In the early hours of Sunday morning, there was a good show in the NBA playoffs. The Mavericks returned to home in G3 to face the Thunder. The victory of G2 allowed the Mavericks to rewrite the series score to 1 to 1. At the same time, the team also successfully broke the opponent's undefeated streak in the playoffs. Returning to the home court for G3 is a big plus. You might as well be optimistic about the Mavericks this time. Xia defeated Thunder again.

The Mavericks lost to the Thunder in G1 with a score of 95 to 117. Coach Jason Kidd's G1 record since coaching the Mavericks came to 0 wins and 5 losses. However, the Mavericks finally reversed their opponents and advanced three times in the past four series. The team G2 also defeated the Thunder 119-110, and the series was tied 1-1. It is worth mentioning that in this game, the Mavericks had a hot three-point shooting. The team made 18 of 37 shots. In addition to the head coach Luka Dangxi who contributed 5 three-pointers, Paul Washington also turned into a surprise player. He made 11 three-pointers. In 7 games, he scored 29 points and 11 rebounds. He and Luka Dangsi both scored double-doubles in G2. Their performance is worthy of praise. In addition, another core member of the team, K. Irong, had a mediocre touch in the last battle. Therefore, he gave up the right to shoot to other teammates, focusing on defense and organizing offense, and contributed 11 assists. The Mavericks are now united, and the soldiers in the team are willing to sacrifice themselves for victory. G3 returns to the home court to face the Thunder again, and the Mavericks are strong enough to add to their victory. In terms of lineup, forwards Kaleb and Kig Brown were absent due to their own reasons.

As for the visiting team, the Thunder failed to gain an advantage at home, and the team needs to work harder to win in the next two away games. Looking back at their G2 performance, the Thunder were not as good as the Mavericks in terms of offensive rebounds and assists. The team grabbed 8 offensive rebounds, 4 less than the Mavericks, and only had 25 assists, 5 less than the opponent. It can be seen that the victory in G1 made the Thunder a little relaxed, and the players on the team were not as active as their opponents. Although the head coach S. Alexander scored 33 points and 12 rebounds, apart from him, no other player in the Thunder team reached double figures in rebounds. It should be noted that the Thunder can only grab 9 offensive rebounds per game in the playoffs this season. Among the teams still competing in the playoffs, they rank second to last, while their opponent, the Mavericks, averaged 11.9 offensive rebounds per game. Offensive rebounds, both sides made a clear decision. G3 goes to the Mavericks, and the Thunder, which suffered a defeat in the last battle, should not be optimistic.