The story of Game 4 of the Western Finals was much the same as Game 2. A fully fired Dallas from the perimeter, taking an early and loose lead, followed by a remarkable comeback from the Warriors in the second half.

This time, however, the ending was different: the +29 with which the Mavs entered the last period was already too considerable, and although Kerr's men managed to reduce the gap to eight thanks to their rookies (Kuminga and Moody), the Texans reacted in time and won 119-109.

There is a fifth game in San Francisco on Thursday.

The key to the fourth duel was Dallas's three-point effectiveness, which, although it faded entirely in the last quarter, led to that +29 that ended up being decisive. Kidd's men shot 20-for-43 from three, including a combined 10-for-17 between Reggie Bullock and Dorian Finney-Smith. Ideal support for a superlative Luka Doncic: 30 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists.

In the history of the Conference Finals, there have only been six instances of teams making at least 20 3-pointers. And two of them were these Mavericks against the Warriors (they added a record 21 in the second point of the series).

In the Warriors, beyond Stephen Curry's 20 points and eight assists, the best was shown by Jonathan Kuminga (17 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes) and Moses Moody (10 points in 23 minutes), two rookies who They proved to be ready to respond to Kerr when needed and that they put an unexpected suspense quota in the definition of the match.

Result and score of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors

Teams1 C2C3C4CFinal

Dallas Mavericks 28 34 37 20 119

Golden State Warriors 24 23 23 39 109

Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors, en Vivo 4th Quarter

The Mavs survive. A couple of touches by Doncic stopped the spectacular visitor push and led Dallas to victory: 119-109 and back to San Francisco.

Here come the Warriors! The spectacular string of visiting rookies, first with Moody and then with Kuminga, put unexpected suspense into the match. The difference has been reduced to just eight points (110-102), and on top of that, the Golden State starters return, with Curry included.

The advance of the Warrior's reserves forced Kidd to bring back Doncic to avoid any surprises. Golden State maintains some minimal hope of an epic comeback, but without any margin of error: 108-91 for Dallas.

Part of 9-0 for the Warriors, with only a substitute on the field, to open the last detail and force a quick timeout by Jason Kidd. Are the headlines coming back?

3rd Quarter, There is no ceiling for the maximum of the Mavs, who close the third quarter in front by 29 units: 99-70. Golden State already has an alternative quintet on the field.

Triples, triples, and more for the Mavs, with Doncic, Bullock, and anyone else cheering from the perimeter. There are already 17 for the Texans, who seem to have the discount: 89-65.

He returned to action but what has not changed is the dominance of the Mavericks, who add more triples from Finney-Smith and creativity from Doncic. Golden State already seems to be starting to think about Game 5. Maximum of 22 for the homeowner, who is already at 13 of 25 from 72-50.

The game was temporarily delayed due to a leak in the Mavericks' stadium.

2nd Quarter

0:00. More conversions from Luka and Brunson (both finished with 13 points) for Dallas to close the half in front by 15: 62-47. The difference was the shot of three: 11 of 23 for the Mavs and 3 of 16 for Golden State.

 The brilliant first offensive half of the Mavericks continues with pure triples (11 converted) and Brunson's attacks towards the hoop (11 points). Golden State is dry on the other side, and the difference is already 13: 58-45. The local is playing with much more urgency and energy than its rival.

8:45. Good minutes from the Warriors' rookies (Moody and Kuminga), but Dallas continues adding triple after triple: conversions by Bertans and Bullock to take maximum advantage of six (37-31). Kerr minute.

1st Quarter

The first period was on fire for Dallas from the perimeter: 7 three-pointers, after adding two conversions from Bullock and one from Luka (7 points and five rebounds). Despite this, Golden State remains within range (28-24) thanks to a Curry for whom the Mavs still have no answer: 10 points for Steph.

4:12. Despite Luka's rough start (1 of 4 from the field), Dallas is in the lead midway through the first quarter, thanks to his three-point efficiency: 2 of 2 for Maxi Kleber, immediate impact from the bench, a 19-16 lead.

6:45. Even start in the fourth game. Curry starts off hitting 3-pointers, and a couple of early conversions from Green appear to give the Warriors the first small leads. However, Finney-Smith has a hot hand from the perimeter (2 of 2 in triples) and keeps the locals within 11-10 for a visit.

Titular quintets :

Mavericks: Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Reggie Bullock, Dorian Finney-Smith y Dwight Powell.

Warriors: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Greeny, Kevon Looney.