The Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 117-116 on Saturday evening to advance to their second Western Conference Finals appearance in the last three seasons. The game was somehow wilder than the 1-point score difference would indicate; OKC took multiple double-digit leads and each time Dallas fought back, culminating in a last-second win for the Mavs.
Dallas started to chip away in the second quarter. OKC's lead had grown to 11 before a 15-2 run by Dallas gave them a 2-point lead with 4:43 remaining before halftime. As was a trend all game though, the Thunder turned it on, out-scoring the Mavs 24-6 for the rest of the quarter and taking a 16-point lead into the half.
I chose this Irving three, which is as hard of a shot as it gets, because it's the first time in the game that I felt Dallas could win. A lot of credit has to go Washington's way. Not only for stepping up and hitting the free throws here and for his big games early in this series, but he dealt with foul trouble in the first half and only played 5 minutes. He played the entire second half and didn't make his first field goal until there were 4 minutes left in the game. He finished with 9 points.
Luka Doncic did Luka Doncic things, finishing with 29 points, 10 points, and 10 assists, while shooting 4/6 from 3. He and Kyrie Irving, who added 22 points, took control in the second half and made shots when Dallas needed them to make shots. Irving moves to 14-0 in close-out games.
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