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In Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals, the Dallas Mavericks challenged the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. Currently, the Thunder lead 1-0 on aggregate. At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks showed a strong offense, and Doncic and Gafford combined to launch a wave of 13-4 fierce offense, which directly caught the Thunder off guard. In the face of the strong performance of the Mavericks, the Thunder had to call a timeout early to deal with the situation on the court. At this time, the weaknesses of the Thunder's interior defense are also exposed, and they need to adjust their tactical strategy as soon as possible to cope with the next game.
Break the game! This goal Gafford forced Holmgren to score first.
One attack and one help! Doncic hit a three-pointer and then assisted Gafford to score on an empty dunk.
The Mavericks started with a strong start and were clearly aiming to win one back. In contrast, the Thunder appeared to be a bit slow to heat up, and their interior line was generally short, resulting in a series of strong breakthroughs by Gafford on the inside at the beginning of the game. Therefore, the Thunder team urgently needed to strengthen the defense to deal with the fierce offensive of the Mavericks, and the Thunder sent another 6-0 to chase down to 4 points in the final quarter, but Doncic hit a three-pointer in the case of a broken foot to quickly stabilize the situation, and in the end, the Mavericks won the game away from the Thunder, and the overall score was tied 1-1.
Thunder starters: Alexander, Keady, Holmgren, Jalen, Dort
Mavericks starters: Doncic, Irving, Gafford Ford, Washington, Jones