In a game where Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry reached his 26,000-point career milestone in a 126-116 Christmas Day win against the Dallas Mavericks, rookie Cooper Flagg made quite the first impression.
It was a sweet reunion for the once-vaunted trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green as the Golden State Warriors welcomed the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center on Christmas Day.
Jimmy Butler had an unexpected reaction to the recent dust-up between Draymond Green and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr and Green had a shouting match on the Warriors’ bench Monday in their game against the Orlando Magic at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Christmas Day game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks featured a mini-reunion. Coach Steve Kerr, stars Stephen Curry and Draymond Green saw former Warriors star Klay Thompson.
One legend who knows something about performing on Christmas Day heaped some praise on a rookie who experienced the NBA's premier regular season stage.
The Golden State Warriors (16-15) nursed a 13-point halftime lead en route to a 126-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks (12-20) on Thursday at Chase Center.
Stephen Curry lost a personal scoring duel with Cooper Flagg in their first head-to-head, but joined with Gary Payton II to stall a late Dallas rally as the Golden State Warriors held off the Mavericks 126-116 as part of the NBA's Christmas Day card Thursday afternoon in San Francisco.
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors welcomed Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks to the Chase Center on Thursday. The Warriors defeated the Mavericks 126-116 in the nationally televised game.
As expected, Warriors big man Al Horford will return to action on Thursday. The 39-year-old has been upgraded to available for the Christmas matchup vs Dallas, tweets Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
The Golden State Warriors find themselves in the middle of a controversy following their recent win over the Orlando Magic. Despite the Golden State Warriors easily defeating the Orlando Magic, the win was overshadowed by a heated argument between Steve Kerr and Draymond Green.
The Warriors rescued their season last February with the bold move to acquire Jimmy Butler, but general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. isn’t expecting lightning to strike twice.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and forward Draymond Green have moved past their tense sideline exchange. The Green-Kerr incident overshadowed the Warriors' 120-97 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.