On May 19th, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs continued. A focus dialogue in the Western Conference was staged. The Dallas Mavericks returned home to face the G6 battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder. At present, only the Green Army has reached the finals

Beijing time on May 19th, the semifinals of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs continued. A focus dialogue in the Western Conference was staged. The Dallas Mavericks returned home to face the G6 battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder. At present, only the Green Army has reached the finals in the Eastern and Western semifinals first, and the other two series have been postponed to the tiebreaker. The Mavericks led the Thunder 3-2 in the first 5 games. If they win this game, they will be the first to advance. For the Thunder, it is a last-ditch battle. If they lose, they will go home directly, so they will definitely go all out.

In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder showed a strong desire to win. Both the offensive and defensive ends were full of energy and played very reasonably. In the first quarter, they scored 4 3-pointers from the outside, and they blossomed in the inside. The shooting rate exceeded 50%, and the team scored 30 points in a single quarter! Although no one in the Thunder scored in double figures in the first quarter, they had many points and scattered firepower, making it difficult for the Mavericks to defend themselves. The Mavericks had a mediocre outside feel, making only 2 of 7 shots, and only missed 3 shots when hitting the basket. However, they encountered the contraction of the Thunder and limited the number of shots. After the first quarter, the Thunder established a 7-point advantage 30-23;

html The second quarter continued, and the Thunder's outside shooting rate declined in this quarter, with only 3 of 10 shots; the main way of scoring came from attacking the Mavericks penalty area, and only shooting under the basket. Conceded 3 goals and got a lot of free throw opportunities, scoring another 34 points in a single quarter! SGA showed off its power in this quarter, making 5 of 8 shots and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring 14 points! The Mavericks shot 3 of 7 from the outside, feeling better, but did not take many shots. The Mavericks also had a high shooting percentage when drilling into the basket, but only made 6 of 8 shots. After halftime, the Thunder led 64-48 to 16 points;

changed sides and fought again, the Mavericks blew the counterattack horn, Jones took the lead in hitting a 3-pointer, Holmgren responded with an air cut and dunk, Jones broke through for a layup, and Jiewei hit again Another layup response! Gafford also made a tip-in, Jones hit another 3-pointer, and the Mavericks' offensive continued. At the critical moment, Jaywee worked hard inside and outside to score 5 points in a row! Holmgren scored 4 points in a row, and the Thunder opened the point difference to 17 points! In the difficult situation, Dongcic stepped forward and led the team to chase points. After a wave of 13-0 attacks, the score difference came to 4 points! The Thunder responded with a 4-0 lead, Irving responded with a 3-pointer, and SGA scored 5 points in a row to show his leadership style! After 3 quarters, the Thunder led 90-83 by 7 points;

came to a decisive battle in the final quarter, and the defensive intensity of both sides escalated! Holmgren succeeded in an alley-oop dunk, and Jones hit another 3-pointer! After that, the core players of the two teams stepped up to score points, and the battle reached 94-84. The Mavericks made another offensive to narrow the point difference. Doncic and Irving scored 5 points in a row. The point difference was only 2 points, and the Thunder called timeout! After the timeout, the two teams alternately scored points, and the point difference remained at around 2 points. The situation was quite stalemate! Washington hit a 3-pointer, and both sides returned to the same starting line;

Doncic hit a step-back jumper again, and the Mavericks completed the lead! Jiewei hit a 3-pointer after the timeout, and Irving hit another 3-pointer at the buzzer! SGA hit a mid-range shot and tied again; in the end, the Mavericks withstood the Thunder's counterattack in a thrilling manner, and the score was fixed at 117-116. The Mavericks completed a 17-point reversal and eliminated their opponents with a big score of 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference Finals!

statistics:

All the Thunder’s starting five scored in double figures, including sga who scored 36 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers, Jie Wei 22 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and Holmgren with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Assists and 2 steals, Joe has 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Dort has 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals;

For the Mavericks, Doncic has 29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 7 turnovers, and Jones has 20 points and 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, Lively 12 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.