Warriors 128 Mavs 114: Game 51 Recap

The Lead
The Mavs jumped out to 24-4 lead, but Steph Curry is unstoppable in the last three quarters on his way to 51 points and a Warriors win.

Box Score 

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Parsons, 24
Rebounds: Chandler, 17
Assists: Harris, 7
+-: Parsons, +4
Warriors
Points: Curry, 51
Rebounds: Green, 10
Assists: Green, 6
+-: Iguodala, +22

Game Ball
Stephen Curry
51 points, 16-26 FG, 10-16 FG, 9-11 FT

X-Factor
Tyson Chandler
21 points, 17 rebounds, 8-9 FG, 5-6 FT

Play of the Game
With the Mavericks within 5 points with 3:13 to go, Curry hits a ridiculous high-arcing floater over Tyson to put the Warriors up 7.  The Mavs would get no closer.

Stat of the Game
Curry scored 26 of his 51 points in the third quarter, the second most points scored in a quarter this year behind his teammate Klay Thompson's NBA record 37 point quarter.

Of Note

• The Mavs jumped all over the Warriors early leading the game 24-4 at one point and 42-25 at the end of the first quarter.
• Curry's 51 were the fifth most points ever scored against the Mavs behind Kobe (62), Duncan (53) Durant and Andre Miller (52). His 10 threes were a Mavs opponent record.
• Dallas scored 78 points in the first and third quarters, but only 36 points in the second and fourth quarters.
• Devin Harris played 21 minutes after suffering ankle and knee injuries in Monday's game.
• Curry and Thompson are the first pair of teammates to score 50+ points in a game in the same season since the Mavs' Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn and the Sixers' Dana Barros and Willie Burton in 94-95.

Grades
Nowitzki: C
Parsons: A
Chandler: A+
Ellis: C-
Barea: C
Aminu: A
Harris: B
Villanueva: C

Quote of Note
"I've never seen anybody hit shots like that from that distance."
Rick Carlisle on Curry

They Tweeted It

I don't know how much of a difference Rajon Rondo woulda made against Steph Curry, but I do know Mavs traded for him to D up guys like that.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 5, 2015

Next Up
The Mavericks (33-18) will try to bounce back on Thursday in Sacramento against DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings (17-30) at 9:00.