Luka Doncic scores 41 points, Mavericks beat Warriors again

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Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks were the ones trying to hold on in the second half against Golden State.

They pulled off what Stephen Curry and the Warriors couldn't four nights earlier.

Doncic scored 41 points and the Mavericks beat Golden State for the second time in five days, winning 122-113 on Thursday night after a huge fourth-quarter rally for the victory in California.

Curry and the Warriors never led but got even for the first time since early in the game during a stretch when Moses Moody scored all 13 of his points consecutively for Golden State in the fourth quarter.

Spencer Dinwiddie put the Mavericks back in front for good by scoring the next four points for a 108-104 lead midway through the fourth in his home debut after the trade that brought him and Davis Bertans from Washington for Kristaps Porzingis.

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Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic celebrates after being fouled sinking a basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game agains the Golden State Warriors in Dallas, Thursday, March, 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

"I'm not surprised," Doncic said about the surge from Dinwiddie, who finished with 17 points after getting his Dallas high with 24 in the previous Golden State meeting. "I thought it was going to take a little bit longer. He's a great player, and he's a great fit for us."

The Mavericks handed the Warriors a season-worst third consecutive loss and drop them 7 1/2 games behind NBA-leading Phoenix. Golden State, which trailed by 17 points early in the second half, has lost seven of nine games.

"I loved the effort," coach Steve Kerr said. "We’re going through it