The game was turning into a rout when Jackson got his second technical. Whatever he said to get tossed wasn’t nearly as bad as his reaction afterward. He wouldn’t stop screaming at officials as he headed to the locker room, with teammate Matt Barnes trying to cover Jackson’s mouth with his arms, then with a towel.

Jackson, who declined to comment, led the Warriors with 30 points, his most ever in a playoff game. He also had eight turnovers. Davis had 13 points, two assists and one rebound; he had 33 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in Golden State’s victory in the opener.

“I feel we’re in good position,” Davis said. “They’re supposed to beat us by 20. There’s no pressure on us. Tonight we were just out of fire.”

Golden State opened the game strong, going on an 11-0 run in the opening minutes. The Warriors were up 23-16 soon after, but all their points had come from Jackson and Monta Ellis. That duo was a combined 9-of-10; everyone else was 0-for-8.

Ellis had 13 points in the first quarter but didn’t score again until the final minute of the third quarter. He finished with 20 points. Jason Richardson had 14 with 10 rebounds.

Howard filled his stat sheet with five steals and two blocks. Nowitzki was 7-of-15 with seven rebounds.

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“It was a physical game and emotional,” Nowitzki said. “I think they got us in the first game and took us out of our game. I said after Game 1 we need to execute a lot better. We made a couple of adjustments that worked. Now they’ll make adjustments going home and we’ll go from there.”

Notes: Golden State had 24 turnovers and only nine assists. ... The Mavs were quick to clean up some problems they had in the opener. By the middle of the second quarter, they already had topped their Game 1 totals for fast-break points and bench points. ... Davis had two fouls in the first 3:13, but didn’t get another until there was 5:05 left in the third quarter. ... NBA general managers voted Nowitzki the league MVP — in a survey, not an actual ballot. They don’t get a vote for the real award.