Jimmy Butler didn’t solve all the Warriors’ problems, after all. After winning the first two games of the Butler era, the Warriors dropped one of their worst losses of the season. In Dallas, in front of a crowd still reeling from the Luka Doncic trade aftershocks,

Kyrie Irving carried the Mavs, finishing with 42 points on 15/25 FG shooting and 7/10 from three. Klay Thompson (17 points, 7 rebounds, 5/14 3PT), Max Christie (17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Brandon Williams (12 points, 4/6 shooting), and Naji Marshall (10 points) were also in double figures.

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving scored 42 points and took a charge in the closing seconds, Klay Thompson added 17 against his former team, and the undersized Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 111-107 on Wednesday night.