At present, the Lone Ranger has won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and they have occupied enough initiative. However, at this time, a very bad situation has emerged, and the Thunder has been completely suppressed. After all, the Thunder have lost 3 of the last four games, and they have been completely taken care of by the Mavericks.
One of the best strategies for the Mavericks is defense. Shrinking inside rebounds and interior defense left the Thunder with no choice. After all, the Thunder's interior line is not very strong, and Chet can't play any aggressiveness on the inside. This is already a common problem in this series, and the frontcourt rebounds are directly stolen, which will directly trigger the collapse of the defensive end.
Also on the outside, the Mavericks' defense is also very good. Starting from G2, the Mavericks have also defended the Thunder very tightly on the outside, resulting in the Thunder not being able to transmit any open three-point opportunities. Because during this time, they are pinching three points, stepping on the three-point line to defend, giving you a breakthrough flaw, and relying on the inside advantage to help defend when you break in, even if you score two points, it is acceptable, as long as the Thunder does not open the three-point attack, it will not be against the Mavericks. So in this case, the Lone Ranger's restrictions on the inside and outside become especially good.
And the Mavericks have scored more than 100 points in four consecutive games, and even Doncic's form is getting better and better, and other role players can also contribute 100%. Coupled with the fact that the defensive end can also give substantial press, they can naturally dominate this series. Don't forget, Irving didn't play much in both games, and as long as he improves his desire on the offensive end, the Mavericks are more than that.
Now the Thunder have only one way to win, and that is to open up on three points. Once the three-point is not open and the interior line does not have any advantage, then they are a losing situation. So this round of the series has come to a dead end, G6 is a life-and-death battle for the Thunder, and they need to maintain enough offensive on the offensive end. Hopefully, apart from Alexander, the rest of the players can stand up, or we'll see you next season.