Mavericks vs Thunder semifinals G4
The NBA playoffs continue with the Mavericks sitting at home against the Thunder in the semifinals G4. Dallas, who led 2-1, were aiming to win match point. In this game, Kleber continued to miss the game due to injury, and OKC was almost fully healthy. The two teams will continue to start the same lineup, with Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic joining Washington, Jones and Gafford as the Mavericks, while the Thunder starting five are Alexander, Jalen Williams, Keady, Holmgren and Dort. The two strong teams launched a fierce battle.
Doncic 12+8, Irving 4 points and 7 assists, and the Mavericks lead the Thunder by 11 points! Alexander 12+3!
Review of the first half of the game
At the beginning of the first quarter, Jalen Williams assisted Holmgren on an empty dunk, Doncic scored on a low single, Keady scored a basket, and Gafford dunked in color. Doncic made 2 free throws, Jones blocked Keady, Dort made a three-shot shot, Gafford made 1 of 2 free throws, and Jalen Williams scored a quick layup. Gafford scored a dunk and then a layup, Doncic scored from the outside, and the Thunder called a timeout.
Doncic singles Jalen Williams
Wiggins was blocked, the Thunder violated the 24-second game, Jones and Holmgren battled in the mid-range, Washington scored from the outside, Jones hit a three-pointer, and the Mavericks made a perfect start to 22-8. Wiggins hit two free throws, Alexander scored on a single, and Wiggins scored on a layup. Josh Green hit a long shot, Gafford hated Jalen Williams, Alexander scored four points with free throws, and the Thunder responded with a 10-3 run to close the margin to single digits.
Exum scored a layup and then scored from the outside to stabilize the situation for the Mavericks. Wiggins hit a difficult single shot, and after the first quarter, the Mavericks led 30-20, the Thunder made 0 of 6 3-pointers in the single quarter, and the Mavericks made 5 of 11.
Jones Big Cap Keady
In the second quarter of the competition, Jalen Williams hit 2 free throws, Doncic and Keady fought in the middle and long distance, Keady was blocked in a row, Jalen Williams hit a free throw, Hardaway scored outside, and Holmgren hit a single. Dort hit 2 free throws, Washington made a difficult shot from the outside, Jalen Williams scored a layup, and Irving assisted Lively for a dunk.
Holmgren hit 1 of 2 free throws, Washington hit the outside iron one after another, and Irving assisted Gafford to dunk again. Doncic steals, Irving assists Washington in the low post, and the Thunder call a timeout. Alexander and Irving each hit jump shots, Alexander and Dort scored from mid-range one after another, and Washington hit a three-pointer in color. Alexander was blocked, Dort hit 2 free throws, and Irving and Alexander each scored on high jumpers. Doncic scored from the outside, and Holmgren missed a dunk. At halftime, the Mavericks led 54-43.
Doncic singled Alexander
In the first half, the Thunder made 1 of 11 3-pointers and the Mavericks made 9 of 21. In rebounding statistics, the Mavericks won 22-17. In terms of assist statistics, the Mavericks crushed 15-7. In terms of block statistics, the Mavericks led 8-3. In terms of free throw statistics, the Mavericks made 12 of 13 free throws, and the Mavericks made 3 of 4 free throws.
Doncic 12+8
The Mavericks' star Luka Doncic played well in the first half. Doncic played 20 minutes and 18 seconds, 4-of-13, 2-of-6 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, and finished with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Doncic, who scored the highest points of both teams, was still the rebounding king in the first half.
Dort defends Doncic
At the same time, Doncic also made the most steals on the team. Doncic has played well on both offensive and defensive ends.
Irving had 4 points and 7 assists
The Mavericks' backcourt giant, Kyrie Irving, showed excellent passing ability in this game. In 21 minutes of playing time, Irving shot 2-of-4 from the field and 0-of-1 from three-point range, finishing with 4 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists, with a game-high plus/minus of +19. Irving made a number of exquisite assists to help Washington and Gafford wreak havoc on the inside. As the assist king in the first half, Irving activated the Mavericks' offensive system with top-level ball handling, passing ability and super high basketball IQ.
Owen singles with the ball
Irving helped Dallas fire inside and outside and the whole team was the key to the Mavericks' 11-point lead in the first half.
Alexander 12+3
Thunder superstar Alexander, who played 19 minutes, was 5-of-9, 0-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 12 points and 3 rebounds, with a plus/minus of -14, the lowest of both teams.
Alexander with Holmgren
Alexander was the only player on the team to score in double figures, and the collective loss of his teammates put Alexander under tremendous pressure on the offensive end.