On May 14, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Mavericks played against the Thunder at home. The last Mavericks won, a big score of 2-1 lead, this time they also entered the state early, occupied the initiative on the court, and took a lead of up to 14 points, the Thunder side has been catching up, the last quarter Thunder crazy counterattack, a wave of 16-5 offensive to overtake the score, and in the end to hold the victory. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 100-96 and tied the score at 2-2.
There was no adjustment between the two teams in this game, and the Thunder came up to bite the score, but with the Mavericks' continuous outside hits, the point difference was gradually widened, and in the first quarter of the game, the Thunder continued to hit iron on the outside, and the point difference was gradually pulled away, and the score difference was gradually pulled away, and the score was 10 points behind in a single quarter. In the second quarter, the Thunder's offensive rhythm slowly entered the state, but it relied more on Alexander to score points, and the Mavericks' offensive touch did not decline, but fortunately, Doncic and Irving were able to stand up and score points, and the Mavericks led the Thunder 54-43 after the half.
In the second half, the Mavericks' offensive hand felt blocked, and the Thunder began to close the point difference, so that the suspense of the game returned, and the score difference was only 4 points after the third quarter of the game. In the final quarter, the Mavericks were able to stabilize the situation at first, but then the feeling suddenly dropped, and Alexander stepped up and scored consecutive singles to chase the score to 86 draws. Alexander then assisted Holmgren and Dort for a three-pointer, Hardaway Jr. responded, Jalen scored four straight points, and Doncic hit one of two key free throws. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 100-96, and the big score came to a 2-2 draw.
This time, the Thunder, who were the first in the West, played very tenaciously and were passive for most of the game, but they completed the comeback in the final quarter, and Alexander scored consecutive points + assists in the final stage to help the team win. Alexander's performance this time was very good, 14-of-27, with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. In addition, Holmgren had 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Jalen had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Mavericks took the initiative in the whole game, but in the end they failed to resist, Doncic and Irving were very sluggish this time, especially Irving, who failed to stand up again in the final quarter, this time only scored 2 points in 1 of 5 in the final quarter, failed to help the team, and only got 9 points and 9 assists in the whole game. Doncic was 6-of-19 from the field and had a triple-double of 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, but unfortunately the efficiency was too low. Washington continued the hot momentum, hitting 5 three-pointers and getting 21 points and 12 rebounds, but unfortunately the core was not in good shape.