Luka Doncic’s triple double (18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists) was not enough. The Thunder offered themselves an important victory on the floor of Dallas (100-96), on the night of Monday to Tuesday, during Game 4 of their Western Conference semi-final, returning to 2-2 in the series.
While Dallas, which remained on two successes in the series, had entered its match well (43-54 at halftime), leading up to 14 points at the start of the second half, OKC woke up at returned from the break and narrowed the gap, carried by a great Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (34 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists), author of his best scoring performance in the play-offs. In a tight match until the final seconds, Chet Holmgren (18 points and 9 rebounds) and Luguentz Dort (17 points and 7 rebounds) also made the difference.
The Mavericks of PJ Washington (21 points and 12 rebounds) and Derrick Jones Jr. (17 points) will travel to OKC on Wednesday for Game 5.
