On May 19, Beijing time, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 117-116, and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a score of 4-2, the Mavericks fell behind by 16 points in the first half, and the Mavericks narrowed to 7 points after the third quarter.
Alexander is the second MVP of the season, and he is also the ball-handling core of this Thunder team, he started the game with a combination of offense and defense, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in the first quarter, and he made Uncle Drew only 2 points in the first 10 minutes of the first quarter when facing Irving, and the key was 0 assists.
In the second quarter, the Mavericks once played a 19-10 lead, but Alexander immediately made 5 of 8 in a single quarter, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and got 14 points, 2 assists and 1 block, and he helped the Thunder respond to a wave of 24-6 and directly lead to 16 points.
After half time, Alexander was 8-of-13 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range, scoring 21 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Doncic was 5-of-6 from the field in the half, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and finished with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 turnovers. Alexander's performance in the first half was significantly better.
In the third quarter, the Thunder fell into a scoring drought, once 4 and a half minutes without a sports battle, and at the critical moment, it was still up to SGA to score 7 points in a row to break the deadlock, SGA was 7 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and he had scored 28 points, 7 assists, 2 blocks, and 0 turnovers after the third quarter.
In the final quarter, SGA trailed to 5 points in the last 2 minutes, SGA made a key three-pointer, assisted Holmgren to complete the overtake after hitting a free throw, but 2.5 seconds to Washington three-point foul, the Thunder challenge failed, the referee determined that the foul had been pointed up before the shot, and Washington made two of the three free throws to complete the direct quasi-kill.
In the whole game, SGA played 43 minutes, 14-of-25, 4-of-5 three-pointers, 4-of-7 free throws, scored 36 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers, shooting 56% from the field and 80% from three-point range. Then 'Gold Medal Zhan Hei' decided that SGA should not be fouled, and the Thunder should not challenge, otherwise the Thunder might win.
He has become the point guard with the most blocks in a single playoff game in NBA history.
SGA ranked first in the team in five categories of scoring, rebounding, assisting, stealing, and blocks in this series.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream