On May 14, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs were chaotic again, and the Mavericks suffered a Thunder reversal in the lead, losing with a score of 96-100, and the two sides tied 2-2 on aggregate. Nuggets 2-2 Timberwolves, Pacers 2-2 Knicks. The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 109-102 today, scoring 3-1 to get the match point early and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Lone Ranger lost a good game
Let's look at the G4 of the Mavericks and the Thunder first, this game The Mavericks played smoothly in the first half, leading by 11 points at halftime 54-43. But in the second half, the Mavericks' offensive touch declined, scoring only 15 points in the third quarter, a net minus 7 points in the single quarter, and the lead was only 4 points. In the crucial final quarter, Irving made 1 of 5 shots, PJ Washington made 0 of 3 shots and 1 of 2 free throws, and Doncic made 2 of 5 shots and 2 of 4 free throws. Washington and Doncic both missed key free throws, on the other hand, Alexander hit consecutive shots to score 10 points in a single quarter, and Holmgren and Dort hit three-pointers, and finally the Thunder reversed the Mavericks 100-96 and stubbornly equalized the score.
Thunder reversal
The Mavericks lost this game entirely for their own reasons, their three-point shooting percentage, number of shots, rebounds, assists, and blocks were better than the Thunder, but only 12 of 23 free throws were made, and the shooting rate was only a pitiful 52.2%, while the Thunder made 23 of 24 free throws. Although Doncic had a triple-double, 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, he only made 6 of 20 shots and had 7 turnovers. Irving had only 9 points and 9 assists on 4-of-11 shooting, which was his second single-digit scoring in the last 4 games, PJ Washington contributed 21 points and 12 rebounds on 7-of-19 shooting + 5 three-pointers, 3 consecutive 20+ games, and Jones scored 17 points.
PJ - Washington has three consecutive 20+ games
The Thunder had four players score in double figures, Alexander made 14 of 27 shots, 6 of 6 free throws and got 34 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists; Holmgren contributed 18 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws; Williams had 14 points on 5-of-19 shooting, and Dort had 17 points and eight rebounds. The next Tianwang Mountain battle G5 will be moved to the home court of the Thunder, and it will be up to the Thunder to seize the opportunity.
Green Kai gets the match point
We turned our attention to the East, where the Celtics continued to challenge the Cavaliers on the road, and Mitchell did not play due to injury, although the Cavaliers played tenaciously and lost 102-109 to Green Kai after four quarters of battle, handing over the match point. Green Kai was the first team to get a match point in the division semifinals, and Otter Rabbit and Brown combined for 60 points and 19 rebounds, including 33 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-25 shooting and 9-of-9 free throws, Brown contributed 27 points and 8 rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting and 7-of-9 free throws, and Holiday had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Cavaliers stats: Garland had 30 points and seven assists on 12-of-27 shooting, Mobley and LeVert had 19 points, and Strus had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.