Boom 22+15+5! Thank you Irving, Doncic spoke out emotionally after the game, and the Mavericks were doubled in return

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2024-05-12 12:31Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In an NBA playoff game that ended today, the Mavericks beat the Thunder again 105-101, the process of this battle was full of ups and downs, the Thunder only trailed by 3 points in the first quarter, and the Thunder successfully overtook in the second quarter of the second quarter, and the Mavericks suddenly made a force in the second half of the third quarter, with a 16-0 offensive to open the point difference, the two sides played very fiercely in the final quarter, and at the critical moment Irving drifted and threw a shot, and Alexander attacked and fouled, and finally the Mavericks won. In terms of statistics, Doncic scored 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, Irving 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 4 turnovers, Washington 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Lively 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Gafford 8 points and 5 rebounds.

After this game, the score of the two sides came to 2-1, and the Mavericks have a bright future, because G4 is still playing on their home court, so they are expected to get match point. In fact, this round of the series is very similar to the game against the Clippers, when the Mavericks G1 also suffered a heavy defeat, and staged a reversal after not being favored, and the second round against the Mavericks seems to be going to play the same plot again. Looking at G2 and G3, the Thunder are all lost at four points, first of all, the interior line was blown up, the Thunder's center can only be used by Holmgren, and the forward position is not tough enough, and it is not advantageous to meet the Mavericks, and the Thunder lost 9 frontcourt boards today. Secondly, the Thunder don't look at a lot of points, in fact, only Alexander can play steadily.

Other people give too little help, Alexander has cut 30+ in two consecutive games, and the efficiency is very good, but I can't take it, look at the Mavericks, with Doncic and Irving, two super scorers, no matter how good Alexander is, he can't do it without the help of his teammates, don't forget that Doncic has been playing with injuries, and he limped off the court after today's game, if Doncic is healthy, the Thunder is not an opponent. The third reason for losing, the Thunder is still too young, including Alexander, who lacks the ability to play tough battles at critical moments, unless they can open up the point difference in front of them, otherwise they will lose in the end, because the Mavericks have Owen, the king of the stubs, and it is right to hand over the ball to Ou Shenxian at a critical moment, and Alexander is at least inferior to Owen in terms of hard solving ability.

This is arguably the Thunder's biggest flaw, and Alexander needs to continue to grow. The fourth reason for the loss, the Thunder's tactics are also problematic, when there are almost 6 minutes behind the 4 points, I don't think about defending to grab rebounds, and I actually cut Lively, I don't know what the coach thinks, maybe the Thunder also know that they can't prevent Eastern Europe, and they can't grab the rebounds from the Mavericks, so they simply implement the shark cutting tactic. The final reason for the loss, the Thunder defense is not as good as one game, Doncic and Irving will always have an outbreak, the Thunder defensive end is a little too busy, and what is even more helpless is that Washington also exploded two games in a row, scoring 29 and 27 points respectively, which makes the Thunder not know who to defend in, to sum up, we find that the situation of the Thunder is quite bad.

Doncic played with injuries again in this game, and it was obvious that he was affected by injuries in many rounds, Doncic was not efficient in the first half, and reduced the number of shots in the second half, focusing on defense, organization and rebounding, but at the critical moment in the final quarter, Doncic first made a steal and counterattack layup, and then caused Alexander to attack the foul, helping the Mavericks lock up the win, very hard, so we can't always stare at Doncic's inefficiency, his excellent performance and hard work are indisputable.

And then there is Irving, which is a typical focus on defense in the first half, and took over the game in the second half, especially in the final quarter of 4 shots, every time he scores, it is very timely, but I want to complain that Irving is really no whistle, and the referee ignores it when he is overly attacked by Thunder players in the final quarter, if it is Alexander's scale, Irving can average at least 4-5 more points per game.

Doncic was interviewed after the game, talking about the 2-1 lead in the series, he said: "Every team in the West has a chance to win, if you're here, you have to believe in yourself, I believe we can, but it's going to be tough, they (the Thunder) won't give up easily, we have to keep the momentum going, we're focused on G4 now, we're going to try our best to win," these words are easy to understand, Doncic thinks that the Thunder will fight back tenaciously, which is a reminder to his teammates that the team can't relax yet, and at the same time, Doncic also bluntly said that they won G4, I don't know if the Thunder is afraid?

Then came the point, and when it came to Irving's performance, Doncic replied emotionally: "He [Irving] made a lot of key shots in the fourth quarter, especially that throw, and he was really incredible, and he was creating opportunities for everybody on the court, and I think he played well on both ends of the floor, and we're grateful to have him." ”

It can be seen that Doncic really likes to be teammates with Irving, in other words, Doncic decided the Mavericks' ceiling, then Irving can raise the ceiling, unlike in the past, today's Irving is too mature, willing to defend and organize, willing to do dirty work, most of the time will not fight for the ball, unless he is needed in the final quarter will stand up, Doncic has held back for too long, it is no exaggeration to say that when he signed Irving, now it seems that the Mavericks have received double returns. Finally, Doncic also praised the performance of Washington, Lively and Hardaway Jr., with a score of 2-1, and it turned out that the Mavericks' strength was at least equal to the Thunder, but they had Irving and Doncic, so the winning rate was higher at key moments.

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