The Mavericks faced off against the Thunder G4, and Alexander led the team to a late reversal, once trailing by 14 points but having the last laugh. Alexander was 14-of-27 from the field, with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Doncic was 6-of-20 with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Thunder was quite slow to heat up, and throughout the first quarter, the Thunder shot 0 of 6 three-pointers, the Mavericks made 5 of 11 for the whole team, and the three-point shot was 15 points behind. In the first quarter, the Thunder dug a double-digit hole.
In the second quarter, the Thunder outside line was still sluggish, and at the end of the half, the Thunder made 1 of 11 three-pointers, and the Mavericks shot 9 of 21, in this case, the Thunder was 43-54 at halftime, only trailing by 11 points, which was quite rare.
Throughout the first half, Alexander played 19 minutes, shooting 5-of-9, 0-of-1 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws, scoring 12 points and 3 rebounds, and he was the only player on the team to score in double figures.
Coming back in the second half, Alexander led the team to fight back, completing a 22-12 attack wave, and the Thunder trailed the Mavericks 65-69 after the third quarter. At this point, Alexander had 24 points and five rebounds.
Alexander continued to explode in the fourth quarter, and after he hit a jumper, the Thunder were 2 points behind, and by this time, Alexander had already scored 30 points. After the timeout, Holmgren hit a three-point shot, and Dort also had a three-pointer, all of which were assists from Alexander, and the Thunder completed the comeback. Led by Alexander, the Thunder completed a wave of 21-9 with 67 seconds left and a five-point lead, but with 10.1 seconds left, Doncic made two fouls and one free throw, after which the Mavericks were unable to recover, and the two sides were tied 2-2.