Game ID: 22400812
Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 33 28 39 26 126DAL 18 26 31 27 102
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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 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 18 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 19 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 20 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 25 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 26 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 2/23, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 13 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 3 since 2/04, returns tonight: 9 min (57% of 16)
OUT Williams missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 11 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/08 after 3, 16 min since (50% of 32)
NEW Gafford 22 to 31 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 14 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (101% of 15)
OUT Powell missed 12 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/08 after 3, 16 min since (50% of 32)
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 9 min since (57% of 16)
NEW Irving 36 to 42 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 11 to 18 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Washington missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 15 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 13 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 7 min since (44% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 15 min since (101% of 15)
NEW Irving 36 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 16 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Washington missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 37 min (114% of 32)
OUT Davis missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 16 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 14 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 11 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 20 min since (134% of 15)
NEW Irving 36 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Edwards 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 17 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 15 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/08 after 3, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 11 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 20 min since (134% of 15)
NEW Edwards 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 18 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 16 since 1/20, returns tonight: 16 min (161% of 10)
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Hardy back 2/10 after 3, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 17 min since (116% of 15)
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 23 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 19 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Williams back 2/12 after 4, 17 min since (116% of 15)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 16 min since (161% of 10)
NEW Edwards 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 11 to 17 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 20 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 16 min since (161% of 10)
DAL availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 8 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 21 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 29 min since (89% of 32)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 15 min since (148% of 10)
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 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (22 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Christie at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Davis (4 straight), Lively II (17 straight), Gafford (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 34. Call it Golden State 116, Dallas 111.
2/10 @ MIL 125-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-111. GSW shot 44% (41 of 93) to MIL's 50%, 13 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 9 times to MIL's 20. The glass went 48-37 for them. Curry led with 38 (12 of 24, 6 of 16 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 20, Hield 16. The hinge was Q4, 36-28: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 19. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/12 @ DAL 107-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-111. GSW took 9 more shots (96 to 87), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 48%, 10 of 35 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 23, 4 of 13 from three); Butler III added 21, Moody 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 5 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 83-78 against them. Hield's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 @ HOU 105-98 — GSW notes
GSW won 105-98. GSW shot 39% (35 of 89) to HOU's 41%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. GSW turned it over 10 times to HOU's 20. The glass went 42-52 against them. Curry led with 27 (7 of 17, 5 of 13 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-19: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24.
2/21 @ SAC 132-108 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-108. GSW shot 54% (50 of 93) to SAC's 51%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 12 times to SAC's 18. GSW turned it over 12 times to SAC's 21. Moody led with 22 (8 of 11, 5 of 8 from three); Hield added 22, Podziemski 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 29. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/23 vs DAL 126-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 126-102. GSW shot 48% (47 of 98) to DAL's 46%, 12 of 40 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 18. The glass went 54-41 for them. Curry led with 30 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three); Butler III added 18, Podziemski 17. The hinge was Q1, 33-18: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/25 vs CHA — 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 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (23 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 120, shooting 38 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Ball at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Gra. Williams (40 straight), Simpson (5 straight), Jeffries (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Charlotte minus-11 and the defense, Golden State allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 120. Call it Golden State 118, Charlotte 103, Golden State by 15.
2/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Butler III at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kuminga (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 109, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
3/01 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Okeke (7 straight), Lowry (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Podziemski at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kuminga (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 25 and the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Philadelphia 108.
3/03 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 93 a night and allowing 123, shooting 38 percent and 26 from three, 16 free throws a game; Mar. Williams at 18 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gra. Williams (43 straight), Okogie (14 straight), Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Moody at 14 a game. Without Kuminga (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 26 and the defense, Golden State allowing 109 a night to Charlotte's 123. Call it Golden State 117, Charlotte 106, Golden State by 11.
