Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry wore former teammate in Mavericks' Klay Thompson's signature shoes on Christmas Day.

Dallas started to chip away a little after Klay Thompson knocked down a mid-range shot, and Cooper Flagg got downhill to draw a goaltend (iffy) on a layup, which brought the lead down to 7. Then, Brandon Williams hit a basket in transition to cut the lead to five with less than seven minutes left.

Other than his fellow league standard-bearer, LeBron James, nobody has been at the center of as many big NBA moments over the last 15 years as Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry. It’s strange, then, that so little connects Curry and the biggest day on the league’s regular-season calendar.

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

SportsLine's model simulated Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 NBA Christmas picks

The Warriors get a timely boost as they navigate internal tension between Draymond Green and Steve Kerr ahead of a pivotal stretch.