Dallas couldn't overcome 39 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The Dallas Mavericks took on the Oklahoma City Thunder for the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup on Tuesday night, looking to build on their recent success against OKC. This budding rivalry added yet another chapter to its book in this game.
Dallas would get the lead down to two in the opening minutes of the second quarter, but unnecessary turnovers were still killing them. They were outshooting the Thunder by 13% early, which kept the lead manageable, but turnovers kept them from getting over the hump, despite some wizardry from Kyrie Irving.
With a little more than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, it was getting to dangerous territory, and Doncic was re-inserted into the game. Dallas could get it down to 12 a few times before the end of the quarter, but SGA kept responding with impressive buckets to keep the Mavs from cutting it to single digits, and the Thunder took a 90-73 lead on a buzzer-beater by Isaiah Joe.
Luka Doncic ended with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, but his slow start was tough to overcome with just two points through the first three quarters. OKC did a tremendous job of keeping the ball out of his hands before Doncic forced the action in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving was also mostly limited with 17 points on 7/14 shooting.
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