Dallas went on a surprising run to take the lead on the Thunder. Two Luka Doncic turnovers blew the comeback.
Two possessions after Doncic was whistled for touring, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole Doncic’s inbounds cross and took it down for a game-sealing layup in Oklahoma Metropolis’s 126-120 win.
It was a disappointing ending to a recreation the place Dallas scored 30 straight factors on OKC to erase a 24-point lead. From the 11-minute mark of the fourth quarter till 4:14 was left within the recreation, the Mavericks went on a surprising 30-0 run.
Doncic had a surprising eight assists in the course of the run, every one resulting in a three-pointer, dunk or layup. He additionally added 4 factors of his personal plus two steals. The Mavericks star completed with a monster triple-double — 36 factors, 15 rebounds and 18 assists.
However he fell brief partly attributable to Gilgeous-Alexander and his 5 steals, the Nineteenth-straight recreation he’s gotten a steal. The Mavericks tried to steal a recreation. SGA stole it again.