Doncic hit 31+10+11, and the Mavericks get the match point! The first in the West fell, Alexander 30+8

Lao Liang commented

2024-05-16 12:00Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 16, Beijing time, the NBA division semifinals were held, and the Celtics finally eliminated the Cavaliers with a score of 4-1 and took the lead in the Eastern Conference finals, with the Knicks leading the Pacers 3-2 and the Nuggets leading the Timberwolves 3-2, each getting the match point. The Thunder and the Mavericks are the most intense matchup, as the first in the West in the regular season, after the Thunder won the first game by 22 points, followed by two consecutive losses to the Mavericks, so that PJ Washington ushered in a big explosion, two games were cut 29 points and 27 points, G4 Washington also scored 21 points, but the Mavericks were tied by the Thunder. As the playoffs deepened, Irving and Doncic's performances slowly declined, and the Thunder's ferocious confrontation defense did make Doncic, who was in the midst of injury problems, particularly struggling. In this round of the series, Doncic averaged only 22 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, and his shooting rate was as low as 39.0%!

The biggest problem for the Mavericks is mainly focused on Doncic, the playoffs are built on the basis of low efficiency, but the number of shots and round possession is significantly increasing, and Irving is playing more uncomfortable and unable to release his maximum value. Coupled with the fact that the Thunder would rather let Doncic handle the ball at critical moments than let Irving receive the ball easily, the Thunder have found a way to limit the Eastern European combination, which is similar to the two peach kills the three, Doncic becomes more and more impatient the more he plays, and the more Irving plays, the more frustrated he becomes. The Thunder also showed strong tenacity in the playoffs, according to the modeling calculations given by the American media "BR", the probability of the Thunder reaching the Western Conference finals is as high as 72.5%, which is consistent with the Nuggets who have already won the match point. The Thunder has a 16.6% chance of winning the championship, second only to the Nuggets in the league. Before the game, the Thunder suddenly changed lineups, took Keady, and increased the shooting space on the court.

Mavericks starters: Doncic + Irving + Derrick Jones + Washington + Gafford Thunder starters: Alexander + Isaiah Joe + Dort + Jay + Holmgren. After the opening, Doncic scored a jumper, Alexander fed Holmgren and Isiah Joe three points in a row, Jones and Irving blossomed inside and outside to stop the bleeding, and Doncic made a drifting jumper. Jones and Doncic suddenly rained three-pointers in the middle of the period, Keady and Jaelin Williams burst inside and out, and Jones once again contributed a flying one-arm dunk! At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder trailed the Mavericks 22-24, and both teams were fast, but the overall shooting percentage was not high. At the beginning of the second quarter, Irving ate Jayway alone, Keady hit a magical three-point from a negative angle, and after Hardaway responded with three points, Doncic picked up a basket + fed Lively Cake, combined with Irving's three-point shot, and opened an 11-point gap in waves.

In the middle of the game, Holmgren began to attack and kill, and Alexander continued to play difficult singles, but Jones's dunk + bottom corner three-pointer stabilized the situation, and in the second half, Doncic hit a long-range three-pointer, but was followed by Alexander's steal and dunk. At the end of the quarter, Isaiah Joe opened up three times, and Jay Wei continued to chase the points with a violent dunk, and the Thunder chased it to 44-54 at halftime. Doncic had 17 points and 7 assists in the first half, and Jones had 15 points; Alexander had 10 points and four rebounds, and Dort had nine points. Coming back in the second half, Alexander vacated three points + military training Doncic chased consecutive points, but Gafford used the confrontation advantage to wreak havoc under the basket, and Washington split dunk + rapid fire three-point to stop the Thunder. It was Alexander who attacked alone, and Doncic and Green rained three points again. In the second half, Irving and Wallace hit three-pointers, and the Mavericks did score a lot.

At the end of the quarter, Lively dunked Holmgren and Doncic's three-pointer to give the Mavericks a 79-67 lead over the Thunder at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Jewei finally opened his hand and made consecutive strong layups, but Doncic took turns training Dort and Wallace, and then hit a three-pointer to open up an 18-point difference! The Thunder counterattacked in the middle of the period, Alexander and Dort hit three points, Holmgren dunked, the decisive moment, Washington three-point sniper + flying dunk, Holmgren and Alexander scored continuously, but the difference was always about 10 points. Doncic nailed Alexander and then Jones made a free throw to seal the win! In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 104-92 and got the match point with a big score of 3-2!

Thunder statistics, Alexander 30 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Holmgren 13 points and 4 rebounds, Jay Wei 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Dort 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Keady 11 points and 3 rebounds. Mavericks statistics, Doncic 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Irving 12 points and 4 assists, Lively 11 points and 10 rebounds, Washington 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Jones 19 points, Gafford 9 points and 7 rebounds.

Doncic played his best playoff game of the season. Truth be told, today's whistle is not very friendly to the Mavericks, and with the Thunder increasing the scale of confrontation, the Mavericks only made 13 free throws in the whole game, but Doncic felt too good, and the Mavericks always had someone to step up at a critical moment. In contrast, the Thunder only have Alexander playing steadily, Jay and Holmgren are still immature, and others can't count on it. The Thunder was cornered, and then they wanted to turn the tables, so they could only choke Doncic and Irving with all their might, and the situation was not very optimistic.

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