On May 19, 2024, Beijing time, in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, the Mavericks ushered in the G6 battle with the Thunder at home, and the Mavericks who led the series 3-2 were determined to end the series today, and the Thunder will do everything they can to drag the game into a tiebreaker, who can win this matchup? Mavericks starters: Doncic + Irving + Jones + Washington + Gafford starters, Thunder starters: Alexander + Isaiah Joe + Dort + Jalen + Chet.
In the first quarter of the game, Jalen dunked, Doncic made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Dort 2 + 1, Gafford dunked in the front court, the difference was 1 point, Chet, Jalen, and Dort played 8-0, the Thunder led by 9 points, Jones made 2 free throws after a timeout, Dort responded with three points, the difference was 10 points, Doncic hit 2 three-pointers, Irving shot, the difference was 2 points, Alexander, Isaiah Joe scored, Green and Lively chased the points, the difference was 1 point, Alexander came back from a timeout, the difference was 4 points, Lively dunked, Alexander, Chet responded, the difference was 6 points, Hardy made a layup, Jalen pressed the whistle for three points, and the Thunder led 30-23 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Doncic and Hardaway scored, Kenway scored on the frontcourt board, Alexander scored in a row, the Thunder led by 11 points, Irving, Doncic, Jones, and Green chased the difference to 1 point, Alexander made a layup, Jones and Doncic scored 5 points in a row, the Mavericks overtook by 2 points, Chet, Jalen, and Wallace 8-0 overtook 6 points, Gafford and Hardy scored, Alexander, Isaiah Joe, Chet, and Jaelin scored in a row, and the difference came to 16 points, and the Thunder led 64-48 at halftime.
Alexander had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-13 shooting (2-of-3 three-pointers) in the half, Jalen had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-7 shooting, Chet had 9 points, 1 board and 2 steals on 3-of-6 shooting, and Doncic had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-6 (3-of-4 three-pointers) for the Mavericks, with high efficiency, but 5 turnovers, Irving had 4 points and 1 board on 2-of-5 shooting, Gafford had 6 points and 6 boards on 2-of-5 shooting, and Washington only played 5 minutes and didn't score because of 3 fouls.
In the third quarter of the game, Jones scored three points, the difference was 13 points, Chet and Jalen scored, Jones and Gafford chased the points, the difference was 10 points, Jalen and Chet played 7-0, the difference was 17 points, Irving made a layup, Chet shot, the difference was still 17 points, Doncic and Irving played 13-0, and the difference was 4 points, Jaylin, Jalen, and Dort made consecutive free throws, with a difference of 8 points, Irving scored three points, Alexander scored in a row, Giddey made a layup, the difference was 13 points, Doncic made 2 free throws and Jones made three points, and the Thunder led 90-83 in the third quarter. Jones scored 11 points in the quarter and was a surprise player.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Chet dunked, the Thunder led by 9 points, Jones scored three points, Jalen made a layup, the difference was 8 points, Irving and Doncic chased the difference to 4 points, Isaiah Joe scored three points, Lively and Irving scored 5 points in a row, the difference was only 2 points, and after the timeout, Lively made up a dunk to tie the difference, Wallace and Chet scored 4 points in a row, Washington made 1 of 2 free throws, Jaylin dunked, the Thunder led by 5 points, Lively dunked Chet 2+1, Alexander shot, the difference was 4 points, and after the timeout, Lively made 1 of 2 free throws, Washington made three points, Doncic shot, The Mavericks overtook 2 points to stop the game, Jalen came back from a timeout with three points and 1 point, Irving three points, Alexander shot, the two sides were tied, Washington and Jones scored 5 points in a row, with 1 minute and 11 seconds left in the game, Alexander and Chet scored 6 points in a row to exceed 1 point, with 20 seconds left in the game, Washington was fouled by three points, 2 of 3 free throws, 3 seconds left in the game, Jalen missed three points in the backcourt, the game ended, and the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 117-116 and staged a big reversal.
Doncic had 29 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals and 7 turnovers on 9-of-15 shooting (4-of-6 from three-point range), Irving had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 9-of-23 shooting, Jones had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-13 shooting (4-of-6 from three-point range), setting a playoff career scoring record, Lively had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-6 shooting, setting a playoff rebounding record, Washington had 9 points and 5 boards, and Gafford had 10 points and 7 boards.
Alexander had 36 points, three rebounds and eight assists on 14-of-25 shooting (4-of-5 three-pointers), Jalen had 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on 8-of-15 shooting (3-of-4 three-pointers), Chet had 21 points and two boards on 9-of-15 shooting, Isaiah Joe had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Dort had 11 points, three rebounds and three steals.
After winning G6, the Mavericks eliminated the Thunder 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference finals, and the Mavericks staged the following in the series for 2 consecutive rounds.