On May 19, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today only the Mavericks who led the G6 series of the Thunder and Mavericks played at home with a score of 3-2. As a result, the Mavericks completed a 17-point comeback in a 5-8 situation and advanced to the Western Conference finals 4-2.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Thunder, who faced a desperate situation, were dominated by the opponents, and soon took a double-digit lead, although the Mavericks then narrowed the gap to 4 points, but at the last moment, Jalen hit a super long whistle three-pointer, and the first quarter ended, and the Thunder led by 7 points at 30-23.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder once again stretched the difference to double digits, but then Doncic exploded, and the Mavericks played a wave of climaxes to overtake the score 42-40; But then Doncic made three consecutive turnovers, and the Thunder rained three-pointers, and the Thunder launched a wave of 24-6 super attack waves in the last five minutes of the second quarter, and the Thunder led by 16 points at 64-48 at halftime.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Jones Jr. scored 8 points in a row to help the Mavericks narrow the gap to 10 points; But then the Thunder returned a wave of 7-0 to stretch the difference to 17 points; Immediately afterwards, the Mavericks played a wave of 13-0 to chase the score to 73-77, only 4 points away; But then, the Mavericks were whistled for consecutive fouls, and Alexander's back-to-back scoring helped the Thunder take a double-digit lead again, and in the final moments, Jones Jr. hit a three-pointer to help the Mavericks trail by seven points at 83-90 at the end of the third quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks tied the score under the leadership of Irving, and then the Thunder continued to attack the interior to take a 5-point lead again; After that, the Mavericks relied on consecutive frontcourt rebounds and Doncic's scoring and assists to play a wave of small climaxes to overtake the score 107-105; In the last 2.5 seconds, Washington fouled Alexander outside the three-point line, and made 2 of 3 free throws to help the Mavericks beat the Thunder 117-116 and advance to the Western Conference finals with a score of 4-2.
In terms of personal data, Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Irving had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists to get the match point and never missed a game (14-0), Jones Jr. had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Lively had 12 points and 15 rebounds, Washington had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Gafford had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
On the Thunder's side, Alexander had 36 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Holmgren had 21 points, and Jalen Williams had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.