The Mavericks vs. Thunder G4, the referee frantically steals the show, and Doncic causes controversy. At the final whistle, Doncic, who had been reversed, left the court directly, and the Thunder interviewed the whole thing, directly surrounded the Chinese beauty host, and celebrated happily.
The Mavericks were hungry for a match point at home, and in the first quarter, they went on a 15-2 run to stretch the margin to double digits. At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led 30-20.
Despite Doncic's poor hand, the Mavericks maintained a double-digit deficit and led the Thunder 54-43 at halftime. At the end of the first half, Doncic played 20 minutes and 18 seconds, shooting 4-of-13 from the field, 2-of-6 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
On the other hand, the Thunder, Alexander played 19 minutes, shot 5 of 9, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 12 points and 3 rebounds, and he was the only player on the team to score double-doubles.
It is worth mentioning that Doncic had a lot of dissatisfaction with the referee's decision, and when he returned to the locker room at halftime, he was afraid to hit his limbs to express his dissatisfaction and complain about various violations of his opponent against him.
Coming back in the second half, Doncic still couldn't find his touch, and at the end of the third quarter, he was 4-of-15 and had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Irving was 3-of-6 for seven points and nine assists. On the Thunder's side, Alexander had 24 points and 5 rebounds, and at the end of the third quarter, the Thunder chased 65-69.
At the end of the third quarter, Doncic made an offensive foul and was questioned about faking a fall, when he rushed to Giddey, and the moment the two collided, Doncic fell to the ground in pain, and the Thunder general whistled for an offensive foul, which sparked controversy. With 10.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Doncic broke through and fell to the ground, and the referee decisively sent two free throws, but judging from the slow-motion replay, Doncic was more like he fell, and the opponent did not obviously foul him.