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The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks have released their initial injury reports for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night in ...

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ends their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. The Warriors would be in the Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons. Key Player On Game 5 Injury Reports For Warriors And Mavs

BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors look to clinch the Western Conference finals over the Dallas Mavericks in game five. The Mavericks won the last matchup ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors look to clinch the Western Conference finals over the Dallas Mavericks in game five. Jalen Brunson is averaging 19.8 points and 3.4 assists over the past 10 games for Dallas. The Mavericks have gone 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. The Warriors have gone 33-19 against Western Conference opponents. Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 106.2 points, 36.1 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Golden State Warriors (53-29, third in the Western Conference) LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 7-3, averaging 112.2 points, 48.6 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. TOP PERFORMERS: Curry is averaging 25.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Warriors. Klay Thompson is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Golden State. Dallas Mavericks (52-30, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State ranks seventh in the league with 13.8 fast break points per game led by Curry averaging 3.2. The Mavericks won the last matchup 119-109 on May 25 led by 30 points from Luka Doncic, while Stephen Curry scored 20 points for the Warriors. WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Warriors lead series 3-1

The Dallas Mavericks will try to force a Game 6 on Thursday night as they take on the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in Game 5.

The next part is to find a way to win on the road. We just have to continue to take care of the ball, make shots." We did our part tonight," said coach Jason Kidd. "We found a way to win. We going to believe until the end." Could the Mavs possibly become the first team in history to come back from a 3-0 series deficit? "We got to believe," said Doncic. "I think our defense was way better today.

The Golden State Warriors are on the verge of another trip to the NBA Finals, and they have a chance to close out the Western Conference Finals at home.

Porter is being listed as questionable with a left foot injury, as the veteran forward attempts to manage both his current injury and also his potential availability for the NBA Finals if the Warriors should indeed advance. For Game 5, the Dallas Mavericks will once again have just the single absence of Tim Hardaway Jr., as the rest of their injury report remains clean. The Dallas Mavericks will not go away, but the Warriors have been simply dominant on their home floor all postseason long.

There's a pretty strong correlation to Luka Doncic getting double digit rebounds and Dallas winning the game. I don't know why that is, but my guess would be ...

That’s not going to cut it on the road in Game 5. The Mavericks attacked it pretty well, only the Warriors pushed and went on a run to close the 29 point lead with their bench unit. The Dallas role players and positive regression played a huge part in the Tuesday night win. There’s a pretty strong correlation to Luka Doncic getting double digit rebounds and Dallas winning the game. However, against the Warriors on Tuesday night, they finally won that statistical category and with it, they won the game. Here’s some considerations prior to the game.

The Dallas Mavericks made sure the Golden State Warriors kept their brooms in the closet, and only to be used perhaps Luka another day and against another ...

And on the defensive end of the floor, he collected two steals and two blocks. After connecting on just 2-of-14 from the field and scoring only six points in the first three games of this series, Kleber was 5-of-6 from the floor and tallied 13 points Tuesday. He also collected a total of eight rebounds in the first three games of this series. But after the Warriors battered the Mavs on the boards in Game 1 (51-35), Game 2 (43-30) and Game 3 (47-33), giving the Warriors a taste of their own medicine and beating them on the boards was a cause of celebration. DONCIC WAS A SHINING LIGHT: Luka Doncic was a beacon of light – again – for the Mavs. Named earlier Tuesday as a member of the all-NBA first-team for the third time in his four-year career, Doncic finished Game 4 with 30 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. Tuesday was the Mavs’ highest rebounding game total of this series and the Warriors’ lowest rebounding game total of this series. And they knew if they had any chance of extending this series – and any hopes of winning this series – they had to go out and aggressively attack the boards.

GAME 5: DALLAS MAVERICKS (1-3) at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (3-1). Time: 8 p.m., Thursday. Place: Chase Center, San Francisco. TV: TNT.

