On December 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Mavericks played against the Thunder, Irving was absent in this game, and finally the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 126-120. In the first quarter, the Thunder took a 6-point lead, in the second quarter, the Thunder stretched the difference to 16 points, and in the third quarter, the Mavericks narrowed the difference to about 10 points, but the Thunder still led by 23 points in the third quarter, and the Mavericks once played a 30-0 overtake in the final quarter, and finally the Thunder held the lead and won the victory.
Statistics:
Thunder: Dort 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Jalen Williams 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Holmgren 11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, Keady 10 points and 3 rebounds, Alexander 17 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals, Joe 6 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Wallace 15 points and 6 rebounds, Jaylin Williams 14 points and 3 rebounds, Kenrich Williams 5 points and 6 rebounds, Bertans 15 points.
Mavericks: Doncic 36 points, 15 rebounds, 18 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Lively 20 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks, Jones 24 points and 4 rebounds, Grant Williams 5 points, Curry 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Lawson 12 points and 2 assists, Hardy 6 points and 2 rebounds.
Star of the game:
The man of the match is undoubtedly Alexander, who has become a superstar even if he doesn't score high enough to influence the outcome of the game in other ways.
Game Recap:
In the first quarter, Lively hit a layup, and the Mavericks took a 2-0 lead. Seth Curry then hit a three-pointer to give the Mavericks a 5-0 lead. After that, the Thunder trailed by one point at 15-16 as Keady hit an outside shot. With Jayway's outside three-point shot, the Thunder overtook the Mavericks, and the Thunder temporarily led the Mavericks by 6 points in the first quarter of the game.
Doncic drew a foul in the second quarter and stepped to the free throw line to help his team score, and Bertans hit three free throws to stretch the Thunder to 10 points. Bertans hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Mavericks trailed the Thunder by as many as 12 points. Alexander stepped back to hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder extended the margin to more than 20 points, and the Mavericks trailed the Thunder by 16 points at halftime.
In the third quarter, Keady scored at the beginning of the game, helping the Thunder continue to widen the difference, and with Jayway's three-point shot, the margin came to 22 points. Lively's dunk brought the margin back to within 20 points, and with Jones hitting a three-pointer, the Mavericks narrowed the deficit to 13 points. Wallace hit a three-pointer to bring the margin to 16 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks trailed by 23 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Mavericks started close to the score, but soon the Thunder stretched the gap to 24 points, and then the Mavericks went on a wave of 16-4, and the difference was narrowed to 11 points. After that, the Mavericks scored consecutive points to narrow the gap to 5 points again. With Lively's dunk hit, the Mavericks tied the gap. After that, the Mavericks took a six-point lead. However, Alexander scored consecutive points in the last minute to stretch the gap again, and in the end, the Mavericks missed the comeback and lost the game.
Both starters:
Thunder: Dort, Jalen Williams, Holmgren, Keady, Alexander.
Mavericks: Jones, Grant Williams, Lively Lee, Curry, Doncic.