he Golden State Warriors have waited nearly 13 years to get back in the playoffs ? and despite yet another win, they must wait one last night.
Mickael Pietrus scored 22 points, Matt Barnes had 19 and the Warriors moved to the brink of their first postseason berth since 1994 with a 111-82 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night.
Dallas kept Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse and Erick Dampier out of a meaningless game ? for them ? in preparation for the postseason. The Warriors took a 28-point lead in the first half as they roared to their fifth straight win over the Mavericks, sweeping the three-game season series from the NBA's best team, which also is their potential first-round playoff opponent.