On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA Western Conference semifinals kicked off, and today the Thunder continued to sit at home to welcome the challenge of the Mavericks, after the Thunder series led 1-0. At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks quickly entered the state, and the opening game hit a wave of 13-2 offensive mini-climax, while the Thunder relied on Jalen's outside three-pointer to close the score, and at the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led the Thunder by 4 points at 36-32. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Mavericks Washington suddenly erupted, scoring 8 points in a single quarter and 19 points in the half, and under his leadership, the Mavericks led the Thunder 68-62 at halftime.
At the beginning of the second half, the Thunder counterattacked, and a wave of three-point rain successfully overtook the score. The Mavericks responded quickly and played a wave of 24-8 offensive climax, directly leading the Thunder by double digits, and then the Thunder launched a counterattack again, and the Mavericks can always respond in time. As time passed, the Thunder failed to succeed in the comeback, and in the end, the Mavericks won 119-110 away to win the game against the Thunder.
Eight facts that have to be admitted
1. Playing with injuries, still performing well, Mavericks star Doncic played 41 minutes today, shooting 11 of 21, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists of quasi-triple-double data.
2. Mavericks player Washington played 40 minutes, shooting 11 of 18, 7 of 11 three-pointers, 0 of 1 free throws, and scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.
3. Today, when Irving played 41 minutes, he shot 2 of 8 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, and got 9 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. Owen really matures too much.
4. Thunder player Jalen Williams played 39 minutes, shooting 7 of 17, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Jalen Williams' biggest drawback is that he is not selfish enough, at least throw more than 20 times in a game like this, the defense is very hard, the offense sacrifices himself to squat on the weak side, you can attack more, and the offense can use your killer weapon to stop and retreat to the middle distance.
5. Thunder player Keady performed a hip pull, playing 11 minutes, shooting 3 of 6, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 8 points and 2 rebounds.
6. Thunder player Alexander really tried his best today, playing 41 minutes, shooting 13-of-24, 1-of-3 three-pointers, and 6-of-6 free throws, and got a quasi-triple-double of 33 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. There's no way, I ran into a three-point explosion of the Mavericks today.
7. The Mavericks' three-point shooting today is 18 of 37, 48% shooting, while the Thunder is 10 of 30, 30% shooting, so much difference, the Thunder is about to catch up, I have to admit that the strength of the first place in the West is really not blowing.
8. Today the Mavericks almost played a perfect game, the Mavericks not only won the frontcourt rebounds, but also controlled the mistakes very well, the referee's scale was more relaxed than the first game, but more or more Mavericks had a higher game vitality, more active scramble, and this, and they started scoring earlier, the Thunder's defensive strategy did not waver, but they were really shot to death by the Mavericks. These three-point shots made the frequency of the Thunder's counterattacks decrease, and the game vitality of each player of the Mavericks increased, and Irving did not need to take on more shots and focus more on defense, so Irving only scored 9 points today and still won the game.