Golden State Warriors Team Report - February 15

(Basketball News) - The Golden State Warriors welcome the Dallas Mavericks to The Arena in Oakland on Tuesday. This is the third meeting of the season between the clubs. In the two previous contests, the teams split a pair of games at American Airlines Center. The squads will play one final time in the 2004-05 campaign, as the Warriors will host the Mavericks once again on March 23rd.

The Warriors have won two of the last three contests in this series. The Mavericks have won 10 of their last 12 at Golden State.

Golden State has lost two straight games. On Sunday, Joe Johnson scored 23 and three other Phoenix players recorded 20-plus point efforts, as the Suns held off the Warriors, 106-102, in overtime at The Arena in Oakland.

Mike Dunleavy had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, who have lost four of their last five overall. Derek Fisher added 19 points and Jason Richardson scored 18 and pulled down 12 boards for Golden State, which rallied in the fourth quarter only to come up short.

The Warriors are just 10-16 as the host this season. Golden State has lost five of its last six at home.

Golden State visits the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday it its final contest before the All-Star break. The Warriors are 0-2 against the Sonics this season. The teams will play once more in the campaign, as Golden State will host Seattle on April 3rd.

Dunleavy has scored in double-digits in five straight games. He is averaging 19.2 points and 7.8 rebounds in that span. The Duke product has scored 20 or more points nine times this season.