At 9:30 on May 8, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Western Conference semifinals Mavericks VS Thunder G1 game was played at the home court of the Thunder, and finally the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 117-95, with a total score of 1-0 Mavericks, and the Thunder made a good start to the Western Conference semifinals.
In this game, the Thunder three young players played well, the big boss Alexander stabilized the basic plate, the second leader scored 10 points in a row in the fourth quarter to harvest the game, and the third master Holmgren defended the Thunder restricted area to dominate both offensive and defensive ends.
NBA Playoffs: Thunder 117-95 Mavericks 1-0 overall Alexander 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
The Mavericks no longer shine all over the court, Doncic played very embarrassed, although Irving warmed up in the second half, but because Doncic and other teammates did not stabilize the basic game, Irving was unable to return to the sky and unfortunately lost.
NBA Playoffs: Thunder 117-95 Mavericks 1-0 overall Alexander 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
In today's game, Alexander is the MVP of the game.
Alexander played 37 minutes today, shooting 9-of-18 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range, and 11-of-13 from the free-throw line, including 11 free throws in the first half by killing the Mavericks inside, and scoring 29 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Jalen Williams played 31 minutes today, shooting 5-of-16 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line to score 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block.
NBA Playoffs: Thunder 117-95 Mavericks 1-0 overall Alexander 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
Holmgren played 31 minutes today, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 1-of-1 from the free throw line to score 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
NBA Playoffs: Thunder 117-95 Mavericks 1-0 overall Alexander 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
Doncic, who didn't look like MVP today, was guarded by the opponent without a little temper, played 41 minutes, shot 6 of 19, 1 of 8 three-pointers, 6 of 10 free throws, got 19 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, for the Mavericks, this season's regular season scoring champion (33.9 points per game), this point of scoring will not help the team win.
NBA Playoffs: Thunder 117-95 Mavericks 1-0 overall Alexander 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
Irving, who played 37 minutes today, shot 7 of 14, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws to score 20 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
NBA Playoffs: Thunder 117-95 Mavericks 1-0 overall Alexander 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
In the end, I think the main reason why the Mavericks lost in this game was that Doncic was too stretched, Irving's performance was not up to standard, and the Thunder played perfectly, so the Thunder won and the Mavericks lost.