DALLAS _ For nearly three weeks, the Warriors both thrived and labored without Stephen Curry. On Wednesday, Curry both thrived and labored without some of his supporting cast.
Unlike when the Warriors coasted here by double-digit margins nearly three months ago, the Warriors secured a 125-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday after Curry's 3-pointer with three seconds remaining helped them overcome varying circumstances.
After the Warriors mostly excelled defensively when Curry sat for 11 games with a sprained right ankle, their defensive intensity waned for the second consecutive game with Curry back in the lineup. Dallas featured six players in double figures in Wesley Matthews (22 points), Dwight Powell (21), Harrison Barnes (18), Dennis Smith Jr. (14) J.J. Barea (13), Dirk Nowitzki (12) and Yogi Ferrell (11). The Mavericks also shot 43-of-89 from the field and 19-of-42 from 3-point range.
After fielding overlapping injuries all season most notably to Curry, the Warriors had more players return to the trainer's room. They nursed injuries to key reserves in Andre Iguodala (low back and hip strain) and Omri Casspi (mid back strain).
But Curry (32 points) made the difference along with Kevin Durant (25) and Klay Thompson (25).
