On December 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors played the Mavericks at home. In this game, the Warriors fell into passivity, trailing by up to 16 points, and the Mavericks have been taking the initiative since then, and the Warriors fought back in the final quarter, once approaching the score, but unfortunately it still failed. In the end, the Warriors lost to the Mavericks 122-132 and suffered three consecutive defeats.
In this game, the Warriors changed their lineup again, with Curry, Paul, Thompson, Kuminga and Davis changing the starting lineup, and Podjemski and Looney returning to the bench. However, this change of formation did not work, but was suppressed by the Mavericks, and then the team caught up, but Doncic was in a hot state and kept suppressing the Warriors, even if he was forced to close the score in the final quarter, the Mavericks still had someone stand up to score points, successfully withstood the Warriors' counterattack, and won the game.
Curry was frustrated with the last loss and sat on the bench for a long time, but this time he was still in a slump, playing 34 minutes, shooting 9-of-25 from the field and 6-of-15 from three-point range, finishing with 25 points and seven assists with a plus/minus of -6. This kind of performance can't lead the team to victory, and he left the game in frustration after the game, and it seems that the Warriors also need to make changes, such as pursuing the Raptors' Siakam, otherwise the team really doesn't have much chance.
Klay felt sluggish on his side, shooting 1 of 11, 1 of 6 three-pointers, only 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and had no presence at all. He was also put on the bench at the last moment, and this time he was not good enough to stay on the field, and he himself was very frustrated, sitting on the bench, pursing his lips and thinking thoughtfully. Paul, who felt the Warriors this time, was very efficient, scoring 24 points on 6-of-9 three-point shooting, Davis Jr. started with 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Podzemski also had 13 points and 9 rebounds, which can be regarded as a gain.
The Warriors had nothing to do against Doncic this time, and played very easily on the court, shooting 14-of-29 and 5-of-13 from three-point range, with 39 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. With this victory, the Mavericks also stabilized the situation and avoided falling behind, ranking sixth in the West.