• The first game of the series between the champions of the Western Conference “Thunder” and “Mavericks” ended with the victory of the Oklahoma City unit (117:95). In this match, Shay Gilges-Alexander contributed to the victory with 29+9+9.
• The first half of the second game of the conference semi-final series was played more successfully by the “Mavericks” team led by Luka Doncic. Doncic had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the first half, helping the “Mavericks” close the half with a six-point lead (68-62).
• In the first half, “Thunder” was never in the lead, while the guests’ biggest advantage was 14 points. Dallas was very successful in shooting long shots. The Mavericks made a total of 12 field goals on 24 attempts. PJ Washington made five threes in the half, who managed to get 19 points in the first 24 minutes.
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21 dunk 🔥 pic.twitter.com/kqQeuuB34r— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 10, 2024
• “Thunder” successfully started the second half, taking the lead for the first time after Aaron Wiggins’ accurate shot (72:71). However, Dallas managed to make a breakthrough and restore the advantage – Doncic was replaced, but “Mavericks” successfully completed several attacks, reaching a 10-point advantage.
• Although “Thunder” successfully started the final quarter and episodically managed to get closer to “Mavericks”, however, with the performance of Doncic and Washington, Dallas managed to win the second game of the series (1-1) and cause “Thunder” the first failure in this playoff tournament. The next two games will be played in Dallas.
• Doncic finished the game with 29 points (1p. 2/2, 2p. 6/13, 3p. 5/8), 10 rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Washington, who had a career playoff game, also scored 29 points (1p. 0/1, 2p. 4/7, 3p. 7/11). He also had 11 tackles, four assists and two interceptions.
• Gilges-Alexander had 33 points (1p. 6/6, 2p. 12/21, 3p. 1/3), 12 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks in the loss. Jalen Williams was the only player to reach the 20-point mark as well. He had 20 points and four assists.
Second round of the NBA playoffs
East1. sp. 2 sp. 3 sp. 4 sp. 5 sp. 6 sp. 7 sp. SeriesCeltics – Cavaliers120:9594:11812.05.14.05.1:1Knicks – Pacers121:117130:12111.05.12.05.2:0West1. sp. 2 sp. 3 sp. 4 sp. 5 sp. 6 sp. 7 sp.SeriesThunder – Mavericks117:95110:11911.05.14.05.1:1Nuggets – Timberwolves99:10680:1060:2
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