Luka Doncic Leads Dallas Mavericks to Decisive Game 5 Win: 3 Game-Changing Plays

The Dallas Mavericks let Game 4 slip away as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving struggled to score, while everyone failed to hit free throws. Having not lost back-to-back games these playoffs, they'd need a big bounce back game to re-take control of the series.

As impressive as the half-court lob to Dereck Lively II was, this play was a better summation of the first half. The Mavs were sharing the ball, it was moving crisply, and they were converting the open looks. It's rare you see a give-and-go and give again with this offense but it was run to perfection as Lively slams it down.

A lot has been made of Holmgren's low release, his shot coming out flat this series, and the numbers back it up, as he's hit just 3 of his 15 threes since the start of Game 2. Having the high-flying Derrick Jones Jr. contest a 7-footer's shot is big for Dallas.Maybe there were more impactful plays, but again this was a great summation of how locked-in Doncic was in this game.

Lively also had his best game of the series. I mentioned his +22, but he also had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. He played some exceptional defense throughout the game, even on switches against SGA.

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