Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score for Feb. 23 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors game on the NBA's Sunday slate was a battle of two teams trying to secure a spot in the Western Conference's top six. Both the Mavs and the Warriors want an outright playoff spot rather than an invitation to the play-in, thus giving even more weight to the final game of their regular season series.

The two ball clubs are still in the process of testing their significantly retooled rosters in the wake of the trade deadline. The Mavericks are in their post-Luka Doncic era, while the Warriors are exploring the many possibilities of the Steph Curry-Jimmy Butler duo.

When the dust settled in the Bay Area, it was Golden State who came out on top 126-102. Six Warriors put up double-digit scoring, led by Steph Curry's 30-piece on 12-for-20 shooting from the field (3-for-8) from deep. Butler, who finished with 18 points, three rebounds, and five assists, once again offered a new dimension to the Warriors' scoring this season by going 8-for-8 from the charity stripe.

Butler's aggressiveness on offense rubbed off on his teammates, who'd welcomed him into the locker room less than three weeks ago. Brandin Podziemski, who started alongside Curry in the backcourt, had 17 points on a 46.7% shooting clip. Moses Moody chipped in 14 points, Draymond Green put up 13, and Quinten Post added 10 off the bench.

Though the Mavericks shot efficiently from the field, they simply couldn't keep up with the firepower that the Dubs unloaded in Chase Center. Kyrie Irving and P.J. Washington Jr. had 17 points apiece while Klay Thompson contributed 11 points and went 3-for-7 from deep in the Mavs' losing effort.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score

Mavericks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P.J. Washington Jr.	17	4	3	1	0	3	3	28:15	7-11	3-4	0-1	-22
Klay Thompson	11	2	2	2	0	2	2	24:35	3-8	3-7	2-2	-9
Kessler Edwards	6	8	1	1	1	0	2	14:19	3-7	0-1	0-0	-5
Kyrie Irving	17	6	4	1	2	0	3	31:52	7-19	1-6	2-2	-20
Dante Exum	5	0	5	0	0	1	2	20:01	2-4	1-2	0-0	-9
Naji Marshall	9	5	2	0	0	2	1	21:04	3-8	1-4	2-2	-28
Max Christie	2	4	2	1	0	2	4	21:55	1-5	0-3	0-0	-19
Spencer Dinwiddie	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	17:35	1-1	1-1	0-0	-11
Olivier Maxence-Prosper	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	17:10	2-4	1-1	2-4	0
Moses Brown	7	7	0	0	0	3	0	9:00	3-4	0-0	1-1	-2
Jaden Hardy	11	1	1	0	0	4	3	15:50	4-7	1-2	2-5	0
Kylor Kelley	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6:24	1-2	0-0	0-0	+4
Brandon Williams	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	12:00	1-3	1-1	2-2	+1

Warriors

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jimmy Butler III	18	3	5	1	1	1	1	28:18	5-9	0-2	8-8	+28
Moses Moody	14	4	1	1	1	0	1	27:16	5-10	1-4	3-4	+16
Draymond Green	13	4	6	2	0	2	1	27:10	5-10	0-2	3-4	+19
Brandin Podziemski	17	13	2	1	1	2	0	29:44	7-15	3-5	0-0	+30
Stephen Curry	30	4	7	1	0	2	3	28:33	12-20	3-8	3-3	+14
Buddy Hield	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	17:49	1-4	1-3	0-0	+19
Gui Santos	5	8	1	0	2	1	1	19:53	2-5	1-4	0-0	-3
Kevon Looney	7	3	0	1	1	1	3	12:58	3-5	0-0	1-2	+8
Gary Payton II	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	11:19	1-2	1-2	0-0	-2
Quinten Post	10	6	3	1	0	1	2	17:36	3-9	2-6	2-2	0
Yuri Collins	2	2	1	1	0	0	3	6:11	1-3	0-0	0-0	-4
Kevin Knox II	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	6:59	2-4	0-2	0-0	-1
Pat Spencer	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6:11	0-2	0-2	0-0	-4

Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors Game Summary

On a night when the Warriors organization was set to retire the jersey of 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, the team went straight to business in the first quarter and never looked back. Butler set the one offensively, hitting perimeter shots and attacking the rim repeatedly in the first 12 minutes.

His teammates got in on the action, putting even more pressure on the Mavs' defense. By halftime, the Warriors' offensive juggernaut had created a 17-point separation. The second half was more of the same, as Golden State outscored Dallas 65-58, en route to a 126-102 blowout win.