Irving added 27, Marshall 20. Q2 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 7 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 107-97 against them. Thompson's -14 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs CHI 119-99 — DAL notes
DAL won 119-99. DAL shot 48% (45 of 93) to CHI's 42%, 12 of 38 from three. DAL turned it over 15 times to CHI's 22. Dončić led with 27 (8 of 19, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Irving added 17, Gafford 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: a lead of 11 became 20, and the lead reached 30. Dončić was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
11/08 vs PHX 113-114 — DAL notes
DAL lost 113-114. DAL shot 51% (41 of 80) to PHX's 50%, 11 of 33 from three. Dončić led with 30 (11 of 25, 5 of 12 from three); Irving added 29, Marshall 18. Q3 was theirs, 33-24, the deficit cut from 13 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 90-80 against them.
11/10 @ DEN 120-122 — DAL notes
DAL lost 120-122. DAL shot 53% (48 of 90) to DEN's 51%, 10 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 26. Irving led with 43 (17 of 22, 6 of 8 from three); Dončić added 24, Gafford 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, turning a 6-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them.
11/12 @ GSW 117-120 — DAL notes
DAL lost 117-120. DAL shot 52% (44 of 84) to GSW's 48%, 11 of 34 from three. DAL turned it over 17 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 40-50 against them. Dončić led with 31 (13 of 27, 2 of 10 from three); Thompson added 22, Irving 21. Q2 was theirs, 36-26, turning a 6-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-81 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/14 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 20 and Sexton at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (7 straight), Mykhailiuk (4 straight), Potter (10 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 27 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (4 straight), Kleber (9 straight), Edwards (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 16 times a game to Dallas's 12 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 117, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
11/16 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 28 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (5 straight), Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (6 straight), Jones (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 32 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/17 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Holmgren (3 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Irving at 29 and Dončić at 28 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and OKC minus-11 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 116, Dallas 107.
11/19 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 27 and Dončić at 27 a game. Without Edwards (5 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 105, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without McCollum (10 straight), Murray (13 straight), Jones (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-8 a night and Dallas plus-2 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 114. Call it Dallas 114, New Orleans 105.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALDG D. Gafford
DL D. Lively II
JH J. Hardy
KI K. Irving
KT K. Thompson
LD L. Dončić
NM N. Marshall
QG Q. Grimes
SD S. Dinwiddie
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
DAL/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Stephen Curry steals the show in Klay Thompson's emotional return to Chase Center
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, including Golden State's final 12, to rally the Warriors past Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game.
Thompson finished with 22 points in an emotional return to Chase Center for the first time since he departed to join Dallas in July.
Luka Doncic started and had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists after the team decided his left groin strain was healthy to play once he went through his warmup routine.
The Warriors gifted captain hats to fans in a tribute to Thompson's tradition of taking his boat across the bay to games. Thompson embraced Curry shortly before tipoff and his 3-pointer gave Dallas a 110-105 lead before his old Splash Brother took over.
Curry shot 14 for 27 making five 3s and added nine assists and six rebounds, also sparking a 20-3 burst to begin the third quarter.
Takeaways Mavericks: Dereck Lively II , questionable to play because of a sprained right shoulder, contributed 12 points and eight rebounds. Dallas committed 18 turnovers leading to 21 Warriors points.
Warriors: Jonathan Kuminga scored 16 points off the bench and Buddy Hield had 14. De'Anthony Melton scored 14 in his third straight game in double figures.
Key moment Coming down in transition moments after blocking Thompson's 3-pointer, Warriors guard Moses Moody tried to dunk on Thompson at the 9:40 mark of the second quarter only to take a hard foul and settle for a pair of free throws.
Thompson also spent time in the fourth quarter defending his replacement, Hield.
Key stat Curry fouled Thompson 15 seconds into the game and Thompson scored the initial two points of the contest at the free-throw line. But Thompson missed his initial two field-goal attempts before knocking down a 3-pointer with 1:26 remaining in the opening quarter.
Up next The Mavericks travel to Utah to play the Jazz on Thursday night, while the Warriors host Memphis on Friday.