On December 28, the Golden State Warriors came to work at Chase Center in San Francisco as winners of four straight games. Their hot streak - which featured a Christmas day beatdown of the rival Houston Rockets - was surprising, and had the team playing quality basketball for the first time all season.
They hosted the Dallas Mavericks, and had visions of pushing another quality team into the loss column.
Dallas missed the memo. They torched the Warriors defense, which had been shockingly stout in the week prior. Luka Doncic danced all over the Dubs, amassing 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 15 assists.