Timely Stephen Curry scoring helps Warriors defeat Mavericks

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Stephen Curry lost a personal scoring duel with Cooper Flagg in their first head-to-head, but joined with Gary Payton II to stall a late Dallas rally as the Golden State Warriors held off the Mavericks 126-116 as part of the NBA's Christmas Day card Thursday afternoon in San Francisco.

Flagg went for a game-high 27 points and Brandon Williams added 26 for the Ma