Of the rest of them, 11 are in the hall of fame and the other five are LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki and Curry . . . The Warriors are averaging 49 points in the paint in the series, and have outscored the Mavericks in the paint 196-132 . . . They lost Game 4 at least in part because they failed for the first time in this series to dominate the rebounding department. They lost the rebounding 45-42 on Tuesday. Even with that, the Warriors are up 183-143 in total rebounding in the four games . . . In Game 5 of any playoff series, the Mavericks have a 26-23 record, but it is considerably better since 2015, 12-4 . . . Kevon Looney is shooting 73 percent from the field in the series (19-of-26) . . . Jordan Poole is shooting 61 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point land. He has scored at least 30 points in all five of his elimination games, second most all-time to start a career behind Elgin Baylor’s eight 30-plus games . . . Dončić (32.7 points) owns the second-highest career scoring average in playoff history (min. 10 games played), behind Michael Jordan (33.4). For the 2022 NBA Playoffs, he is averaging a league-high 31.9 points per game, ahead of the reigning Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (31.7) and reigning two-time league MVP Nikola Jokić (31.0) . . . The Mavericks shot 20-of-43 (46.5 percent) from beyond the arc in their Game 4 win, marking the fourth time this postseason they have connected on 20-plus 3-pointers, most in a single playoff run in NBA history. They had a shot at doing so in Game 2, ahead by 19 points in the first half and by 17 early in the third quarter, but were run down in the final 20 minutes of the game . . . They avoided elimination on Tuesday with a 119-109 victory at American Airlines Center in Game 4 and are trying to do what no NBA team has before – win a best-of-seven series after falling behind 3-0 . . . Luka Dončić has been fantastic in win-or-go-home situations, averaging 36.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists while going 3-2 in those situations. About the Warriors: It will be shocking to the wise guys if they don’t win Game 5 as they are favored by seven points, according to bovada . . . They have yet to lose at home in the playoffs (8-0), including Games 1 and 2 in this series by a combined 34 points. The eight-game winning streak at home in the playoffs is the second-longest in franchise history behind a nine-game run in 2017 . . . Steph Curry has been the pinnacle of consistency in the playoffs this year, averaging at least 26 points in every series, including 26 in the first four games of this one. The win also marked the team’s 11th game with 15 3-pointers this postseason, the most in a single playoff run in NBA history. Curry on Tuesday reached his 100th playoff game with 20 or more points, joining a list of 16 players who have done so. Preferably Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees. That’s the Mavericks mission in Game 5 as they try to figure out a way to get a win in Golden State’s house. He’s coming off of 30 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in Game 4. There still has yet to be a game in this series decided by fewer than nine points. GAME 5: DALLAS MAVERICKS (1-3) at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (3-1).

The Mavericks' win Tuesday showed they aren't one of the league's final four remaining teams through sleight of hand or abnormality.

But it shouldn’t have taken Game 4’s win to dismiss what the Mavericks accomplished this season, even against the opponent they faced this series, and it wouldn’t require another win or two to believe their future is compelling bright. The Mavericks ultimately might not represent their conference in the Finals this season, but this conference-finals run is something they deserved. Game 4 showed that the same formula Dallas tried deploying in the opening three games can work to win games, even against this fearsome opponent. They will be a worthy opponent and winner of this series. That doesn’t and shouldn’t describe these Mavericks. Even though the Warriors have proven some superiority, which may deservedly send them to the NBA Finals as soon as Thursday, this series could have been more competitive. We’ve seen the limitations to the Mavericks’ approach, that the 3s don’t always fall, that the condensed rotation may have finally grown fatigued, that the defensive approach leaves for exploitative midrange shooters and role players attacking the rim.

The Dallas Mavericks are on the board. Avoiding the sweep with a convincing win at home, although it did get closer than many anticipated, the team was able ...

It will be tough for Dallas in Golden State, as the Warriors have been dominant on their home floor all season, but they are not ready to quit. I think our defense was amazing today," Luka said. The Dallas Mavericks are on the board.

Facing elimination at home in Game 4, they responded to get their first win of the Western Conference finals, beating the Golden State Warriors 119-109 on ...

Arena workers had to climb up onto the catwalks near the roof and set up a tarp system to catch the water. There are few players who can control a game like Doncic, and he was not going to let the Mavericks lose. Aside from the first half of Game 2, they have not in this series, which is why the Mavericks were down 3-0 and facing elimination. In Game 4 they found their stroke, going 20 of 43 from downtown en route to a series-saving win. Then, play was halted due to a leak in the roof of the American Airlines Center. When play finally did resume, the Mavericks picked up right where they left off and built a 29-point lead with some incredible 3-point shooting. The series, which now stands 3-1 in favor of the Warriors will head back to the Bay Area for Game 5 on Thursday night.

Dallas staved off elimination by Golden State behind Luka Doncic's near triple-double. But a tragic mass shooting nearby loomed over the game.

By then, the Mavericks had a 15-point lead and were looking to build their momentum. In fact, through the first three games of the series, the Warriors had outscored the Mavericks by a total of 31 points in the third quarter. The Mavericks present a different type of challenge. For both the Nuggets and the Grizzlies, the reprieve was temporary: Golden State closed out each series in the subsequent game. “We move on and we hope that someone actually decides to value our citizens’ lives more than they value money and power.” If nothing else, Tuesday’s win was a credit to the Mavericks and their resilient young core. We didn’t really do nothing to slow it down, and that’s when the avalanche starts. DALLAS — After a second-quarter stoppage in play, Luka Doncic of the Mavericks rose from one leg and tossed up a meaningless shot from beyond the 3-point line whose sole purpose seemed to be to entertain Doncic himself. After scuffling through a couple of injury-marred, playoff-free seasons, Golden State remains one win from its first conference championship since 2019. “It was almost like an ego win,” Golden State’s Stephen Curry said, referring to the Mavericks. “You come out and you really have nothing to lose, so that confidence started early. After avoiding elimination, Dallas, which now trails in the series, 3-1, wants to become the first. While Doncic’s circus shot didn’t count, the degree of difficulty was outrageous.

The Dallas Mavericks staved off elimination and avoided a series sweep in the Western Conference Finals, as Luka Doncic led his team to a 119-109 win over ...

"The next part is to find a way to win on the road. "This is one and, straight away, we've got to think of the next one. "That's how we've got to play; when we play like this, we're a dangerous team.

