Dallas started to chip away a little after Klay Thompson knocked down a mid-range shot, and Cooper Flagg got downhill to draw a goaltend (iffy) on a layup, which brought the lead down to 7. Then, Brandon Williams hit a basket in transition to cut the lead to five with less than seven minutes left.

Steph Curry faces Klay Thompson in the Bay Area, but it is the other players who propel Golden State to victory

Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis left Thursday's Christmas matchup against the Golden State Warriors with a groin injury. Davis ran to the sideline at the conclusion of a play in the first half and didn't return to the floor.

The Golden State Warriors will play the Dallas Mavericks and Klay Thompson at home on Christmas. Due to right sciatic nerve inflammation, Al Horford i.

A year ago was a haunting game for the Mavericks, as Luka Doncic went down late against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a calf strain, and that would turn out to be his last game in a Mavericks uniform, as Nico Harrison traded him over a month later to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Instead, Green didn't see the court again after he left the bench and headed to the locker room following a tense moment with Kerr in the third quarter. The 35-year-old forward did return to the bench eventually, but the Warriors coach didn't put him back to the game again.

The Warriors get a timely boost as they navigate internal tension between Draymond Green and Steve Kerr ahead of a pivotal stretch.