On May 10, Beijing time, at 09:30, the Thunder hosted the visiting Dallas, and finally the Mavericks defeated the No. 1 Thunder in the West 119-110, pulled one back, and rewrote the score to 1-1.
Luka bled from his knee again during the game, fell to the ground several times and hit his face once, and almost suffered a new injury to his foot in the final quarter. Luka remained in the line of fire despite multiple difficulties, and finally led the Mavericks to a victory from the Thunder's home court.
In addition to Luka, there is one wonder player who has to be mentioned in this game, and that is PJ Washington. In the whole game, Washington played a total of 40 minutes, shooting 11 of 18, including 7 of 11 three-pointers, and scored 29 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. His stats set new career playoff highs.
In the first half, the Mavericks led many times and were chased back by the Thunder. In the second half, the Mavericks played steadily, gradually building up the lead, and maintained it until the end, without giving the Thunder a chance to reverse.
It can be seen from this game that the Mavericks and the Thunder definitely have the ability to open five or five, and there is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and whoever has a chance to advance to the next round depends on the stability and unity of the players.
Statistics:
Mavericks: Luka 29 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block; Washington 29 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block; Irving had nine points, three rebounds and 11 assists.
Thunder: Alexander still has a steady output, with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists; Jay Wei 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Chet Holmgren had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.