The loss snapped the Warriors' nine-game winning streak in Western Conference finals games, though they are still firmly in control of this series headed back ...

After Doncic and Green stood in the lane together laughing about that, the ball was eventually knocked down. All others ahead of him are either in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, are still active players, or are retired and not yet eligible for Hall induction — such as Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki. One was dropping water near the Golden State bench, and at the other end of the court water appeared to be falling in the stands. The moment also recognized a teacher-coach from Palestine, Texas, who was killed when his car was hit by a wrong-way driver when driving the just more than 100 miles home from Game 3 on Sunday night. It was the second such delay this season in the 21-year-old building. Golden State was up 31-29 after a jumper by Moses Moody, then had only one made basket the next seven minutes. A moment of silence just before tipoff came hours after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school about 375 miles away in Uvalde, Texas, which is west of San Antonio in the southern part of the state. Only three of the 146 teams to fall in that deep hole have even been able to force a seventh game. The Mavericks have been swept in a best-of-seven only once in their 34 such series. But they never got closer even after Curry and other starters returned to the floor. “And we really didn’t do nothing to slow it down, and then that’s when the avalanche starts. “Just got to finish the game.

Once they did, they avoided a sweep and were still alive in the Western Conference finals. Doncic had 30 points and 14 rebounds, and the Mavericks beat Golden ...

After Doncic and Green stood in the lane together laughing about that, the ball was eventually knocked down. All others ahead of him are either in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, are still active players, or are retired and not yet eligible for Hall induction - such as Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki. One was dropping water near the Golden State bench, and at the other end of the court water appeared to be falling in the stands. Draymond Green went to the free throw line midway through the third quarter and his first attempt came to a complete stop on the wide back side of the rim. The moment also recognized a teacher-coach from Palestine, Texas, who was killed when his car was hit by a wrong-way driver when driving the just more than 100 miles home from Game 3 on Sunday night. It was the second such delay this season in the 21-year-old building. Golden State was up 31-29 after a jumper by Moses Moody, then had only one made basket the next seven minutes. A moment of silence just before tipoff came hours after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school about 375 miles away in Uvalde, Texas, which is west of San Antonio in the southern part of the state. Only three of the 146 teams to fall in that deep hole have even been able to force a seventh game. The Mavericks have been swept in a best-of-seven only once in their 34 such series. But they never got closer even after Curry and other starters returned to the floor. ''Just got to finish the game.

The NBA Western Conference finals resume Tuesday with Game 4 between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.

After Game 2, Steve Kerr told his team the Mavericks would cool off. Something is leaking on the court. Five-minute warm up before the second half finally begins. Roof leak near the Warriors bench appears to be fixed. Here's a look at where they key players are with 24 minutes left to play: •4h ago •4h ago •4h ago •4h ago That's a mini fourth quarter win for the Warriors' second unit. Game 5 in SF on Thursday. It got weird late, but Mavericks win a Game 4 they mostly dominated.

Don't let this year's Cinderella run fool you, they're still a mess.

That’s obvious, the complexity is in how the hell Dallas is going to do this with limited assets, a maxed-out salary cap, and low-value draft picks. The silver lining in this current Mav mess is that almost any star-level player will do as a paired second star for Dončić to take a retooled Mavs roster to the Finals. It’s up to Harrison, and micro-managing “ shadow GM” Cuban to make the future as bright as the present. For the playoffs thus far, Brunson is averaging 22.7 on shooting splits of 47/35/81. In addition, his scoring average has jumped six points from the regular season and is sure to earn the second-round pick a hefty payday. To see Warriors coach Steve Kerr employ it as consistently as he has in this series shows how dependent the Mavs dumbbells are on Dončić initiating the offense. Kidd has looked clueless in this series after orchestrating a brilliant defensive effort in the Phoenix series. The Mavericks defense, a staple of fans’ overreactions, has been exposed in the Golden State series. And while no one can actually shut down Dončić, he has kept him from being the facilitator he was in the last two series. As a result, Dončić has lost trust in his teammates while over-dribbling the ball in ball-hogging isolation situations on offense. Dinwiddie, the centerpiece of the Porziņģis trade, was nonexistent against the Jazz and has popped up since, here and there, to chip in 10-20 points while getting destroyed on defense by opposing guards and on switches. His $16 million a year contract, also on the books for another two seasons, is one of the worst deals for a bench player in the league. In the process, Dončić moved up the standings of the NBA elite, second only to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Dončić proved he was the best player on the court in every series, including the current WCF against the Warriors. But as the opponents became tougher, the deficiencies of the roster became more apparent. Since then, the Mavericks went on an improbable run to the Western Conference Finals, where they currently are down 0-3 to the Golden State Warriors. To get here, they rode the superstar ascension of Luka Dončić while dismantling a Utah Jazz team that quit well before the series was out of reach.

The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors face off on Thursday in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series.

Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Another reason why they’re likely to win on Thursday is that Game 5 is played on their turf." The main reason is that they have some incredible players on the roster. Against the spread, Dallas is 56-41-2 this year. It writes: "Golden State is 49-45-3 against the spread this year. More: Dallas Mavericks vs.