On May 12, Beijing time, the third game of the NBA playoffs between the Mavericks and the Thunder was staged in Dallas. The two sides were unanimous at the beginning, only one point at halftime, the visiting team Thunder took the lead in the second half, leading to double digits, the Mavericks entered the final quarter with a wave of 16 points, and at the critical moment, the Eastern European combination dominated the game with one attack and one defense, and the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder 105-10, and the big score became 2-1.
Injuries and illnesses
Mavericks: Kleber Season Reimbursement
Thunder: All hands are healthy
Starting lineup
Mavericks: Irving, Doncic, PJ, Washington, Jones, Gafford
Thunder: Alexander, Jalen, Williams, Giddey, Dort, Chet Holmgren
Bilateral data
Mavericks stats (2-1) :P J. Washington 27 points and 6 rebounds; Luka Doncic 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals; Kyrie Irving 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists; Drake Lively II 12 points and 8 rebounds; Daniel Gafford 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; Tim Hardaway Jr. 8 points.
Thunder stats (1-2): Shay Gilgeous-Alexander 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks; Jalen Williams 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists; Chet Holmgren 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks; Isaiah Joe 13 points; Josh Giddey 9 points; Lugunz-Dort 8 points and 2 steals; Aaron Wiggins had six points and four rebounds.
Highlights of the game
1. Mr. Section IV. Irving was 10-of-17 from the field, 2-of-6 from three-point range, and finished with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Among them, he scored 8 points on 4 shots in the final quarter and hit a difficult throw to kill the suspense of the game.
Key high-difficulty throws
2. Tough guy Dongzi. Doncic, who suffered a knee injury, played again today, playing 40 minutes, 7-of-17, 1-of-4 three-pointers, 7-of-10 free throws, and scored 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. At the critical moment, Dongzi used his "face" to create Alexander's offensive foul and help the team win the game.
Key defense
3. Dare to let go, dare to enter. PJ Washington, who scored 29 points in the last game, still performed well today, playing 40 minutes, shooting 11-of-23 from the field, 5-of-12 from three-point range, and scoring 27 points and 6 boards. As the Thunder chose to resolutely contain the Eastern European combination and let others shoot, Washington made them pay for two consecutive games, with a team-high 27 points today.
b King hugged his arms
4. The essence of human beings 31 points. Alexander played 42 minutes, shooting 10-of-23, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, for 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. According to the statistics of the American media StatMuse, Alexander has scored exactly 31 points in 14 games (regular season + playoffs) this season, the first in history.
However, he made only 1 of 6 shots in the fourth quarter and made 3 fouls in a single quarter. In the final moments of the game, Alexander sent the team away with an elbow.
Elbow offensive foul
5. Rough movements. Doncic had a number of near-misses in the game, including: elbowing, falling to the waist, being kicked, and knee injuries.
Doncic and Dort battled for the ball and fell to his waist
Doncic fell after being caught in the bag
The handsome guy was hit in the face
6. Rebounding dominance. The Mavericks won the Thunder by seven rebounds 48-41 in this game, which allowed him to shoot 10 more shots at 91-81.
Game recap
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Thunder jumped the ball first, Washington dunked and took the lead, the Mavericks scored nine points in a row to take the lead, and at the end of the quarter, Irving hit two jumpers in a row, and the Thunder hit three points in response to end the first quarter with a 26-23 lead.
In the second quarter of the competition, the Thunder scored 6 points in a row to equalize the score, and then hit 7-0 in the middle of the game, and the Mavericks immediately responded with 5 points to equalize the difference. The two teams were locked in a tug-of-war, with the scores alternating leads, and Joe hit a final buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Thunder a 52-51 lead to end the first half.
Yibian fought again, and the Thunder felt hot, and a wave of 11-0 extended the difference to double digits. The Mavericks then scored 16 straight points to regain the advantage, and Hardaway Jr. hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Mavericks led 82-78 into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, Irving played steadily to help the Mavericks maintain the lead, and the Thunder scored 6 points in a row in the middle to chase the 3-point difference. The Mavericks entered the final minute with a 3-point lead, Irving hit a toss to help the Mavericks extend the margin to 5 points, and Dongzi made Alexander's offensive foul, and finally the Mavericks narrowly beat the Thunder 105-101 to take a 2-1 lead.