On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals continued, and the Thunder ushered in Game 2 of the series with the Mavericks at home. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 119-110 to tie the series at 1-1.
Thunder: Alexander 33 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, Jalen Williams 20 points, Holmgren 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Mavericks: Doncic 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Washington 29 points and 11 rebounds, Gafford 13 points and 7 rebounds, Hardaway Jr. 17 points, Irving 9 points and 11 assists.
In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks came out early and played a 13-2 start. After the Thunder scored seven points in a row, they once chased 13-16 and were only three points behind. Doncic hit a three-pointer, Washington scored five straight points, and the Mavericks led by 10 points at 2:25, 32-22. The Thunder closed the gap with Alexander and Holmgren leading the Mavericks 36-32 at the end of the first quarter.
In the first half of the second quarter, the Mavericks played a wave of 17-4 offensive climax, and 6:03 Gaford's 2+1 gave the Mavericks a 55-41 lead to 14 points. The Mavericks, who led by a large score, slackened and were hit by a wave of 10-0 by their opponents, and Dort's three-point shot chased it to 56-59. At halftime, the Mavericks led by six points, 68-62.
In the first half of the third quarter, Wiggins and Holmgren hit three-pointers in succession, and the Thunder chased it to a 70-70 tie at 10:22, after which they continued to work hard, once outscoring the Mavericks by three points. After the middle of the period, Hardaway Jr. scored 10 straight points to give the Mavericks a double-digit advantage of 90-79. After three quarters, the Mavericks led the Thunder by 10 points at 99-89.
In the final quarter, the Thunder chased 6 points in a row and narrowed the gap to only 4 points. Jones and Doncic scored five straight points to put the Mavericks at 104-95. Alexander scored four points in a row to help the Thunder chase a five-point gap, and the Mavericks Doncic and Washington scored six points in a row to pull away again. After that, the Thunder were unable to close the gap further, and the Mavericks eventually won 119-110.