Three Things to Know: Mavericks win, move past Warriors into No. 3 seed in West

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The Golden State Warriors can claim a moral victory — if you think Draymond Green would actually allow such a thing — because Thursday they played their best game since Stephen Curry went out. It just still counts as a loss in the standings because they played the Suns, who remain the best team in basketball.

The Dallas Mavericks got the kind of win good teams do: They were sluggish on the second night of a back-to-back, but in the third quarter Luka Doncic found a place to attack the Cavaliers defense (sorry Kevin Love), and Dorian Finney-Smith was the beneficiary getting open looks from 3 that he buried. The Mavs dominated the third 39-22, and from there Dallas found a way to win.

Tonight was @doefinney_10’s night. #MFFL pic.twitter.com/ZAbhK955Fs

— x – Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 31, 2022

With the Mavericks’ win and the Warriors’ loss, Dallas wakes up the No. 3 seed in the West. The Warriors slide back to No. 4.

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