On May 19, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs continued, a key conversation in the West was staged, and the Dallas Mavericks returned to their home court to usher in the G6 battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder. At present, only the Green Army took the lead in the semifinals of the East and West, and the other two groups of series were dragged to the tiebreaker. The Mavericks led the Thunder 3-2 in the first five games, and a win in this game will lead to the first advance. For the Thunder, it is a back-to-back battle, and they will go home directly if they lose, so they will definitely go all out.
In the first quarter, the Thunder showed a strong desire to win, both offensive and defensive, full of energy, and played reasonably. In the first quarter, the outside line hit 4 3-pointers, and the inside line blossomed at more points, with a shooting rate of more than 5 percent, and the whole team scored 30 points in a single quarter! Although no one scored in double figures in the first quarter, the Thunder scored more points and scattered firepower points, which made the Mavericks even more defenseless. The Mavericks had an average outside touch, only 2 of 7 shots, and only conceded 3 shots under the impact basket, but they encountered the Thunder's contraction to limit the number of shots. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder established a 7-point advantage at 30-23;
The second quarter continued, and the Thunder's outside shooting percentage declined in this quarter, with only 3 of 10 shots; The main way to score came from impacting the Mavericks restricted area, only conceding 3 shots under the basket, and getting a lot of free throw opportunities, and scoring another 34 points in a single quarter! In this quarter, SGA made 5 of 8 shots and 3 of 6 free throws to score 14 points! The Lone Ranger is 3 out of 7 on the outside, and the feeling is warm, but the number of shots is not much; The shooting percentage of chiseled baskets was also not low, but he only made 6 of 8 shots. At halftime, the Thunder led by 16 points at 64-48;
Yibian fought again, the Mavericks blew the horn of counterattack, Jones took the lead in hitting a 3-point shot, Holmgren responded with an empty dunk, Jones broke through and hit a layup again, and Jay Wei responded again with a layup! Gafford also made a basket, Jones hit a 3-point shot, the Mavericks' offensive continued, and at the critical moment, Jayway scored 5 points in a row! Holmgren scored 4 points in a row, and the Thunder stretched the gap to 17 points! Dilemma: Doncic stepped up to lead the team to chase points, and after a wave of 13-0 attacks, the difference came to 4 points! The Thunder returned a wave of 4-0 and pulled away slightly, Irving responded with 3 points, and SGA scored 5 points in a row to show the leader's demeanor! At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder led by 7 points at 90-83;
In the final quarter, the defensive intensity of both sides has escalated! Holmgren hit a dunk in the air, and Jones hit another 3-pointer! After that, the core players of the two teams stood up and scored points, fighting to 94-84, and the Mavericks narrowed the gap with another wave of offense, Doncic and Irving scored 5 points in a row, and the difference was only 2 points, and the Thunder directly shouted to stop! After the pause, the two teams alternated points, and the score difference remained around 2 points, and the scene was quite stale! Washington hit a 3-pointer and the two sides returned to the same running line;
Doncic retreats and hits a jumper, and the Mavericks complete the overtake! After a timeout, Jayway hit a 3-pointer, and Irving hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer! SGA hit a mid-range shot and drew again; In the end, the Mavericks withstood the Thunder's counterattack thrillingly, and the score was fixed at 117-116. The Mavericks completed a 17-point reversal, thus eliminating the opponent with a score of 4-2 and taking the lead in the Western Finals!
Statistics:
The Thunder's starting five Tigers all scored double-doubles, including SGA 36 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 hats and 0 turnovers, Jayway 22 points, 9 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals, Holmgren 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Joe 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and Dort 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals;
On the Mavericks' side, Doncic had 29 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals and 7 turnovers, Jones 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Irving 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Gafford 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Washington 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Lively 12 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.