Washington scores 32 points, hits tiebreaking basket as Doncic sits, Mavs top Warriors 108-106
DALLAS (AP) P.J. Washington capped his best game in Dallas with a tiebreaking layup with 4.5 seconds remaining as Luka Doncic watched because of a sore knee, and the Mavericks beat Golden State 108-106 on Friday night to end the Warriors' six-game winning streak.
Washington finished with 32 points, his most since being acquired by the Mavericks from Charlotte before the trade deadline, and Kyrie Irving had 26.
“He was spectacular,” Irving said. “You could tell it was going to a special night just based off how he started the game. That's what we need, especially when we don't have certain guys in the lineup and we need that offensive firepower.”
Dallas solidified its hold on fifth place in the Western Conference and is two games clear of seventh in pursuit of one of the six guaranteed playoff spots.
Stephen Curry scored 28 points, including a tying jumper with 13 seconds to go, as Golden State missed a chance to clinch a postseason spot.
Houston's 119-104 loss to Miami gave the Warriors the chance to wrap up at least 10th place in the West. Instead, a five-game road winning streak ended and the Warriors need a win or Houston loss to become the final West team in the play-in tournament.
Both teams were finishing a back-to-back in a game that was moved back three days as part of a juggling of the schedule when Golden State had two games postponed following the death of death of assistant coach Dejan Milojevic in January.
The postponed Dallas game was made up in California on Tuesday night, with the Warriors winning 104-100 to stop the Mavs' seven-game winning streak.
Andrew Wiggins was out with ankle soreness for the Warriors, and Jonathan Kuminga was a late scratch with a knee issue. Golden State got even after trailing by 10 midway through the fourth quarter.
“The level of competition and unity, just the way they fought, short-handed out on a back to back, older group of guys, just amazing effort,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I love these guys. They’re incredible. Just didn’t quite have enough tonight.”
Doncic went from questionable to doubtful during the day before getting ruled out with right knee soreness.
Washington helped fill the void by staying hot from 3-point range, making 5 of 8 (and 12 of 18 overall) and beating his previous Dallas high of 23. He's shooting better than 40% from deep over seven games.
With the triple-double potential of Doncic missing, Irving played more than 42 minutes for just the second time this season and had eight rebounds and seven assists.
Dallas won for the 13th time in 15 games and improved to 4-3 when the eight-time All-Star plays while his superstar backcourt mate is out. Dallas is 4-6 without Doncic.
“When Kai's on the floor, it gives us a chance to win,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. “You can see the trust that he has in his teammates. You can see the trust in his teammates with him. It's a beautiful thing.”
The Mavericks led by 16 points in the first quarter and then watched their fourth-quarter lead dwindle.
Curry got Golden State within a point with a long 3. After his blocking foul was held up on review because his heel was above the line in the restricted area, Washington missed one of two free throws, allowing for Curry's jumper to pull the Warriors even at 106-all.
Irving was double-teamed as soon as he caught the ball on the in-bounds play. He got the ball to Hardaway, who lofted a pass to Washington for the lead.
Klay Thompson, who had 16 points, was short on a potential winning 3-pointer at the buzzer after taking a pass from Curry.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Host Utah on Sunday night.
Mavericks: Host Houston on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Daniel Gafford (Mavericks gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point cutting layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:31 |  | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Draymond Green offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving finger roll layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:50 | | Moses Moody misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Draymond Green steals) | ||
| 10:34 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 1-4 |
| 10:34 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 2-4 |
| 10:34 | | Moses Moody misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 10:31 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:12 | | Draymond Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point running layup | 2-8 |
| 9:56 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-8 |
| 9:56 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 |
| 9:46 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:37 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (bad pass) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running layup | 4-10 |
| 9:34 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:21 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Klay Thompson assists) | 6-10 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving hook shot (Dante Exum assists) | 6-12 |
| 8:51 | | Klay Thompson misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point tip layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 8-12 |
| 8:30 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Draymond Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 8-15 |
| 7:44 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:43 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 8-18 |
| 7:13 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point putback layup | 10-18 |
| 6:59 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Klay Thompson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 10-21 |
| 6:22 | | P.J. Washington kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:12 | | Draymond Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:54 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-21 |
| 5:45 | | Gary Payton II personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point running layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 13-21 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-24 |
| 5:12 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 13-27 |
| 4:31 | | Gary Payton II turnover (lost ball) (Dwight Powell steals) | ||
| 4:27 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Dwight Powell steals) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 13-29 |
| 4:13 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:48 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 15-29 |
| 3:36 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:21 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 18-29 |
| 3:05 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Dwight Powell personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 20-29 |
| 2:30 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 22-29 |
| 2:22 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:07 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point jump shot (Gary Payton II assists) | 25-29 |
| 1:36 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:33 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:12 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 27-29 |
| 0:42 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving layup (Jaden Hardy assists) | 27-31 |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point stepback jump shot | 29-31 |
| 0:16 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point stepback jump shot | 32-31 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Kevon Looney's two point layup | ||
| 11:36 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-31 |
| 11:16 | | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 34-34 |
| 11:01 | | Moses Moody misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point floating jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 34-36 |
| 10:24 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:17 | | Chris Paul misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Dante Exum turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 9:57 | | Draymond Green offensive foul (Off the ball) (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | Draymond Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 36-36 |
| 9:24 | | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Klay Thompson turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:52 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 38-36 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (A.J. Lawson assists) | 38-38 |
| 7:52 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:49 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Gary Payton II blocks A.J. Lawson's two point running layup | ||
| 7:42 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 40-38 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-40 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-40 |
| 6:49 | | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Gary Payton II personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | Draymond Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:04 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 42-43 |
| 5:50 | | Chris Paul turnover (lost ball) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | P.J. Washington misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | P.J. Washington blocks Chris Paul's three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Dante Exum turnover (lost ball) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 45-43 |
| 5:01 | | Chris Paul blocks Jaden Hardy's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:58 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Dante Exum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Moses Moody defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 45-46 |
| 4:04 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 45-48 |
| 3:34 | | Jaden Hardy shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-48 |
| 3:34 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:31 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 46-51 |
| 2:58 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:57 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 2:30 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 49-51 |
| 1:57 | | Draymond Green technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 1:57 | | +1 |