After a loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, the cards quickly started to stack against the Golden State Warriors leading up to the open of a four-game Texas road trip. With James Wiseman already missing time due to a sprained wrist, Kevon Looney suffered a sprained ankle sidelining him for the road swing.
Adding to Golden State’s already injury-riddled frontcourt, Eric Paschall was ruled out against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday with a sore right knee. However, with only nine active players, the Golden State Warriors recorded one of their top performances of the season against the Mavs.
Steph Curry and Kelly Oubre Jr. combined from 68 points en route to a blowout 147-116 victory over Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. As seven different players in Steve Kerr’s thin rotation notched double-figures in scoring, the Warriors moved the ball around the court, recording 37 assists.
The Warriors will run it back against the Mavericks on Sunday for the second contest of a two-game “baseball series.”
