Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not get a lot offensive assist from his teammates Monday evening.
He did not want it.
The Thunder All-Star powered a rally from a 14-point first-half deficit to steer Oklahoma Metropolis to a 100-96 win over the Dallas Mavericks Monday evening. With the win, the Thunder tied the Western Convention semifinals sequence at 2-2 to keep away from going again to Oklahoma Metropolis getting ready to elimination.
In a grind of a sport for each groups, Gilgeous-Alexander was the star of the present on offense in a 34-point effort. He helped lead the Thunder again from a 22-8 first-quarter deficit then powered a 9-0 fourth-quarter run that put the Thunder up, 89-86. Oklahoma Metropolis did not path once more.
The Thunder struggled for a lot of the evening in opposition to a stifling Dallas protection that repeatedly challenged Oklahoma Metropolis efforts within the paint. However Gilgeous-Alexander thrived whereas All-Stars Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving struggled on offense for the Mavericks.
Dončić had an opportunity to tie the sport on the free throw line within the remaining seconds. However he missed the entrance finish of two photographs with Dallas trailing, 96-94 with 10.1 seconds remaining. Gilgeous-Alexander went on to ice the sport with a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining to safe the four-point win.
Powered by P.J. Washington and a dominant early effort within the paint, Dallas took management early. The Mavericks led 30-20 after the primary quarter and 54-43 at halftime. The Mavericks did a lot of their early work on the boards with a 13-5 rebounding edge within the first quarter and a 22-17 benefit at halftime.
However the Thunder put the clamps on the Dallas offense within the third quarter, limiting the Mavericks to fifteen factors within the stanza. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 factors within the quarter because the Thunder completed on a 22-12 run to chop their deficit to 69-65 for the beginning of the fourth.
Dallas maintained the lead by many of the fourth quarter till Gilgeous-Alexander seized management of the sport within the remaining six minutes. He scored eight straight Thunder factors whereas repeatedly hitting contested photographs to claw the Thunder again into the sport.
His baseline tear-drop floater over Tim Hardaway Jr. and Washington tied the sport at 86-86.
A Chet Holmgren 3 on a Gilgeous-Alexander help then capped a 9-0 run gave the Thunder their first lead since 4-2 within the first quarter at 89-86. They didn’t relinquish this lead.
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