The Golden State Warriors host the Dallas Mavericks, a matchup between former champions and one of the league's bright young stars on Christmas.

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Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116.

The Mavericks trailed by as many as 17, but made the game interesting by bringing the game within five nearly halfway through the fourth quarter. Their comeback efforts to achieve a Christmas miracle fell short once Stephen Curry drilled a 26-foot 3-pointer to give the Warriors an 11-point lead.

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.

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

In many ways, Draymond Green has been the heart of the Golden State Warriors dynasty. And while they have won four NBA championships during that time, his antics have also been a problem. And after his latest public blow-up,