Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK | Game ID: 42300221
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 23 39 27 28 117DAL 23 30 26 16 95
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Gilgeous-Alexander has 29 points to help Thunder roll past Mavericks in Game 1 of West semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was his usual self and Luka Doncic wasn't.
Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 8 of 19 field goals and 11 of 13 free throws before coming out of the game with 3:26 remaining and the Thunder leading 111-89.
Doncic, an MVP finalist like Gilgeous-Alexander, scored 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting and had five turnovers. He bristled when asked about his shooting.
“Who cares,” he said. “We lost. We just got to move onto the next one. We’ve got to be better.”
Lu Dort got most of the work guarding Doncic, with rookie Cason Wallace getting some of the action and 7-foot-1 center Holmgren pestering him near the rim.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Dort, one of the league's best perimeter defenders did his job.
“He’s just a warrior,” Daigneault said. “Brings the juice every single night. Doncic is a really hard matchup and a great player that didn’t have his best pitch tonight. He’s going to play better than this. Lu made it hard on him. I thought our team made it hard on him.”
Holmgren added 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Jalen Williams struggled with his shot for three quarters but scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth to help Oklahoma City remain unbeaten in the playoffs.
Kyrie Irving scored 20 points and Daniel Gafford added 16 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the fifth-seeded Mavericks.
Game 2 will be Thursday night in Oklahoma City. Daigneault is aware that the Mavericks stole home court from the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their first-round series. Dallas went on to win that series 4-2.
“I think we can expect them to play better than they did tonight," Daigneault said. “The last thing we’re going to do is underestimate this opponent.”
The Thunder held the Mavericks to 39.3% shooting and won big, despite being outrebounded 52-39.
Gilgeous-Alexander rested briefly at the start of the second quarter before subbing in at the 8:20 mark. He scored 11 points in the period to help the Thunder take a 62-53 lead at the break. He scored 19 points in the first half, while reserve Aaron Wiggins scored 12 of his 16 points before the break.
Dallas opened the second half on a run, and a 3-pointer by Irving cut Oklahoma City's lead to 66-65 and forced the Thunder to call a timeout.
Isaiah Joe and Dort hit 3-pointers when play resumed, then Dort ripped Doncic, leading to a dunk by Williams that put the Thunder up 74-67. Gilgeous-Alexander's 3-pointer with Doncic in his face put Oklahoma City up 80-69. Irving hit a 3-pointer as the third quarter expired, but the Thunder still led 89-79.
Williams scored eight straight points for the Thunder in a run that put Oklahoma City ahead 102-87, and the Thunder controlled the game from there.
The Thunder set an Oklahoma City playoff record with 29 assists.
“I thought we got a good groove going after kind of a choppy start," Daigneault said. "Really intelligent attacks. We had a good blend of aggression and also taking what the defense gave us, keeping them on their heels, keeping the ball ahead of them. They’re really good when you slow down and you allow them to kind of scheme and calibrate.”
The Mavericks will need to regroup.
“They’re a great team,” Doncic said. “Great defensive team, great offensive team. So it’s not going to be easy at all. We’ve got to very good basketball and focused basketball for 48 minutes.”
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 4 8 -2 3 6 50 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 3 0
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoIrJrIiWa 2 3 +1 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II, Washington
in Lively II
out Gafford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrIiWa 2 6 +1 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Lively II, Washington
in Green
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExGaGrJr :55 4 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Gafford, Green, Jones Jr.
in Exum, Gafford, Jones Jr.
out Irving, Lively II, Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGaGrIrJr 2 2 -1 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
DAL Exum, Gafford, Green, Irving, Jones Jr.
in Irving
out Dončić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrJrIrIi 3 8 +2 2 5 40 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Green, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Lively II
in Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Lively II
out Exum, Gafford, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrIrJrIi :54 2 -1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II
in Jones Jr.
