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Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors

March 23, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Warriors beat the Mavericks 137-131 on 2026-03-23 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. The Warriors started Draymond Green, Kristaps Porziņģis, De'Anthony Melton, Moses Moody, and Brandin Podziemski. Kristaps Porziņģis (Warriors) scored 16 points (7/10) in his matchups, with Daniel Gafford as his primary defender. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 24 points (8/17) in his matchups, with Moses Moody as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 131

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Cooper Flagg GS 41:34 32 4 9 2 0 7 4 12-19 2-4 6-6 +3
Naji Marshall GS 35:21 16 6 7 1 0 8 2 7-15 2-6 0-0 +3
P.J. Washington GS 34:04 9 3 2 3 0 0 1 4-8 0-2 1-3 +2
Max Christie GS 33:18 15 2 1 2 1 1 1 6-8 3-5 0-0 +7
Daniel Gafford GS 31:31 20 7 5 1 1 0 3 8-8 0-0 4-8 -5
Klay Thompson 27:33 15 1 1 1 1 1 2 5-10 5-9 0-0 -13
Ryan Nembhard 16:38 4 1 5 2 0 2 2 2-7 0-1 0-0 -11
Marvin Bagley III 14:30 9 0 3 0 0 1 2 3-4 1-2 2-3 -1
Khris Middleton 12:14 2 2 3 0 0 1 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 -13
John Poulakidas 11:55 9 0 1 1 0 0 3 3-5 3-5 0-0 +4
Tyler Smith 6:23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -6
Totals 131 26 37 13 3 21 23 51-87 16-36 13-20

Did not play: AJ Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dwight Powell (DNP - Coach's Decision)

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors 137

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Brandin Podziemski GS 40:29 20 10 6 1 1 3 1 8-15 2-6 2-2 +3
Draymond Green GS 38:29 11 7 6 3 0 6 3 5-11 0-5 1-2 -4
Moses Moody GS 34:11 23 3 3 3 2 2 4 8-20 4-11 3-4 +7
Kristaps Porziņģis GS 29:12 22 7 5 1 0 2 3 7-17 2-6 6-7 +3
De'Anthony Melton GS 22:32 0 6 5 3 0 7 3 0-6 0-3 0-0 -1
Gui Santos 35:13 16 6 5 2 1 3 3 5-10 0-5 6-8 +7
Gary Payton II 21:26 17 4 3 2 0 0 3 8-8 1-1 0-1 +7
LJ Cryer 19:02 14 4 1 0 0 0 3 5-7 4-6 0-0 +7
Pat Spencer 12:26 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 +5
Will Richard 12:00 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 4-5 4-4 0-0 -4
Totals 137 49 39 16 4 24 25 51-101 17-47 18-24

Did not play: Malevy Leons (DNP - Coach's Decision), Quinten Post (DND - Injury/Illness), Omer Yurtseven (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Cooper Flagg Moses Moody: 26 poss., 12 pts (4/5) · Gui Santos: 13 poss., 8 pts (4/4)
P.J. Washington Draymond Green: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Gui Santos: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Naji Marshall Gui Santos: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · De'Anthony Melton: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Daniel Gafford Draymond Green: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Kristaps Porziņģis: 21 poss., 8 pts (4/4)
Max Christie Brandin Podziemski: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · LJ Cryer: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Klay Thompson Brandin Podziemski: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moses Moody: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Ryan Nembhard Pat Spencer: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · LJ Cryer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Marvin Bagley III Draymond Green: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Kristaps Porziņģis: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
John Poulakidas LJ Cryer: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Will Richard: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Khris Middleton Gui Santos: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gary Payton II: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Tyler Smith Kristaps Porziņģis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Gui Santos: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Warriors defense

Defender Guarded most
Brandin Podziemski Max Christie: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Cooper Flagg: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Draymond Green Daniel Gafford: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · P.J. Washington: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Gui Santos Khris Middleton: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Naji Marshall: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Moses Moody Cooper Flagg: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · Klay Thompson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kristaps Porziņģis P.J. Washington: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Tyler Smith: 11 poss., 8 pts (3/4)
Gary Payton II Daniel Gafford: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Marvin Bagley III: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
De'Anthony Melton Naji Marshall: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Max Christie: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
LJ Cryer John Poulakidas: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Will Richard Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Pat Spencer Ryan Nembhard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cooper Flagg: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)