NBA Dallas and Cleveland counterattack side by side in PO 2nd round
In the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers successfully fought back after losing one game.
The Dallas defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 in the second game away game of the second round of the 2023-2024 NBA Western Conference PO (4 wins out of 7) held at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma, USA on the 10th (Korean time).
Dallas, who defeated the Los Angeles (LA) Clippers with 4 wins and 2 losses in the first round and advanced to the second round, gave up one win against Oklahoma City, which came up with four wins against the New Orleans Pelicans, but balanced the series with a win that day.
Dallas, which led 68-62 in the first half, briefly fell behind in the third quarter thanks to Oklahoma City’s Aaron Wiggins’ floater and Lugenz Dort’s outside shot. 파워볼사이트
However, following Luka Doncic’s score, they regained the lead with Josh Green’s outside shot, and later did not allow Oklahoma City to chase, preserving the victory.
Dallas’ Doncic was outstanding with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists, and PJ Washington also had 29 points and 11 rebounds.
In Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander struggled with 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists, but could not prevent the team from losing.
Cleveland won 118-94 over the Boston Celtics in the second game of the second round of the Eastern Conference PO.
Cleveland, which had dropped the first game, also immediately succeeded in counterattacking.
In the third quarter, with the score tied at 54-54, Cleveland began to take the lead when Donovan Mitchell hit four 3-pointers and tied Boston’s field goal success rate to 36.8%.
Afterwards, in the 4th quarter, the gap widened further, signaling victory.
Cleveland’s Mitchell scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists, including 5 3-pointers.
Boston’s Jayson Tatum contributed with 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.