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaGrJrJr 2 4 -2 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Green, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr.
in Gafford, Green
out Irving, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaGrIrJr 2 5 -4 1 5 20 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Green, Irving, Jones Jr.
in Irving
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrJrIi 1 4 -3 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Jones Jr., Lively II
in Lively II
out Gafford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaJrIrJr 1 5 0 2 4 50 0 1 0 1 1 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr.
in Gafford, Hardaway Jr.
out Green, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaIrJrWa 6 14 +7 5 11 45 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 6 7 4 1 0 1 2
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Washington
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGrIrIiWa 2 2 -9 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Green, Irving, Lively II, Washington
in Green, Lively II
out Gafford, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaGrIrWa :52 3 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Green, Irving, Washington
in Gafford
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaGrIrJr 2 1 +1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Green, Irving, Jones Jr.
in Jones Jr.
out Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGaJrIrWa 3 8 +3 3 7 43 1 1 100 1 2 50 3 1 4 1 2 2 1 1
DAL Dončić, Gafford, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Washington
in Hardaway Jr., Washington
out Green, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrIrIiWa 2 5 -3 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Lively II, Washington
in Lively II
out Gafford
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrIrJrWa 2 2 -7 1 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
in Jones Jr.
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ExGrHaLaPo 5 6 0 2 8 25 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2
DAL Exum, Green, Hardy, Lawson, Powell
in Exum, Green, Hardy, Lawson, Powell
out Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Irving, Jones Jr., Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiGiHoWi 6 12 +1 5 12 42 1 4 25 1 1 100 2 4 6 3 2 0 3 0
OKC Dort, Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams
in Dort, Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiWiWiJo 2 5 -1 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Joe
in Jay. Williams, Joe
out Giddey, Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHaWiJoWa 2 3 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Hayward, Jay. Williams, Joe, Wallace
in Hayward, Wallace
out Dort, Jal. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHaHoJoWa 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Hayward, Holmgren, Joe, Wallace
in Holmgren
out Jay. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHoWiWaWi 3 6 -2 2 7 29 2 5 40 0 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 1 1 1
OKC Giddey, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Giddey, Jal. Williams, Wiggins
out Gilgeous-Alexander, Hayward, Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHoWiWaWi :54 3 +1 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Dort
out Giddey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWaWi 1 4 +4 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Wiggins
in Gilgeous-Alexander
out Jal. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoJoWi 1 4 0 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Joe, Wiggins
in Joe
out Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiWiWiWi :46 4 +3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Wiggins
in Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams
out Holmgren, Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiWiWiWaWi 2 5 +1 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Wallace
out Dort
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHoWiWiWa 1 7 +3 1 2 50 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Wallace
in Holmgren
out Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHoWiWaWi 1 4 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 3 4 75 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Wiggins
out Jay. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiWiWiWaWi :46 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Jay. Williams
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiGiHoWi 5 4 -8 1 10 10 0 5 0 2 2 100 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 3
OKC Dort, Giddey, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams
in Dort, Giddey, Holmgren
out Jay. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWiJo 3 14 +10 5 6 83 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Joe
in Joe
out Giddey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiWiWiJo :52 3 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Joe
in Jay. Williams
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWiJo 2 0 -1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hayward, Jay. Williams, Joe
in Hayward
out Jal. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoWiJoWaWi :54 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
OKC Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Joe, Wallace, Wiggins
in Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
out Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hayward, Jay. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHoWiWaWi 3 10 +2 4 5 80 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 2
OKC Giddey, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Giddey
out Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiWiWaWi 1 6 +4 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander
out Giddey, Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiHoWiWaWi 2 6 +6 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 2 50 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 1
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Jal. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Holmgren
out Dort
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GiWiWiWaWi 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
OKC Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Jay. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Jay. Williams
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiWiWiIiWi 3 6 0 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
OKC Dieng, Jay. Williams, K. Williams, Waters III, Wiggins
in Dieng, K. Williams, Waters III
out Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal. Williams, Wallace
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
GH G. Hayward
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
DALAL A. Lawson
DE D. Exum
DG D. Gafford
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DL D. Lively II
DP D. Powell
DO Doncic
JG J. Green
JH J. Hardy
KI K. Irving
LD L. Dončić
PW P. Washington
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
OKC/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur