DALLAS — In a season that already has been long on individual achievements but short on team victories, Luka Doncic had a 35-10-10 night on his scorecard with eight minutes to play. And this time, lo and behold, the team came right along with him to hold its breath on Klay Thompson’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer (it missed) and defeat the Golden State Warriors, 116-113, at American Airlines Center.
Any win is good, and any victory over the defending NBA champs should be something to cherish. There’s an unusual need to be careful with that last part since the loss dropped the Warriors to 2-10 on the road this season. In fact, the only team in the West with a worse record away from home is (oops) the Mavericks at 1-7.
”That’s the world champs,’’ coach Jason Kidd said. “No matter how they’re playing, you’ve gotta bring your A game against them. We’ll see what happens when we go to Detroit and New York.’’
