Tune-In Tidbits: ABC Saturday Primetime, Feb. 6, 2021
Luka Doncic enters Saturday having scored at least 25 points in nine straight games — the longest active streak in the league.
5 key stats to know about the Warriors-Mavericks matchup on ABC
Warriors (12-10) at Mavericks (9-14), 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC
• Golden State won the first meeting of the season with Dallas on Saturday with a 147-116 blowout. The Warriors’ 147 points matched the second-highest scoring output in the league this season. It was Golden State’s highest scoring game in over two years as they scored 147 points in a win over New Orleans on Jan. 16, 2019.
• Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a career-high 40 points and matched his career-high with seven 3-pointers in Golden State’s win over Dallas on Thursday. He scored more points in that game than he had in his previous three games combined and hit as many 3s as he had in his previous five games combined.
• In their 12 wins, the Warriors have averaged 16.3 3PM and shot 42.4% from beyond the arc. In their 10 losses, the Warriors have averaged 10.8 3PM and shot 29.8%. That 5.5 3PM difference between wins and losses is the largest in the league and their 12.6 percentage point drop-off in accuracy is second to Boston by only 0.1%. The Warriors are 12-3 when they make at least 12 3-pointers; they are 0-7 when they do not reach a dozen 3s.
• Luka Doncic is one of three players to rank in the top 10 in both scoring (8th) and assists (2nd), joining Trae Young and Damian Lillard. When combining points scored and points created by assists, Doncic’s 51.1 ppg ranks second only to James Harden (52.8) this season.
• The Mavericks rank 7th in the league in drives per game (50.9), but rank 2nd in both points off drives (30.3) and FG% on drives (52.8%). Doncic is a key reason to Dallas’ success on drives. He averages a league-high 23.9 drives per game, producing 13.7 points on 55.2% shooting.
