NBA playoffs G6, the Thunder lost 116-117 to the Mavericks on the road, and were eliminated by a score of 2-4. Speaking of opponents, Daigneault congratulated the Mavericks on winning the series and said he thinks they are the better team in the entire series, with opponents scoring one more point than them tonight.
In this game, the Thunder led by more than 3 quarters, and was reversed at the last moment, and the coach's fighting style was indeed better than the Mavericks, and the challenge at the last moment disrupted the Thunder's mentality. But throughout the series, there is no doubt that the Thunder lost because the team's supergiant core was not enough, and the size of the lineup was not enough, and it was precisely because of the deterrent power of the opponent's "Eastern Europe" combination that more teammates could be activated to stand up, which the Thunder did not have.
Luka Doncic was interviewed by reporters after the game, talking about the lineup that the Mavericks built around him, Doncic said: It's too critical. You can see that this squad has only been together for five months and we can do so much more. Doncic started the game for 45 minutes, shooting 9-of-15 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range to finish with 29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals.
The Eastern European duo can reach the Western Conference finals in the second year, which is the first time in two years for the Mavericks, but it is the first time in seven years for Irving, and the pair combined for 51 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists today. We can even hope that the "Eastern European pair" can get better and better, after all, the 32-year-old was the fastest runner on the court tonight, and he did everything he could in the second half.