Curry fires Warriors past Mavericks
los angeles — Stephen Curry scored 17 points to win his latest on-court duel with elder brother Seth on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors notched a fifth straight victory with a rout of the Dallas Mavericks.
The Western Conference leaders were rarely in trouble as they romped to a 112-87 win at the American Airlines Center in Texas to improve to 57-14 in a game dubbed the “Curry Bowl.”
The game marked the sixth time the Curry siblings have faced each other on an NBA court — and it was Warriors star Steph who came out on top.
“Just knowing that we were going to be out there for extended minutes playing against each other is a surreal kind of feeling; seeing your brother, who you’ve been battling with since you can remember, out on the NBA floor,” Steph Curry said afterwards.
“It’s amazing to see what he has done here in Dallas, taking his game to the next level and showing them what he is really about.”
Klay Thompson led a balanced offense with 23 points, while Curry added nine assists to his points haul.
But it was the Warriors’ defensive display that left coach Steve Kerr beaming with pride.
“When you’re out on the road you have to defend, you have to maintain a really good defense to win road games, and I think we’ve done that,” Kerr said. “In the past several seasons our team has been in the top five in the NBA defensively, and obviously we’ve got plenty of shooters and scorers.” —