Refuse to grab seven! Doncic 29+10+10, the Mavericks made free throws, and the first in the West was out of the game

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2024-05-19 10:57Published in Jiangxi

The Lone Ranger fights the Thunder again

Refuse to grab seven! Doncic 29+10+10, the Mavericks made free throws, and the first in the West was out of the game

After winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Lone Ranger once again saw the hope of a western duel. Game 6 of the series, the Mavericks are back at home, where they can hopefully end the series. However, the Thunder, who are the first in the West, will not sit still, the team has come to the edge of the cliff, if you don't let go of Yibo at this time, then how long will you wait? Alexander's individual ability is undoubted, and his performance in the playoffs is obvious to all, but the rest of the team seems to be a little afraid of the big scene and does not give Alexander enough help.

The Mavericks are completely different, with the team revolving around Doncic and Irving, but Washington and Jones, Gafford and Lively can also provide enough help for the team. The reason why the Mavericks were able to gain the upper hand was that the role players played better. If the Thunder want to drag the series into a tiebreaker, then they can't rely on Alexander alone.

Last-minute wins

At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Thunder immediately showed their determination, Alexander got 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-5 shooting, Jalen had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Dort had 9 points, 1 assist and 2 steals, and the team scored 30 points in a single quarter, while the Mavericks only scored 23 points, with Doncic scoring 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Irving only 2 shots. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Alexander still had no solution, scoring 14 points, 2 assists and 1 block on 5-of-8 shooting, Isaiah Joe hit 2 three-pointers, and the team scored another 34 points in a single quarter and continued to widen the difference.

Doncic scored another 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but Irving still didn't make a move, the team only scored 25 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the Thunder led the Mavericks by 16 points at 64-48. In the second half, Jalen had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Alexander also had 7 points and 3 assists, and the team only scored 26 points in a single quarter. The Mavericks fought to catch up, Doncic got 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Irving also had 10 points and 2 assists, Jones Jr. became a wonder soldier, 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting, and the team scored 35 points in a single quarter and successfully narrowed the gap to 7 points.

In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, the Mavericks kept catching up, and after Irving hit a three-pointer, the difference narrowed to 2 points. Lively tied the dunk, and then the scores of the two teams were deadlocked, Washington hit consecutive three-pointers, Jones also had a turnaround jumper, and Alexander grabbed three points to keep the suspense. Washington fouled before serving, and the Thunder made a free throw. Holmgren completed the overtake with a dunk in the air, Washington made a three-point shot, Alexander fouled, and the Thunder chose to challenge, but the challenge failed, Washington made two free throws, and the Thunder did not have time, and finally the Dallas Mavericks successfully defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116.

The Lone Ranger refused to grab seven

A 17-point reversal allowed the Dallas Mavericks to successfully advance to the Western Conference Finals with a score of 4-2, which was also the second time in the Doncic era that they stepped on the floor of the Western Conference finals. At the end of the game, Doncic scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 9-of-15 shooting, and Irving also had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, scoring 18 points in the second half. Jones also had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-13 shooting, Lively had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, Gafford had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, and Washington had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The young Thunder fell, and the first in the West was out of the game, but the era that belonged to them had just begun. Alexander played well, shooting 14-of-25 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range, and got 36 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, what more could you ask for? Jalen also stood up, with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists on 8-of-16 shooting, and Holmgren 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Dort and Joe each scored 11 points, and Keady, who was injured off the bench, had just two points and four rebounds.

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