NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G3, the Mavericks, who snatched an away victory, returned to their home court, facing the menacing Thunder, the Mavericks won again with Irving's late outburst! The No. 1 Thunder team in the West suffered a losing streak! In the final moment of life and death in the final quarter, Alexander's offensive foul was quite fatal! In terms of statistics, Irving had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Doncic had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, Washington had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Alexander had 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Holmgren had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jalen Williams had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
In the regular season, the Thunder won the first place in the West under the leadership of Alexander and rookie Holmgren, ushering in the best era after Durant, Westbrook, and Harden, and after entering the playoffs, the Thunder's performance was still excellent, winning four games in a row and sweeping the Pelicans 4-0, and then defeated the Mavericks by 22 points in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, counting a wave of 5 consecutive wins in the final stage of the regular season, the Thunder won 10 consecutive wins! However, in the second game of the Western Conference semifinals, the Mavericks Washington 29 points and 11 rebounds became Doncic's helper, the Thunder's 10-game winning streak was ended, the Mavericks snatched an away victory, and had a home-court advantage in this round of the series, this G3 matchup, came to the home court of the Mavericks, the Thunder's goal is to regain home-court advantage, in terms of starting lineups, both teams have not changed, the same as the previous two games, the Mavericks are still Doncic + Irving + Jones + Washington + Gafford , and the Thunder is Alexander + Keady + Dort +Jalen Williams + Holmgren.
In the first quarter, Irving assisted Washington to face Holmgren's one-arm dunk, Holmgren immediately responded with an inside dunk, Gafford flicked Holmgren to complete a layup, the Thunder then hit an outside three-pointer, Doncic scored a throw after the confrontation, Jones played against Holmgren in the air to score 2+1, Washington broke through head-on and scored two more points, Doncic made a three-point foul and got three free throws, and the Mavericks established an advantage in the opening stage. Keady turned and threw up, Jaylin Williams hit 2 free throws, Irving scored on the spot after a tentative step, Alexander stepped back to score, Alexander and Isaiah Joe made three-pointers in succession, and the Thunder chased it to 23-26.
In the second quarter, Washington received the ball and hit a three-point shot, Jalen Williams threw a high score, Isaiah Joe scored two points, Doncic chased and scored, Dort received the ball and turned to the basket to go up, and the scores of the two teams began to bite. Jalen Williams completed a three-pointer to chase down, Hardaway Jr.'s three-pointer also scored, Lively slid with both hands, Wiggins scored a pull-up rebound, Washington hit a throw, Alexander made 2 of 2+ free throws and scored 4 points in a row, Wallace chased a three-pointer, and the Thunder stopped the Mavericks 43-38. After the timeout, Washington's three-point shot stopped the bleeding for the Mavericks, and Irving's turnaround and silky hit after the breakaway, and the Mavericks tied the score. Alexander counterattacked to get rid of the defense and leaned back to score, Irving broke through and retreated and made a shot, Doncic scored 2+1, Holmgren received a violent dunk in the air, Alexander singled out Doncic and hit a quick stop jump shot, Doncic responded with a three-point shot, Isaiah Joe pressed the whistle and scored a three-point shot, and at halftime, the Thunder overtook by one point at 52-51.
In the third quarter, Doncic assisted Gafford to catch a dunk, Jalen Williams made a pull-up jump shot, Irving assisted Gafford to dunk again, Jalen Williams forced a shot and scored, Keady scored 5 points in a row, and the Mavericks called a timeout. Coming back from a timeout, Alexander rolled over and leaned back, and Jalen Williams followed up with a dunk to extend the Thunder's lead to double digits at 65-55. Lively scored three points in a row through free throws, Washington's three-point + dunk scored 5 points in a row, Green received the ball and shot three points quickly, Doncic threw and hit the board again while traveling, Washington's bottom corner three-pointer, the Mavericks played a wave of 16-0, 71-65, and the Thunder were stopped twice! Isaiah Joe's gliding layup finally stopped the bleeding for the Thunder, Dort then hit a three-pointer, Irving responded with a three-pointer, Alexander hit a mid-range shot, Irving fired again with a three-pointer from the outside, Alexander rolled over and threw up, Hardaway Jr. pressed the buzzer for a three-pointer, and the Mavericks led 82-78.
In the fourth quarter, Hardaway Jr. took the lead in scoring a goal, Holmgren made a rebound to make it 2+1, Irving scored consecutive points, and the Mavericks always maintained the lead. In the final stage, Alexander led the Thunder team to chase 99-102, Irving drifted and threw a shot, Alexander attacked and fouled at the moment of life and death, and finally the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder 105-101, and then won two games in a row in this round of the series to overtake 2-1 in a big score!