At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 19, the NBA playoff matchup is in full swing, and in the Western Conference semifinals G6, the Dallas Mavericks return to their home court to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before this game, the Mavericks led 3-2. For the Mavericks, with match point in hand and home court advantage in hand, this game is definitely a must, and there is such a statistic, Irving is 13-0 in the series of game points, which is the best game point record in NBA history. Speaking about the team's good performance this season, Owen said: "I think it's thanks to the team environment we've created, for us we feel like we're playing together. Playing a game in 24 hours or 48 hours, we have to respond. ”
Speaking about the Thunder, Irving said, "This is one of the toughest series I've ever played, so we have to keep our focus on it because it can give us victory." We all know that if you don't give your best, it's hard to win. For the Thunder, although they are a dark horse in the Western Conference, they are very young as a whole, lacking rich playoff experience and strong team background, but the Thunder is the first in the West during the regular season after all, and the star Alexander is also an MVP-level player in the league, and the Thunder's team cohesion is very strong, and they also have the opportunity to achieve breakthroughs. Speaking about this G6 game, the Thunder coach said before the game: "The game depends on the attack and the tempo. We're both constantly making adjustments, and it's a never-ending process. ”
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Thunder are sending Alexander, Isaiah Joe, Dort, Jalen Williams and Holmgren, and the Mavericks are sending Irving, Doncic, Jones, Washington and Gafford on the Mavericks. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Holmgren jumped the ball to win, the Thunder took the lead in getting the ball, Jeffrey cut the inside with both hands easily, scored the first goal of the game, Doncic made a foul on the free throw line against the backward jumper, and stood on the free throw line to open for the Mavericks, Dort's inside overlord made a hard bow to make it 2+1, Gafford threw himself and grabbed himself, and the flying dunk responded with a goal, Holmgren hit a high-arc three-point shot at the top of the arc, Jackie steals and breaks fast, a dragon flies and splits the dunk steadily, and Dort shoots at a 45-degree angle outside the line and shoots through the heart.
Not long after the first quarter of the game, the Thunder took the initiative and took a lead of more than 5 points, Dort and Doncic shot each other three-pointers, Irving changed his body sharply to shake off the defense, turned over and hit a jumper, and the first quarter of the game ended, and the Thunder led the Mavericks by 7 points 30-23. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Doncic stepped back and made two shots hollow into the net to help the Mavericks take the next city, Williams stepped on the snow and took off the offensive rebound without a trace, and scored a strong rebound, Hardaway turned around and threw the wipe board to hit, Alexander rampage to the basket to foul, standing on the free throw line and making two free throws, Irving showed off his back luck, slipped into the interior and scored a basket steadily, Doncic's up and down shots were also hollow into the net, and Jones's aerial relay two-handed hammer slam dunk was shocking.
From the middle of the second quarter, Alexander began to explode, blossoming in the middle and long distances, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, leading the Thunder team to continue to occupy the initiative and take a lead of more than 10 points, and at the end of the half, the Thunder led the Mavericks by 16 points 64-48. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Jones fired at a 45-degree angle outside the line and shot through the heart, opening the third quarter of the game, Jayway was not to be outdone, the same position three-point confident shot also with color, Irving scored 5 points in a row, Jayway rushed into the basket to make fouls and stood on the free throw line to score, the Thunder took the lead in the third quarter, and took a lead of up to 17 points. But for a while after that, they fell into a scoring drought, and the Mavericks finally started to gain momentum, and Irving began to explode, hitting mid-to-long-range darts and scoring 10 points in a single quarter.
Doncic also maintained a stable touch and strong aggressiveness, and the point difference returned to single digits, and after the third quarter of the game, the Thunder still led the Mavericks by 7 points at 90-83. In the final quarter of the decisive battle, the Mavericks became more and more courageous, the key three-pointers of the two role players of PJ Washington and Jones also soared, the Mavericks overtook the score in the last few minutes, and the two teams returned to the same running line. In the end, the Mavericks 117-116, completed an 18-point reversal, beat the Thunder with free throws, and advanced to the Western Finals with a score of 4-2.
In terms of statistics, on the Thunder's side, Alexander had 36 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Jalen Williams had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Chet had 21 points and 3 rebounds, and Dort and Joe each scored 11 points. On the Mavericks' side, Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Irving had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Jones had 22 points, Lively had 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Washington had 9 points and made free throws.