Warriors rally past Mavericks for 2-0 lead in West finals despite Dončić’s 42

Stephen Curry scored 32 points with six three-pointers and eight rebounds, Kevon Looney had a career-high 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors used one of their signature third-quarter flurries to rally past the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Luka Dončić and the Mavericks led most of the way before the Warriors took their first lead of the night on Otto Porter Jr’s three-pointer 18 seconds into the fourth. Porter’s three-point play with 7:21 remaining made it 100-92.

Dončić scored 42 points, 18 in the first quarter – two shy of his total for all of Game 1. His three-pointer with 13 seconds before halftime put Dallas up 72-58 at the break and gave him 24 points.

He even got a Twitter shoutout from Oakland’s own MC Hammer: “Ok young Luka … We see you.”

But the Warriors answered with a 25-13 third quarter to pull to 85-83 going into fourth – a third quarter reminiscent of those that defined so many of their recent playoff runs.

Doncic shot 12 for 23 and shined in a game of brilliant shotmaking – the Warriors finished 56.1% from the floor. In the first half alone, Dallas edged Golden State 52.3% to 51.2%, including a remarkable 55.6% to 53.3% from three-point range.

Among the luminaries seated courtside at the Chase Center for the Warriors’ come-from-behind was the musician Adele.

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