On May 10, 2024, Beijing time, in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, the Thunder ushered in the G2 battle with the Mavericks at home, and the G1 battle against the Thunder defeated the Mavericks by 22 points. Mavericks starters: Doncic + Irving + Jones + Washington + Gafford starters, Thunder starters: Alexander + Giddey + Dort + Jalen + Chet.
In the first quarter of the game, Gafford and Doncic 7-0, Giddey made a layup, Doncic scored consecutive points, Mavericks 13-2, Jalen, Alexander, and Jaelin scored in a row, Jones and Washington responded with three points, and the difference was 6 points, and Jaylin and Alexander chased the difference to 1 point, Washington and Doncic expanded the difference to 10 points, Alexander and Wallace chased the difference to 4 points, Doncic scored three points, Chet throws, Gafford made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Thunder played a limit operation, In the last 1.4 seconds, Jaylin served a long pass directly to Chet in the frontcourt, and Chet scored on a whistle shot, leading the Mavericks 36-32 in the first quarter. Doncic had 16 points, six rebounds and three assists on 6-of-8 shooting (4-of-5 three-pointers) in the first quarter, Washington had 11 points, three rebounds and two assists on 4-of-5 shooting (3-of-3 from three-point range), and Alexander had 10 points and two assists.
In the second quarter of the game, Giddey made a layup, a difference of 2 points, Irving made a layup, Jalen scored three points, a difference of 1 point, Washington, Hardaway, and Lively played 9-0, a difference of 10 points, Alexander, Isaiah Joe scored, Washington, Doncic, and Gafford responded, with a difference of 14 points, Alexander, Jalen, and Dort chased the difference to 3 points, Green, Irving scored, Isaiah Joe and Chet chased points, and the difference was still 3 points, Jones and Green scored, Jalen dunked, and the Mavericks led 68-62 at halftime.
Doncic had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-11 shooting (4-of-6 from three-point range) in the half, Washington had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-11 shooting (5-of-8 from three-point range), setting a career playoff halftime scoring record, Gafford had 10 points and 2 boards on 4-of-4 shooting, and Irving had 4 points, 2 boards, 7 assists and 2 blocks on 1-of-4 shooting. For the Thunder, Alexander had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-13 shooting, Jalen had 14 points and 3 assists on 5-of-9 shooting, and Chet had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
In the third quarter of the game, Wiggins scored three points, the difference was 3 points, Irving shot, Chet and Alexander scored 5 points in a row to tie the difference, Gafford and Irving made 2 free throws in 4, Wiggins and Dort scored 5 points in a row, the Thunder overtook 3 points, Washington, Doncic, Green overtook 3 points, Alexander throws, Hardaway goes on a rampage and scores 10 points in a row, the Mavericks lead by 11 points, Giddey and Alexander score, Washington, Green, Doncic, Jones respond, the difference is 14 points, Jalen and Wallace score, and the Mavericks lead 99-89 after the third quarter. Hardaway scored 10 straight points in the quarter to change the game.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Wallace, Dort, Jalen 6-0, the difference was chased to 4 points, Jones tossed, Doncic scored three points, the difference was 9 points, Alexander chased the difference to 5 points, Doncic expanded the difference to 9 points, came back from the pause and Gafford blocked Alexander, Washington dunked, the difference was 11 points, Alexander, Jalen scored, Gafford and Hardaway responded, the difference was still 11 points, Chet made a basket, Irving made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the difference was still 11 points, there were 25 seconds left in the game, the suspense was lost, In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 119-110, and the Mavericks suppressed the Thunder in this battle and won a complete victory.
Washington finished with 29 points, 11 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals on 11-of-18 shooting (7-of-11 from three-point range), setting a playoff career scoring record, Doncic had 29 points, 10 boards and 7 assists on 11-of-21 shooting (5-of-8 three-pointers), Irving had 9 points, 3 boards, 11 assists and 2 blocks on 2-of-8 shooting, Hardaway had 17 points and 2 boards on 6-of-10 shooting, and Gafford had 13 points and 7 boards.
Alexander had 33 points, 12 boards, 8 assists and 2 blocks on 13-of-24 shooting, Jalen had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 7-of-17 shooting, Chet had 11 points, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks on 4-of-12 shooting, Wiggins had 9 points and 2 boards, and Dort had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Mavericks equalized the series score after winning G2, the Thunder lost their home court advantage, G3 and G4 will come to the Mavericks' home court, from the current point of view, the Mavericks have found a way to deal with the Thunder, that is, to improve the defensive intensity, so that the Thunder's three-point shooting efficiency has plummeted, and the Mavericks have an advantage in physical confrontation, and the trend of this round of the series has changed dramatically.