OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 factors, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday night time in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.
Jalen Williams scored 18 factors and Isaiah Hartenstein added 10 factors and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who will play Wednesday’s Golden State-Houston winner in a semifinal on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Oklahoma City’s largest lead was 20 factors in a rematch of final season’s Western Conference semifinals sequence that Dallas gained 4-2.
The Thunder and their assortment of elite perimeter defenders held Luka Doncic to 16 factors on 5-for-15 taking pictures. Luguentz Dort led the trouble, with Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace among the many main helpers.
Naji Marshall and Klay Thompson every scored 19 factors and Kyrie Irving added 17 for the Mavericks.
P.J. Washington, a thorn in Oklahoma City’s aspect through the playoffs final season and in Dallas’ victory final month, missed the sport with an sickness.
Oklahoma City led 57-54 at halftime behind 18 factors from Gilgeous-Alexander. Doncic had two factors on 1-for-7 taking pictures on the break.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 factors on 7-for-8 taking pictures within the third quarter to assist the Thunder take management. Isaiah Joe’s deep 3-pointer on the buzzer gave Oklahoma City a 90-73 lead heading into the fourth.
Takeaways
Mavericks: Dallas made too many errors to have an opportunity. The Thunder scored 36 factors off the Mavericks’ 19 turnovers.
Thunder: Oklahoma City introduced within the 7-foot, 255-pound Hartenstein as a free agent within the offseason to offer bulk and rebounding. It paid off — the Thunder outrebounded the Mavericks 52-44.
Key second
Oklahoma City opened the second half on a 13-2 run. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 9 factors throughout that stretch to assist the Thunder take a 70-56 lead.
Key stat
The Mavericks made simply 6 of 19 area objectives within the third quarter after taking pictures 50% from the sphere within the first half.
Up subsequent
Mavericks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 19.
Thunder: Will play Golden State or Houston within the NBA Cup semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.
