NBA Playoffs: Luka Doncic bags triple-double as Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder to Western Conference Finals

In the NBA Playoffs, Luka Doncic bags a triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

NBA Playoffs: Luka Doncic bags triple-double as Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder to Western Conference Finals

Tosin Abayomi 17:00 - 19.05.2024

In the NBA Playoffs, Luka Doncic bags a triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

With 2.5 seconds left, P.J. Washington Jr. made two free throws, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116 on Saturday to advance to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three years.

After Chet Holmgren's slam put the Thunder up 116-115, Washington pump-faked to put Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the air, but his shot was off, and the whistle blew.

Washington made the first two free shots after the Thunder's challenge was unsuccessful, but purposefully missed the third.

After trailing by 17 points in the third quarter, Dallas came back with 22 points apiece from Derrick Jones Jr. and Kyrie Irving, and 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists from Luka Dončić, who recorded his third consecutive triple-double.

In the NBA Playoffs, Luka Doncic bags a triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
In the NBA Playoffs, Luka Doncic bags a triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The winner of the Minnesota-Denver series, which is headed to Game 7, will take against the Mavericks on Sunday.

Williams finished with 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points. The Thunder had a 5-0 start to the playoffs before dropping four of their next five games.

Midway through the fourth quarter, Irving's 3-pointer brought Dallas within two points, its closest since the second quarter, and he moved to 14-0 in career closeout games.

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