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Stephen Curry steals the show in Klay Thompson’s emotional return to Chase Center
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Stephen Curry steals the show in Klay Thompson’s emotional return to Chase Center

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, including Golden State’s last 12, to rally the Warriors past Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.

Thompson finished with 22 points in an emotional return to Chase Center for the first time since leaving for Dallas in July.

Luka Doncic started and had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists after the team decided his left groin injury was healthy to play after going through his warm-up routine.

The Warriors presented captains hats to fans in tribute to Thompson’s tradition of taking his boat across the bay to games. Thompson hugged Curry shortly before tip-off and his 3-pointer gave Dallas a 110-105 lead before his old Splash Brother took over.

Curry shot 14 for 27 and made five 3s and added nine assists and six rebounds, which also led to a 20-3 burst to start the third quarter.

Takeaways

Mavericks: Dereck Lively II, questionable to play due to a sprained right shoulder, contributed 12 points and eight rebounds. Dallas committed 18 turnovers, leading to 21 Warriors points.

Warriors: Jonathan Kuminga scored 16 points off the bench and Buddy Hield had 14. De’Anthony Melton scored 14 in his third straight game in double figures.

Key moment

Warriors guard Moses Moody came down in transition after blocking Thompson’s 3-pointer and tried to dunk Thompson at the 9:40 mark of the second quarter, but fouled hard and settled for a pair of free throws.

Thompson also spent time in the fourth quarter defending his replacement, Hield.

Key stat

Curry fouled Thompson 15 seconds into the game and Thompson scored the first two points of the game at the free throw line. But Thompson missed his first two field goal attempts before knocking down a 3-pointer with 1:26 left in the first quarter.

Next

The Mavericks travel to Utah to play the Jazz on Thursday night, while the Warriors host Memphis on Friday.

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