In the second half, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his 34 points in the game. Chet Holmgren, a Thunder teammate, finished with 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
After halftime, Dallas had a 54-43 lead, but Thunder won with a 20-10 surge in the last minutes.
Gilgeous-Alexander remarked, “Everyone on the team has a role to play.”
Everybody has a favorite place to go. It’s up to us to just go in and have faith in our work. That is precisely what we did, and it worked.”
Luka Doncic had a triple with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, while PJ Washington led Dallas in scoring with 21 points.
But the Thunder made 23 of 24 free throws, while the Mavs only made 12 of their 23 attempts.
On Wednesday, the fifth game of their best-of-seven NBA Playoffs series will be played in Oklahoma.
