Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors
Warriors meet the Mavericks on Christmas day
Dallas Mavericks (12-19, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (15-15, eighth in the Western Conference)
San Francisco; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
Warriors -7.5; over/under is 227.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors play the Dallas Mavericks.
The Warriors are 11-10 against conference opponents. Golden State has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Mavericks are 6-13 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas averages 14.9 turnovers per game and is 5-4 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
The Warriors are shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 46.2% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks are shooting 46.6% from the field, 0.7% higher than the 45.9% the Warriors' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jimmy Butler III is scoring 19.9 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Warriors. Stephen Curry is averaging 26.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 43.5% over the past 10 games.
Cooper Flagg is averaging 19.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Mavericks. D'Angelo Russell is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 5-5, averaging 112.4 points, 45.8 rebounds, 28.7 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.9 points per game.
Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 120.8 points, 44.1 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 6.8 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points.
INJURIES: Warriors: Al Horford: out (back), Seth Curry: day to day (thigh).
Mavericks: Max Christie: day to day (illness), P.J. Washington: day to day (foot), Dereck Lively II: out for season (foot), Dwight Powell: day to day (illness), Kyrie Irving: out (knee), Dante Exum: out for season (knee), Klay Thompson: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/25
Game Information
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 9 | .679 | - | L2 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 5 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 13 | L1 |

