The Dallas Mavericks drop game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals to the Oklahoma city thunder 117-95 Tuesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder, scoring 29 points, with nine rebounds, and nine assists as the thunder dismantled the Mavericks.
Luka Doncic had a mediocre night finishing with just 19 points after shooting 6 for 19 including having five turnovers.
Kyrie Irving scored 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting with four turnovers.
A silver lining for Dallas in the game 1 loss to Oklahoma City I’d that backup center Daniel Gafford had a double double, scoring 16 points with 11 rebounds and five blocks.
After the game Doncic didn’t mince words when asked about his shooting.
“who cares, we lost,” said Doncic.
“We just got to move onto the next one. We’ve got to be better.”
Oklahoma city’s Chet Holmgren added 19 points to the win along with seven rebounds.
Jalen Williams scored 18 points with five rebounds and five assists.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault told reporters after the game he doesn’t plan to underestimate the Mavericks.
“I think we can expect them to play better than they did tonight,” said Daigneault.
“The last thing we’re going to do is underestimate this opponent. “
Game 2 will be in Oklahoma City where Dallas looks to steal home court advantage much like they did against the Clippers.
Travis Tyler