Doncic notches 29 as Mavs beat OKC 119-110 to tie series

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 2^nd-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.

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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 1^st time in the playoffs and allowed more than 100 points for the 1^st time in their 6 postseason matches.

Puttin' on a magic show 🍿 pic.twitter.com/mOKcGuP0Y1

— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 10, 2024

Luka made his 1^st 3 shots and notched 8 points in the 1^st 3 minutes to help the Mavs take a 13-2 lead and ended with 16 points in the 1^st quarter as Dallas closed the halftime with 6 point lead.