2/10 vs SAC 128-129 — DAL notes
DAL lost 128-129 in 1 overtime. DAL shot 52% (49 of 95) to SAC's 55%, 15 of 37 from three. DAL turned it over 11 times to SAC's 20. The glass went 33-50 against them. Irving led with 30 (11 of 25, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Dinwiddie added 20, Thompson 19. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 4 periods went 102-93 against them. They led by as many as 12. Prosper's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs GSW 111-107 — DAL notes
DAL won 111-107. DAL shot 48% (42 of 87) to GSW's 43%, 15 of 36 from three. The glass went 39-50 against them. Irving led with 42 (15 of 25, 7 of 10 from three); Christie added 17, Thompson 17. The hinge was Q3, 26-22: a lead of 1 became 5, and the lead reached 15. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/13 vs MIA 118-113 — DAL notes
DAL won 118-113. DAL shot 51% (46 of 90) to MIA's 47%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIA's 26. Exum led with 27 (11 of 13); Christie added 19, Dinwiddie 18. The hinge was Q4, 34-30: a lead of 1 became 5. DAL trailed 55-56 at the half and won the second half 63-57.
2/21 vs NOP 111-103 — DAL notes
DAL won 111-103. DAL shot 43% (37 of 86) to NOP's 41%, 16 of 44 from three. Irving led with 35 (11 of 22, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Washington added 24, Christie 16. The hinge was Q1, 32-22: from level to 10 ahead. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/23 @ GSW 102-126 — DAL notes
DAL lost 102-126. DAL shot 46% (38 of 82) to GSW's 48%, 13 of 32 from three. DAL turned it over 18 times to GSW's 10, and GSW turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 41-54 against them. Irving led with 17 (7 of 18, 1 of 6 from three); Washington added 17, Thompson 11. Q4 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 25 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 100-75 against them. Marshall's -28 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/25 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 27 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Reddish (10 straight), Morris (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 31 and Thompson at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Davis (5 straight), Lively II (18 straight), Gafford (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and Dallas minus-10 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 109 a night to Dallas's 116. Call it the Lakers 116, Dallas 111.
2/27 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Irving at 32 and Thompson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Davis (6 straight), Lively II (19 straight), Gafford (5 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 125, shooting 37 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Ball at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Gra. Williams (41 straight), Jeffries (4 straight), Okogie (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 39 percent from three to Charlotte's 29 and the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Charlotte's 125. Call it Dallas 117, Charlotte 105, Dallas by 12.
3/01 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Thompson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Davis (7 straight), Lively II (20 straight), Gafford (6 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 24 and Lillard at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Portis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 25 free throws a game to Dallas's 18. Call it Dallas 112, Milwaukee 110, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/03 vs SAC — 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 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Davis (8 straight), Lively II (21 straight), Gafford (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Dallas minus-12 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 35. Call it Dallas 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALBW B. Williams
DE D. Exum
JH J. Hardy
KE K. Edwards
KI K. Irving
KK K. Kelley
KT K. Thompson
MB M. Brown
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
OP O. Prosper
PW P. Washington
SD S. Dinwiddie
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
YC Y. Collins
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 scores 30 points as Warriors beat Mavericks 126-102
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-102 on Sunday.
The Warriors have won five of six and improved to 5-1 since trading for Jimmy Butler, who made his home debut and finished with 18 points.
Golden State jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first and led by as many as 23 points in the second. Butler and Curry each had 14 in the first half.
PJ Washington and Kyrie Irving scored 17 points apiece for the Mavericks.
The Warriors retired Andre Iguodala’s jersey after the game. The forward helped the Warriors win four championships and was the NBA Finals MVP in 2015.
Takeaways Mavericks: The short-handed Mavericks, without Anthony Davis and three of their centers, had won three straight entering Sunday but ran into a hot Warriors squad. They’ll prepare for what should be an emotional matchup Tuesday in Los Angeles against the Lakers and Luka Doncic .
Warriors: Golden State is rolling coming out of the All-Star break with its second straight win of over 20 points. Jonathan Kuminga , who has been out since early January with an ankle sprain, scrimmaged Saturday and will be re-evaluated later this week.
Key moment The Warriors added to a 17-point halftime lead with a 39-point third quarter, including a stretch of eight straight by Curry as Golden State reached the 100-point mark before the fourth.
Key stat Butler continues to make a difference for the Warriors with his ability to get to the line. He was 8 for 8 from the line, and has attempted 55 foul shots through his first six games with the Warriors, who outscored the Mavericks 20-13 from the stripe.
Up next Both teams are in action on Tuesday. The Warriors host the Hornets, while the Mavericks will face Doncic and the Lakers in Los Angeles.