On May 14, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G4, the Mavericks sat at home to face the Thunder, and in the end, the Thunder team completed a big reversal with a maximum of 14 points behind, defeating the Mavericks 100-96, with a series score of 2-2, and the decisive battle against Tianwang Mountain! In this game, Doncic scored 18 points, Alexander 34 points, and Irving 9 points.
After the first three games, the Mavericks overtook 2-1! In the first quarter, Holmgren received an empty catch, and the Mavericks quickly overtook it, and Doncic took an eight-point lead to stop the Thunder. Jones threw a shot and the margin was in double digits. Holmgren made a strong shot, Washington and Jones hit three three-pointers in a row, Wiggins and Alexander scored six points in a row, Josh Green hit a three-pointer, the Thunder chased four more points in a row, Exum chased a three-pointer, Wiggins turned over and jumped, and in the first quarter, the Mavericks led by 10 points at 30-20.
In the second quarter, Doncic hit a mid-range, Keady hit a three-point shot, Hardaway hit a difficult shot from the outside, Holmgren jumped, Washington continued to add three points in the open position, Jalen Williams countered and put in, and the Mavericks then led to double digits, and the game was suspended. Alexander and Dort scored six straight points, Washington continued with three points, Irving had two plus, Alexander jumped, Doncic added three points, and after halftime, the Mavericks led the Thunder by 11 points.
In the third quarter, Washington continued to score three points, Alexander leaned back, Dort hit a three-point shot, Jones continued to shoot in the middle, Alexander hit the board high, Washington countered the throw, Holmgren received in the air, Washington continued to score three, Alexander turned over and jumped, the Thunder bit the score, and after three quarters, the Mavericks only led by 4 points, and the suspense was great.
In the fourth quarter, Doncic turned over and threw a shot, Jones forced a slam dunk, Dort scored three points in the bottom corner, Doncic broke through the back, Holmgren shot three points, Lively dunked, Wallace chased three points into the net, Irving broke through the jumper, Jalen Williams threw and hit 2+1, Doncic scored 2 points, Alexander quickly replied, Gafford held it high, Irving hit the free throw line again, Alexander scored consecutive points to chase 2 points to stop the Mavericks. After the timeout, Alexander and Holmgren scored back-to-back points to take the lead. Lively dunked to stop the bleeding, Dort hit a three-point shot from a big open position, Hardaway hit a three-pointer, and Jalen William scored four points in a row to stop the Mavericks. In the final stage, the two teams played very closely, and the Thunder team still won without danger.