At 8:00 on May 19, Beijing time, there is only one game in the NBA playoffs, the Mavericks face the Thunder at home, and the Mavericks are currently leading 3-2, and they only need to win tomorrow's game to advance to the Western Finals. The Timberwolves vs Nuggets and Pacers vs Knicks games have all entered the tie-break, and only the Celtics have advanced early.
Doncic has a triple-double
The series between the Mavericks and the Thunder seems to have won the plot of the first round against the Clippers, losing G1, then winning G2 and G3, losing G4 and being equalized, and then winning the victory of Tianwang Mountain, and the big score continues to lead. In the series with the Clippers, the Mavericks played 6 games, and after winning the victory of Tianwang Mountain, they returned to their home court to win G6, so in the game with the Thunder, can the Mavericks strive for promotion in tomorrow's game?
The Lone Ranger holds the match point
The Mavericks last made it to the Western Conference finals in the '21-22 season, when they eliminated the Jazz and Suns, and the Western Conference finals lost to the Warriors 1-4 and missed out on the Finals. Now that the Mavericks have match point in hand, and tomorrow's game is at home, they have the initiative to advance. Irving's hand is not the best, only 1 game in the last 4 games is 20+, but he has Doncic, Jones, Hardaway, Lively, PJ Washington, etc., and the rest of the players can share the pressure on Irving.
Owen Alexander
Doncic has two triple-doubles in a row, and in the last game of the Tianwang Mountain battle, he contributed 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and the shooting rate reached 54.5%; PJ Washington and Lively both posted double-doubles, with Jones contributing 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting for at least 17 points in two straight games. In tomorrow's game, if the Mavericks want to advance, in addition to the play of the "Eastern European combination", the state of the rest of the players is also crucial, and they must find a way to defend their home court and strive to advance as soon as possible.
Thunder life and death
The Thunder has no way out, they have a fight against the water, and if they don't want to be eliminated in advance, everyone must stand up. Alexander, who averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game in the last four games, has done well enough that he needs Jay and Holmgren to share the scoring pressure. The last time the Thunder reached the Western Conference Finals was back in the 15-16 season when Adu and Wei Shao were in the ascending stage, and they have not yet reached the most mature time, and they have to go through quenching to become steel.