WARRIORS' STOUT DEFENSE CRUMBLES IN SHOOTOUT LOSS TO MAVERICKS

The Warriors, who have longed for a second scorer to supplement Stephen Curry, had a second, a third and a fourth on Sunday. They made 27 3-pointers, recorded 39 assists, didn’t torture themselves with turnovers and scored 133 points.

They did so many things well on offense, only to betray what had been their most reliable quality all season. Defense. Scoring 133 points will result in success at least 90 percent of the time in the NBA. One exception is when your opponent pours in 143, as the Dallas Mavericks did in sending the Warriors off the Chase Center floor with their eighth loss in 10 games.

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