OAKLAND, Calif. - Mickael Pietrus scored 20 points and the Golden State Warriors emphatically snapped the Dallas Mavericks' 17-game winning streak, dominating the league leaders throughout a 117-100 victory Monday night.
The seventh-longest winning streak in NBA history ended with the Warriors' fourth straight win over the defending Western Conference champions - and shockingly, it wasn't even close.
Dirk Nowitzki scored just 13 points on 3-of-11 shooting, made seven turnovers and got a technical foul while sitting on the bench for the Mavericks (52-10), who hadn't lost since Jan. 25 at Chicago.
Jason Terry scored 16 points, but Dallas never was competitive in just its third loss in three months. Eight players scored at least eight points for Golden State, including 16 apiece from Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Andris Biedrins and Jason Richardson.
The Mavs beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 36 points Sunday night to improve to 38-2 since Dec. 11, but played awful defense against the Warriors' up-tempo offense while falling behind by 17 in the first half and 29 in the third quarter.
The Mavericks are the first club in NBA history with three winning streaks of 12 games or longer in the same season, but they'll have to start another one Wednesday night in a showdown with Phoenix, which also won 17 straight earlier this year.
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