17 points reversal into the Western Finals! Doncic 29+10, the referee caused controversy, and Alexander was 36+8 suffered

Fish Cliff talks about basketball

2024-05-19 10:55Published in Shandong

On May 19, Beijing time, the Mavericks played against the Thunder at home, and the Mavericks successfully defeated the Thunder 117-116 at the end of the game. This game is very important for both teams, the Thunder here has no way back, lose the game then their playoff journey will be over, on the other hand, although the Mavericks still have a chance to stay in the playoffs, but really let the Thunder drag this round of the series to the tie-break, then the Mavericks want to go to the Thunder's home court to win the game is really too difficult, so this game Mavericks must find a way to defend their home court. The data shows that Irving has a 13-0 series with match points so far in his NBA career, and Irving's performance in the past few games is average, and Irving should also show a better performance in this game.

In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder started 13-4, and in the next game, Doncic gradually found the state to help the Mavericks chase the score, and the subsequent Thunder's outside three-point state also began to decline, Irving and others successfully helped the Mavericks chase only 1 point, but relying on Alexander's shooting ability, the Thunder was still able to occupy a slight lead, and the Mavericks were in a bad offensive state in the following games, and Jayway also hit three points at the last moment, and the Mavericks fell behind by 7 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Alexander once led the Thunder to 11 points, but the Thunder also began to make mistakes in the follow-up, Irving counterattacked and scored to stop the bleeding, and the Thunder was chased to only 6 points. And the follow-up Thunder performance was bad, Doncic once led the Mavericks to complete the overtake, but unfortunately the Mavericks had a bad offense and made mistakes, and at the same time, the Thunder broke out with three points outside at the end of the game, and the Mavericks fell behind by 16 points at halftime.

In the third quarter of the game, Gafford and Jones helped the Mavericks get close to the score, but Jewei was able to hit three points not to mention the inside score, and Holmgren also scored in a row, and the Thunder once led to 17 points, Doncic played 2+1 to stop the bleeding at the critical moment, and then Irving and Doncic hit three points in a row, and the Thunder lead was only 8 points. After the timeout, the Mavericks played a wave of 4-0, and then Jayway, Jaylin Williams, and Dort helped the Thunder stabilize the situation through free throws, and after Irving hit a three-point shot, Alexander scored 5 points in a row to respond, and then Alexander scored consecutive points to help the Thunder lead again to 12 points, and the Mavericks played a wave of 5-0 at the end of the third quarter, and the Thunder led by 7 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Doncic and Jones helped the Mavericks chase the score, and when Irving hit a three-point shot, the Mavericks chased only 2 points, and then Lively once helped the Mavericks tie the score, but Holmgren and others scored inside to help the Thunder stabilize the situation, and the next game Thunder performed badly, Lively, Washington, and Doncic helped the Mavericks complete the overtake, and Alexander hit three points at the critical moment, but unfortunately Washington scored free throws at the last moment, and finally the Mavericks scored 17 points against the Thunder to advance to the Western Finals.

Alexander really tried his best in this game, after all, the Thunder in this game has established a double-digit lead many times, but the Mavericks are trying their best to fight back in the game, but Alexander is able to respond, and when the Mavericks complete the overtake, Alexander's response here is still to help the Thunder save the suspense, but unfortunately Alexander is really lacking helpers, Holmgren's iron is also bitter Alexander, and finally the Thunder was also eliminated, and Alexander got 36 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists at the end of the game. And the referee in this game also caused controversy, the referee's blowing penalty in this game is still more beneficial to the Thunder, and at the last moment, it can be seen that Alexander touched the ball first before hitting Washington's hand, but the Thunder still gave Alexander a three-point foul after the challenge, plus the referee's previous blow, so the referee still caused a lot of doubts.

The Mavericks can complete the reversal is really quite unfavorable, but in the face of such an unfavorable situation, Doncic maintained his condition in the game, not to mention, it is also very important for Irving to be able to play well in the second half, not to mention that Washington's recovery in the fourth quarter has also become a key point, you must know that Washington's performance in the first three quarters of the game was not good, but in the fourth quarter of the game, Washington began to hit three points, and at the last moment, Washington got 3 free throws, so the Mavericks were able to have the last laugh. At the end of the game, Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Irving had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Washington had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

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