On May 16, Beijing time, the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs staged the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and the Thunder lost to the Mavericks 92-104 at home. Doncic chipped a big triple-double of 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and dominated the game.
In this game, Alexander fully felt the taste of being alone, and in the whole game, Alexander played 42 minutes and 36 seconds, scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 12-of-22 shooting, and the plus/minus was -3.
In the third quarter, Alexander played 12 minutes in a single quarter, got 14 points and 2 assists on 5-of-8 shooting, and once narrowed the difference to within 10 points, but the difference was opened again after only 2 minutes of rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Alexander had to play early, and hit three points as soon as he came out and led the team to play 10-0 to narrow the gap again.
The rest of the Thunder's starters didn't perform well, with none shooting 50 percent from the field, Holmgren scored 13 points, Jewer and Dort both scored 12 points, and Isaiah Joe who entered the starting lineup scored just six points on 2-of-9 shooting, with the highest plus/minus of the four at -9.
In the G4 battle, Doncic had a triple-double of 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, but his shooting percentage was low, only 6 of 20 shooting, and 7 turnovers.
G5 King Doncic led the team to the match point with a near-perfect performance, Doncic scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on 12-of-22 shooting, 5-of-11 three-pointers, and 2-of-3 free throws, with a plus/minus of +13.
The Mavericks have been steadily suppressing the Thunder in the first three quarters of this game, and in the fourth quarter, after Doncic made a three-pointer, the Mavericks led by 18 points 89-71, although Alexander once led the team to a 10-0, but Doncic used his control to contribute 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the final quarter to achieve a triple-double and give Alexander a key block, and the game entered garbage time.