Golden State Warriors blow 19-point fourth quarter lead against Dallas Mavericks

By Ben Morse, CNN

Updated 1231 GMT (2031 HKT) February 28, 2022

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, Nemanja Bjelica, Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga guard Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic.

(CNN)The Golden State Warriors blew a 19-point fourth quarter lead to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday in a thrilling game at Chase Center.

Steph Curry had hit a three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to give the Warriors hope, but Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic made two free throws with 7.9 seconds left on the clock to complete a dramatic 107-101 comeback victory. Doncic finished with 34 points as Dallas came back from 21 points down in the third quarter to claim the statement victory over one of the best teams in the NBA. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said his team did not «maintain our grit down the stretch.»Curry drives to the basket during the game against the Mavericks.«We just let our momentum get away from us… We can't just say: 'Oh well, when Draymond (Green) and Andre (Iguodala) get back we will be better,'» Kerr told reporters. Read More]«It doesn't matter who's out there. We've got to get better executing under pressure and maintaining competence.»It's actually good to go through and feel it because this is what it feels like in the playoffs, when you're playing against a really good team."The Warriors' implosion was the largest blown fourth-quarter lead in the NBA this season.The key stretch of the game was an eight and a half minute period in the fourth quarter when the Mavericks racked up 26 points to drag themselves back into contention, while the Warriors managed to get just one on the board.Spencer Dinwiddie provided key impetus off the bench, scoring 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. Visit CNN.com/sport