Stephen Curry scored 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-87 on Wednesday night for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Andrew Wiggins, who worked end to end to make sure the Mavs’ Luka Doncic (20 points) couldn’t get going, added 19 points and Jordan Poole also scored 19 off the bench for the Warriors. Game 2 on Friday night at Chase Center.
After a big win against the Mavericks, the Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talked about Golden State forward Draymond Green’s defensive leadership in Game 1:
“Draymond is the key to our defense … He is one of the best in the world at doing that, getting everyone organized and talking.”
