Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors 5/20/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Mavericks look to even their NBA Western Conference Finals best-of-seven series at 1-1 with a victory in Game 2 on the road Friday against the Golden State Warriors. Dallas lost Game 1 of the series on Wednesday 112-87. Luka Doncic scored 20 in the loss to lead the Mavericks. Dallas was held to 36.0% shooting overall and 22.9% shooting from three-point territory. The Mavericks were outrebounded 51-35.

During the playoffs, Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 30.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. Jalen Brunson is the second leading scorer with an average of 22.2 points per game and is one of five players for Dallas averaging in double-figures in scoring. Dallas is scoring an average of 106.2 points per game and allowing an average of 102.3 points per game.

Golden State looks to maintain home court advantage and take a 2-0 lead in the series with a victory on Friday. Stephen Curry was the leading scorer for Golden State with 21 points. The Warriors shot 56.1% overall and 34.5% from three-point territory. Curry pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds. The second-leading scorers were Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole with 19 points apiece.

Stephen Curry is the leading scorer for Golden State with an average of 26.7 points per game, while the leading rebounder is Draymond Green with an average of 7.2 rebounds per game and Green is also the leader in assists with an average of 6.5 assists per game. Klay Thompson is the second leading scorer with an average of 20.1 points per game. Golden State is scoring an average of 114.2 points per game and allowing an average of 109.7 points per game.