Luka Doncic scored 29 points and had 10 boards and 7 assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 119-110 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK, to even 1-1 their 2nd-round West Conference matchup.
OKC held Luka to 19 points, but the Slovenian improved drastically to lead his team to victory.
Tied it up. See you Saturday, MFFLs. MAVS WIN!!!@Chime // #OneForDallas #MFFL pic.twitter.com/aWwdcI15rd
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 10, 2024
P.J. Washington notched also 29 points and had 11 boards for Dallas. He averaged below 13 points in the regular campaign. Kyrie Irving finished with 9 points and 11 assists for the Mavs that will host the next 2 matches from the series.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 33 points, 12 boards, and 8 assists, and Jalen Williams scored 20 points for Oklahoma City, which was defeated for the 1st time in the playoffs and allowed more than 100 points for the 1st time in their 6 postseason matches.
Puttin' on a magic show 🍿 pic.twitter.com/mOKcGuP0Y1
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 10, 2024
Luka made his 1st 3 shots and notched 8 points in the 1st 3 minutes to help the Mavs take a 13-2 lead and ended with 16 points in the 1st quarter as Dallas closed the halftime with 6 point lead.