DALLAS (AP) – Luka Doncic’s triple-double streak is over as the focus turns to his tender left hamstring.
Daniel Gafford is staring down Wilt Chamberlain for the best run of consecutive made baskets in NBA history.
Doncic scored 21 points as his triple-double run ended at seven games, Gafford made five baskets to push his streak to 33 in a row and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 109-99 yesterday.
The triple-double streak for Doncic was all but over when the NBA scoring leader returned to the game in the fourth quarter. He was gone 22 seconds later, soon ruled out with left hamstring soreness.
Coach Jason Kidd said he wasn’t sure if Doncic would make the trip to Oklahoma City, where the Mavs finish a back-to-back today.
The Warriors were without Stephen Curry for a third consecutive game, and it showed with sub-40 per cent shooting almost the entire game in a fifth loss in six games this season without their star guard.
Golden State is 1-2 since Curry has been sidelined by a sprained right ankle. Steve Kerr said before the game Curry should join the team in Los Angeles, and the coach is hopeful Curry will play on Sunday against the Lakers.
The Warriors also were without Draymond Green, who was scratched before the game with back soreness. Jonathan Kuminga led Golden State with 27 points.
