Dallas Mavericks 105-101 Oklahoma City Thunder
Returning to American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks won 105-101 against the Oklahoma City Thunder to temporarily take a 2-1 lead in this series.
Even though it is the top team in the West after the Regular Season, coach Mark Daigneault’s inexperienced team has shown its limitations by being too dependent on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s breakthrough ability (31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) without other effective attack options.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks proved to be more selective as Luka Doncic (22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists) – Kyrie Irving (22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists) still did their job well and PJ Washington ( 27 points, 6 rebounds) continuously exploded at the right time to help coach Rick Carlisle’s army take advantage in this BO7 series.
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Cleveland Cavaliers 93-106 Boston Celtics
Moving on to the situation in the East, the Boston Celtics successfully “collected their debt” from the Cleveland Cavaliers after their previous defeat at TD Garden by winning 106-93 right at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, thereby taking a 2-1 lead in the East. this series.
The duo Jayson Tatum (33 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists) – Jaylen Brown (28 points, 9 rebounds) helped coach Joe Mazzulla’s team take an early lead and hindered the efforts of Donovan Mitchell (33 points, 6 assists). rebounds) with his teammates in the remaining time was not enough to help them turn the game around.
Watch clip of Cleveland Cavaliers ‘falling’ against Boston Celtics:
NBA results on May 12:
Dallas Mavericks 105-101 Oklahoma City Thunder
Cleveland Cavaliers 93-106 Boston Celtics
The situation of the NBA Playoffs after May 12:
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NBA match schedule on May 13:
2:30: Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks
7:00 am: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets