On Saturday evening, the Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The Mavs won the game by a score of 132-122, and Luka Doncic led the way with 39 points, eight rebounds, ten assists, one steal and one block while shooting 14/29 from the field and 5/13 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.
Light work in The Bay for @luka7doncic.#MFFL pic.twitter.com/EC2PD0qzNp
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 31, 2023
After the game, Doncic made a post to Instagram, and there were over 265,000 likes in less than 24 hours.
Doncic captioned his post: "W!! "
Doncic is now averaging an outstanding 33.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 48.9% from the field and 38.4% from the three-point range in 30 games.
With the victory, the Mavs improved to 19-14 in their first 33 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 4-6 over their last ten games and 11-7 in the 18 games they have played on the road away from Dallas.
Following the Warriors, the Mavs will play their next game on Monday when they visit the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
Thank you for another amazing year! #2023Recap pic.twitter.com/egt2Aaqi66
— Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) December 31, 2023
As for the Warriors, they dropped to 15-17 in their first 32 games, which has them as the 11th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 5-5 over their last ten games and in the middle of a three-game losing streak.
Following the Mavs, the Warriors will host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
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