SAN FRANCISCO — Down by double-digits late in the third quarter, rookie Jordan Poole counted to four, rose to his feet and, with a grin, pointed to the Warriors’ bench where Stephen Curry was sitting.
Poole had gotten fouled while making his third 3-pointer of the game and copied Curry’s signature finger-counting celebration. Poole’s performance was one of few encouraging stories from the Warriors’ 124-97 loss to the Mavericks Tuesday night at Chase Center.
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In recent weeks, head coach Steve Kerr has asked Curry, recovering from left hand surgery, and Klay Thompson, recovering from left knee surgery, to be around the team more, claiming their presence on the bench gives an otherwise young team confidence.