Game ID: 22500630
Golden State Warriors @ Dallas Mavericks
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 24 31 29 39 123GSW 27 23 39 26 115
DAL vs GSW ScoutingDAL vs GSW Scouting
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.
DAL availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 4 since 1/06, returns tonight: 31 min (100% of 31)
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 25 min (114% of 22)
BACK Russell back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK Powell back 1/10 after 4, 18 min since (128% of 14)
BACK Cisse back 1/10 after 5, 16 min since (112% of 14)
BACK Hardy back 1/10 after 3, 17 min since (137% of 13)
NEW Davis 31 to 37 min over the last 3
DAL availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Russell missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Washington back 1/14 after 4, 31 min since (100% of 31)
BACK Williams back 1/14 after 2, 25 min since (114% of 22)
BACK Powell back 1/10 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Cisse back 1/10 after 5, 16 min since (112% of 14)
BACK Hardy back 1/10 after 3, 21 min since (166% of 13)
DAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Christie missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 29)
OUT Russell missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Washington back 1/14 after 4, 31 min since (100% of 31)
BACK Williams back 1/14 after 2, 25 min since (113% of 22)
BACK Powell back 1/10 after 4, 20 min since (138% of 14)
BACK Cisse back 1/10 after 5, 18 min since (131% of 14)
BACK Hardy back 1/10 after 3, 22 min since (174% of 13)
DAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Flagg missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 28 min (83% of 34)
OUT Washington missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Russell missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Christie back 1/17 after 2, 26 min since (89% of 29)
BACK Williams back 1/14 after 2, 26 min since (117% of 22)
BACK Powell back 1/10 after 4, 21 min since (148% of 14)
BACK Cisse back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (137% of 14)
BACK Hardy back 1/10 after 3, 21 min since (167% of 13)
NEW Martin 15 to 21 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Washington missed 3 since 1/15, returns tonight: 22 min (72% of 31)
OUT Gafford missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Russell missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Flagg back 1/19 after 2, 28 min since (83% of 34)
BACK Christie back 1/17 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Williams back 1/14 after 2, 22 min since (99% of 22)
NEW Martin 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 14 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Cisse 14 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 13 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 12 to 18 min over the last 3
DAL availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Gafford missed 4 since 1/15, returns tonight: 16 min (75% of 22)
OUT Russell missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Flagg back 1/19 after 2, 29 min since (87% of 34)
BACK Washington back 1/14 after 4, 27 min since (86% of 31)
BACK Christie back 1/17 after 2, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Williams back 1/14 after 2, 23 min since (104% of 22)
NEW Martin 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 14 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 13 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 1/28 · 3 days' restOUT Russell missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 24 min (193% of 13)
BACK Flagg back 1/19 after 2, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Washington back 1/22 after 3, 24 min since (77% of 31)
BACK Christie back 1/17 after 2, 33 min since (113% of 29)
BACK Gafford back 1/24 after 4, 16 min since (75% of 22)
NEW Martin 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 14 to 26 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Russell missed 8 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Cisse missed 2 since 1/24, returns tonight: 17 min (124% of 14)
BACK Flagg back 1/19 after 2, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Washington back 1/22 after 3, 27 min since (88% of 31)
BACK Christie back 1/17 after 2, 33 min since (113% of 29)
BACK Gafford back 1/24 after 4, 19 min since (85% of 22)
BACK Hardy back 1/28 after 2, 24 min since (193% of 13)
NEW Martin 15 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 14 to 26 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Russell missed 9 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Flagg back 1/19 after 2, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Washington back 1/22 after 3, 29 min since (94% of 31)
BACK Gafford back 1/24 after 4, 21 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Cisse back 1/29 after 2, 17 min since (124% of 14)
BACK Hardy back 1/28 after 2, 15 min since (119% of 13)
NEW Martin 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 13 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 18 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 5 min since (28% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 14 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 19 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (21% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 15 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 20 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (20% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 16 since 12/20, returns tonight: 21 min (89% of 24)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 1/17, returns tonight: 15 min (72% of 20)
OUT Set. Curry missed 21 since 12/06, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Set. Curry missed 22 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 15 min since (72% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Set. Curry missed 23 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 15 min since (64% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 16 min since (77% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/26 · back-to-backOUT Set. Curry missed 24 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 9 min (85% of 11)
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 15 min since (64% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 17 min since (84% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 25 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 1/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Cryer missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 26 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Marshall at 21 and Christie at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Washington (3 straight), Gafford (3 straight), Russell (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 16 free throws a game; Butler III at 22 and Podziemski at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 16 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-5. Call it Dallas 119, Golden State 118, Golden State keeping it close.
1/14 vs DEN 109-118 — DAL notes
DAL lost 109-118. DAL took 8 more shots (93 to 85), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DEN's 49%, 5 of 34 from three, and went to the line 33 times to DEN's 22 — 22 points from the stripe to their 18. Marshall led with 24 (9 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Williams added 20, Martin 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. Nembhard's -14 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs UTA 144-122 — DAL notes
DAL won 144-122. DAL shot 57% (55 of 97) to UTA's 49%, 19 of 46 from three. Thompson led with 26 (10 of 18, 6 of 13 from three); Marshall added 22, Hardy 19. The hinge was Q3, 42-29: a lead of 20 became 33, and the lead reached 38. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/17 vs UTA 138-120 — DAL notes
DAL won 138-120. DAL shot 54% (49 of 91) to UTA's 54%, 18 of 41 from three, and went to the line 36 times to UTA's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. Thompson led with 23 (7 of 12, 6 of 11 from three); Williams added 22, Christie 22. The hinge was Q1, 42-29: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
1/19 @ NYK 114-97 — DAL notes
DAL won 114-97. DAL shot 49% (40 of 82) to NYK's 40%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 28 times to NYK's 20 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. Christie led with 26 (9 of 13, 8 of 10 from three); Marshall added 19, Flagg 18. The hinge was Q2, 44-25: a lead of 9 became 28. Flagg was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/22 vs GSW 123-115 — DAL notes
DAL won 123-115. DAL shot 50% (43 of 86) to GSW's 45%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to GSW's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. DAL turned it over 21 times to GSW's 10, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 54-35 for them. Marshall led with 30 (10 of 12, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Christie added 21, Flagg 21. The hinge was Q4, 39-26: DAL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/24 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Christie at 23 and Marshall at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Gafford (4 straight), Russell (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Reaves (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the line, where Dallas takes 29 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Dallas 119, the Lakers 114.
