On May 16, Beijing time, the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs staged a G5 battle, and the Thunder faced the Mavericks at home.
After four games in the Western Conference semifinals, the Thunder and the Mavericks tied 2-2.
There was some gap between the performance of the two teams during the regular season, the Thunder 57-25 ranked 1st in the West, and the Mavericks 50-32 ranked 5th in the West, but in the closing stage of the regular season, the Mavericks played a very good performance, and the 4-2 elimination of the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs was impressive, and the series once led the Thunder 2-1, and the G4 Mavericks also had a near-perfect start, but unfortunately lost the game 96-100 in the final quarter.
In the battle of G4, the Mavericks scored 4 double-doubles, Washington 21 points, Doncic got 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on 6-of-20 shooting, Jones 17 points, Gafford 10 points, Irving 9 points, the Thunder also scored 4 double-doubles, Alexander exploded 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Holmgren 18 points, Dort 17 points, Jalen Williams 14 points.
The Thunder ranked 6th in scoring 106.1 points per game, 3rd in 96.6 points per game, 3rd in 7.5 steals per game, and 1st in 6.9 blocks per game.
The overall performance of the Thunder in the playoffs is still good, with all four players on the team averaging double-doubles per game, and Alexander averaging 29.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, and his individual performance is impeccable. Jay is averaging 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Holmgren is averaging 15.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, Dort is averaging 10.5 points per game, Giddey is averaging 9.3 points per game and Aaron Wiggins is averaging 7.5 points per game.
The Mavericks rank 10th in points per game in the playoffs, 5th in 103 points per game, and 2nd in 6.7 blocks per game.
The Mavericks averaged only three double-doubles per game in the playoffs, Doncic averaged 26.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Irving averaged 21.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, Washington averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, Derrick Jones Jr. averaged 8.9 points per game, Gafford averaged 8.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Lively averaged 7.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.
The Mavericks ranked 10th in playoff shooting percentage of 44.8 percent, 4th in 13.3 three-pointers per game, 11th in three-point shooting percentage of 35.2 percent, 8th in offensive efficiency, and 7th in defensive efficiency.
The Thunder ranked 8th in shooting percentage of 46.1% in the playoffs, hitting 12 three-pointers per game and shooting 37.1% from the field, ranking 5th in both stats, 9th in offensive efficiency and 2nd in defensive efficiency.
Whether it is the competition in the previous 4 games or various data, on the whole, the Mavericks and the Thunder are in equal overall condition, the Mavericks G4 released the Thunder, and the G5 Thunder has the advantage of the home court, so that they have more initiative, and the Mavericks want to win again on the road, Doncic and Irving need to play well at the same time.