Stats Overview: 5 numbers to know as Mavericks' winning streak ends at 7 in Golden State

On Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks' seven-game winning streak came to a screeching halt as they fell to the Golden State Warriors in a close game, 104-100, at Chase Center.

Luka Doncic led the Mavs (45-30) with his 20th triple-double of the year, with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Kyrie Irving added 27 points and three steals, but the duo turned the ball over nine times.

The Warriors (40-34) featured a more balanced attack, with Andrew Wiggins leading Golden State with 23 points and five other Warriors scoring double-digit wins. They outscored the Mavericks by 13 points in the nine minutes Doncic was out.

19-0: Mavericks' strong second and third quarters

Stephen Curry hit a jumper with just over three minutes left in the first half to score 11 points and give the Warriors a 49-36 lead. Finally, the Mavericks' offense is showing signs of life. Dante Exum found Doncic on the ensuing possession and hit a step-back 3 to get the Mavs back within 10 points. Then, with 1:21 left before intermission, Irving pulled up and made a 3-pointer of his own to beat Golden State. Leading 49-44.

Doncic returned the favor, passing three more balls in exchange for Exum's long-range attack with 14 seconds left in the first half. It was pure, Dallas going into the break tied 49-49. The Mavs' first two possessions after halftime ended with 3-pointers from Irving and Doncic, turning a 13-point deficit into a six-point advantage late in the second half.

Dallas made 5 of 6 3-pointers in those five minutes of play.

19-6: Golden State leads until end of 3rd quarter.

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But outside of Luka's time, Mavs coach Jason Kidd decided to play a lineup that had Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Jaden Hardy all on the floor at the same time, with the Warriors having five games left. I sat straight and watched as he won. The score ended the quarter 19-6 at the end of the third.

P.J. Washington's dunk through the lane with an assist from Doncic gave the Mavs a 68-61 lead with 5:42 left in the third, but less than a minute later the Warriors had a 3-pointer and drive from Moses Moody. I was chased down to just one step away. Lane from Wiggins. Moody hit another 3-pointer with 3:07 left in the third to tie the game at 71-71. Golden State regained the lead with a runner and a three-ball from Chris Paul with just over a minute left in the frame. The Warriors took an 80-74 lead by the fourth and then made smarter plays than the Mavs to extend their lead.

2: Goaltending call against the Mavs in clutch time.

However, the Mavs put together another 11-2 run to pull within two points, trailing 92-90 with 5:45 left in the game. And you know what that means. It's another clutch opportunity for the Mavs, who enter this year with the NBA's best record in clutch games. But the Warriors are no strangers to clutch time either, having played in more clutch games than any other team in the NBA this year.

And in the final two-plus minutes, the Warriors outperformed the Mavs this time. Some bad defensive rotations that resulted in calls for Gafford and Washington to score didn't help matters at all. Irving and Washington made 3-pointers in the final seconds of the game to keep the Mavs within striking distance, but it wasn't enough.

15: Mavericks have turnovers until third quarter.

The Mavericks turned the ball over five times in the first quarter and six more times in the second, bringing their total to 15 turnovers in the game (all in the first three quarters). Dallas entered the game fourth in the NBA with just 12.2 turnovers per game, and finally got things going in the fourth quarter as they looked to regain the lead.

Golden State's defense did a better job against the Mavs' pick-and-roll sets than most teams, especially since Feb. 5, when the Mavs had a 19-6 record before Tuesday's loss. . When Dallas countered with a style featuring high-post Daniel Gafford, the Warriors had an answer for that, too.

Despite completing another 30-point triple-double, Doncic was at times careless with his entry passes into the lane and turned the ball over five times on the night. Irving added four of his own.

13: Bench points without Lively

The Mavs' first bench point of the game came with 10 minutes left in the second quarter when Jaden Hardy hit a wide-open 3-pointer from the left side to put Dallas ahead 32-28. Over the next five minutes and turnovers, the Warriors went on a 17-2 run to extend their lead to 42-34, while the Mavericks offense turned the ball over and was either careless or rushed in the closing minutes. shot. shot clock.

Derek Lively II isn't a huge scoring threat in his rookie season, but it became clear Tuesday that the bench unit lacks power when he's not in the lineup. Kidd told reporters before the game that Lively could be out for up to two weeks with a knee injury.

Nico Harrison later declared the prognosis “preliminary” and said Lively would be reevaluated Wednesday, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The Mavs' bench scored five more points before halftime, giving them eight total points in the second quarter. In the second half, the bench only contributed five more points and didn't provide any help offensively. In the end, the Warriors' bench outscored the Mavs' bench by a whopping 39-13 margin.

It's just not going to get it done. Someone has to help Doncic and Irving, and even on nights when Washington scored 20 points, it always felt like the Mavs lacked scoring power for long stretches at a time. Whether it was due to missed shots (he hit 5 of 17 on the bench) or careless turnovers, this needs to be corrected.

This is a major concern as there are seven games left in the regular season and the Mavericks are tied for fifth place in the Western Conference with the New Orleans Pelicans.