1/28 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Christie at 23 and Marshall at 22 a game. Without Russell (7 straight). 3 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 36 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 41 percent from three to Minnesota's 36 and the line, where Dallas takes 28 free throws a game to Minnesota's 23. Call it Dallas 118, Minnesota 113.
1/29 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 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Marshall at 21 and Christie at 20 a game. Without Russell (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Knueppel at 14 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Hall (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 99 a night to Dallas's 113 and the line, where Dallas takes 32 free throws a game to Charlotte's 22. Call it Charlotte 114, Dallas 113, Dallas keeping it close.
1/31 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Sengun at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Flagg at 26 and Marshall at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Russell (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 114 and the line, where Dallas takes 28 free throws a game to Houston's 22. Call it Houston 115, Dallas 110.
1/15 vs NYK 126-113 — GSW notes
GSW won 126-113. GSW shot 54% (48 of 89) to NYK's 46%, 20 of 45 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 19. Butler III led with 32 (14 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); Curry added 27, Moody 21. The hinge was Q3, 37-28: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 17. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/17 vs CHA 136-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 136-116. GSW shot 55% (51 of 93) to CHA's 46%, 23 of 52 from three. GSW turned it over 11 times to CHA's 17. Melton led with 24 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Green added 20, Podziemski 16. The hinge was Q1, 39-28: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Richard was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/19 vs MIA 135-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 135-112. GSW shot 52% (49 of 95) to MIA's 39%, 24 of 51 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIA's 24. GSW turned it over 13 times to MIA's 19. Podziemski led with 24 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Curry added 19, Butler III 17. The hinge was Q4, 31-19: a lead of 11 became 23. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/20 vs TOR 127-145 — GSW notes
GSW lost 127-145. GSW shot 52% (47 of 91) to TOR's 59%, 16 of 43 from three. Hield led with 25 (7 of 8, 6 of 6 from three); Kuminga added 20, Curry 16. Q3 was theirs, 44-38, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 107-83 against them. Green's -27 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ DAL 115-123 — GSW notes
GSW lost 115-123. GSW took 10 more shots (96 to 86), but shot 45% to DAL's 50%, 15 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DAL's 30. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 21. The glass went 35-54 against them. Curry led with 38 (14 of 27, 8 of 15 from three); Melton added 22, Moody 12. Q3 was theirs, 39-29, turning a 5-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Payton II's -32 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 38 and Randle at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Podziemski at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Golden State minus-7 and the line, where Minnesota takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it Minnesota 120, Golden State 118, Golden State keeping it close.
1/26 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 36 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Melton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-7 and the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 117, Minnesota 116, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/28 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Nurkić at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (42 straight), Harkless (33 straight), Tshiebwe (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 25 and Podziemski at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 115 a night to Utah's 127 and the glass, where Utah has been minus-5 a night and Golden State minus-9. Call it Golden State 121, Utah 115.
1/30 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 27 and Moody at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (3 straight), Cryer (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Duren at 19 a game. Without LeVert (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Golden State 115, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALBW B. Williams
CF C. Flagg
CM C. Martin
DP D. Powell
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
MC M. Cisse
NM N. Marshall
PW P. Washington
RN R. Nembhard
GSWAH A. Horford
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
WR W. Richard
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
Mavs beat Warriors 123-115 on night Stephen Curry becomes first with 10,000 attempts from 3
DALLAS -- — Naji Marshall tied his season highs with 30 points and nine assists, and the Dallas Mavericks beat Golden State 123-115 on Thursday night, winning a season-best fourth consecutive game while dropping the Warriors to 0-2 since Jimmy Butler's season-ending knee injury.
Stephen Curry scored 38 points and was 8 of 15 from 3-point range on the night the Warriors' superstar became the first in NBA history to attempt 10,000 shots from beyond the arc. He's now 4,222 of 10,007 from deep.
Cooper Flagg had 21 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in 30 minutes when Dallas' rookie No. 1 pick was supposed to be limited to 20-25 minutes in his second game back since missing a pair with a sprained left ankle.
Max Christie also had 21 points, Brandon Williams scored 19 off the bench and Dwight Powell had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Klay Thompson hit two first-half 3s for six points against his former team.
The Warriors were up one midway through the fourth quarter when Draymond Green was called for a flagrant foul that had him arguing with the officials. Less than a minute later, another foul by Green was reviewed but not called flagrant.
Green argued anyway as he went to the bench after the second foul, and the Mavs continued on an 11-0 run that started after the flagrant foul. Green fouled out with 3:50 remaining.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 10 points in 9 minutes before leaving with left knee soreness in the first half. He landed awkwardly on the knee while dribbling the length of the court.
It was Kuminga's second game after sitting for a month while falling completely out of coach Steve Kerr's rotation. Butler's ACL tear in his right knee created an opening for Kuminga to return.
Up next Warriors: The first of two in a row at Minnesota on Saturday.
Mavericks: Luka Doncic faces his former team when the Lakers visit Saturday.