Mavericks escape sweep, force Game 5 behind Doncic's lead in win over Warriors

Luka Doncic had 30 points and 14 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 119-109 on Tuesday night to avoid being swept in the Western Conference finals.

It was the 10th double-double in his 14 games this postseason for Doncic, who also had nine assists and got some help from his supporting cast to extend this series. He had 40 points in Game 3, when Reggie Bullock shot 0-for -0 shooting with seven misses from three-point range.

Dorian Finney-Smith had 23 points and Bullock had 18 on 6-of-10 shooting — all three-pointers. Jalen Brunson had 15 points. The Mavs were 20-of-43 on three-pointers.

Stephen Curry had 20 points and returned to the game with 3:22 left — his first appearance in the fourth quarter — after the Warriors had cut a 29-point deficit to 110-102. But they never got closer even with Curry and other starters returning to the floor.

Doncic then drove for a dunk and Bullock made his sixth three-pointer.

Tonight was Luka Doncic's 17th career 30-point game in the playoffs. <br><br>He ties Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant for the 2nd-most by a player at age 23 or younger all-time. LeBron James is the only player with more (21). <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA75?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA75</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xa3KbzZFuy">pic.twitter.com/Xa3KbzZFuy</a>

No NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Only three of the 146 teams to fall in that deep hole have even been able to force a seventh game.

Jonathan Kuminga had 17 points and Andrew Wiggins 13 points for the Warriors, who had seven players score in double figures.

There was even a 16-minute rain delay, when the start of the second half was held up because of rain leaking through the roof at