On May 12, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs continued, and the Dallas Mavericks returned to their home court to usher in the G3 game with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Mavericks won 119-110 on the road in their last game, bringing the score to 1-1. In this game, Doncic regained his touch and cut a quasi-triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Although Irving only scored 9 points, Washington stepped up and continued the firepower, and also scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. With a home loss, the Thunder's advantage was gone. In the two away games, the Thunder will definitely go all out to try to regain home-court advantage. In this game, both teams are playing with the main force, and the big battle is about to start!
In the first quarter of the game, the defensive intensity of both teams was very high, and the Thunder shot 3 of 10 from the outside, with an average shooting percentage; The interior also encountered the strong defense of the Mavericks, and he didn't get many shooting opportunities, only 4 shots under the basket, and scored 23 points in a single quarter; The Mavericks' 3-point shot is also inaccurate, only 1 of 8 shots, and it feels cold! But the interior created more shooting opportunities, shooting nearly 5 percent, and the Mavericks took a 3-point lead in the first quarter;
In the second quarter, the Thunder reduced their shooting from the outside, making 3-of-5 3-pointers; The main firepower is concentrated on the inside, and the scoring points are scattered, layups, dunks, and mid-range shots, with a shooting rate of nearly 6 percent, and the team scored 29 points in a single quarter; In this quarter, Joe played the bench surprise soldier, scoring 7 points on 3-of-3 shooting; The Mavericks created a lot of shooting opportunities from the outside in this quarter, but they had no choice but to have a poor hand, shooting only 3 3-pointers; All the inside shots were in the paint area, the shooting rate was close to 5 percent, and the team scored 25 points in a single quarter; At halftime, the Thunder led by 1 point at 52-51;
The Mavericks continued to create more shooting opportunities from the outside, and their shooting percentage rebounded, hitting 6 3-pointers! All the inside shots were near the paint area, but the shooting percentage was average, only 4 shots, and 31 points in a single quarter; No one from the Thunder scored a double-double in this quarter, but there were many scoring points, and many people scored in the account; The Mavericks shot 2 3-pointers from the outside in this quarter, and still relied on impacting the inside to create opportunities, and the shooting percentage beat the Mavericks! At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks overtook by 4 points 82-78;
In the final quarter, the defensive intensity of the two teams escalated, and the game was very close, and the score difference remained around 5 points. In the last 2 minutes, the two sides fought 97-100, and at the critical moment, Alexander made 2 free throws and 2 hits, and Irving broke through and scored to open the gap to 5 points, which was very bad for the Thunder! After that, the Thunder adopted foul tactics, the Mavericks scored steadily, Jay Wei missed 3 points, and the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder 105-101, completing a 14-point reversal and overtaking the score to 2-1!
Statistics:
The Mavericks scored 20+ points, including Washington 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Irving 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Doncic 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Gafford 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Lively 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Hardaway 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal;
On the Thunder side, SGA has 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, and the performance is very comprehensive! Jay Wei had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block, Holmgren 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, Giddey 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Dort 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Joe 13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal.