{"id":135822,"date":"2024-12-11T13:26:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T06:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135822"},"modified":"2024-12-11T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T06:26:07","slug":"okc-shuts-down-luka-doncic-mavs-moves-on-to-nba-cup-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135822","title":{"rendered":"OKC shuts down Luka Doncic, Mavs, moves on to NBA Cup semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp \">Dec 11, 2024, 12:19 AM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278073\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> scored 39 points, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/okc\/oklahoma-city-thunder\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-mavericks\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> 118-104 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4593803\/jalen-williams\">Jalen Williams<\/a> scored 18 points and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4222252\/isaiah-hartenstein\">Isaiah Hartenstein<\/a> added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who will play Wednesday&#8217;s Golden State-Houston winner in a semifinal on Saturday in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City&#8217;s largest lead was 20 points in a rematch of last season&#8217;s Western Conference semifinals series that Dallas won 4-2.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder and their collection of elite perimeter defenders held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3945274\/luka-doncic\">Luka Doncic<\/a> to 16 points on 5-for-15 shooting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4397020\/luguentz-dort\">Luguentz Dort<\/a> led the effort, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/2991350\/alex-caruso\">Alex Caruso<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4683692\/cason-wallace\">Cason Wallace<\/a> among the primary helpers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/42903467\/surging-bucks-set-eyes-nba-cup-return-vegas\" class=\"img-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2024\/1211\/r1426548_683x683_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/40544747\/2024-nba-season-tournament-format-schedule-groups\" class=\"img-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2024\/1211\/r1426573_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278594\/naji-marshall\">Naji Marshall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6475\/klay-thompson\">Klay Thompson<\/a> each scored 19 points and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6442\/kyrie-irving\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> added 17 for the Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278078\/pj-washington\">P.J. Washington<\/a>, a thorn in Oklahoma City&#8217;s side during the playoffs last season and in Dallas&#8217; victory last month, missed the game with an illness.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City led 57-54 at halftime behind 18 points from Gilgeous-Alexander. Doncic had two points on 1-for-7 shooting at the break.<\/p>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting in the third quarter to help the Thunder take control. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4395702\/isaiah-joe\">Isaiah Joe<\/a>&#8216;s deep 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Oklahoma City a 90-73 lead heading into the fourth.<\/p>\n<p><hl2><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/hl2><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mavericks: Dallas made too many mistakes to have a chance. The Thunder scored 36 points off the Mavericks&#8217; 19 turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>Thunder: Oklahoma City brought in the 7-foot, 255-pound Hartenstein as a free agent in the offseason to provide bulk and rebounding. It paid off &#8212; the Thunder outrebounded the Mavericks 52-44.<\/p>\n<p><hl2><strong>Key moment<\/strong><\/hl2><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City opened the second half on a 13-2 run. Gilgeous-Alexander scored nine points during that stretch to help the Thunder take a 70-56 lead.<\/p>\n<p><hl2><strong>Key stat<\/strong><\/hl2><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks made just 6 of 19 field goals in the third quarter after shooting 50% from the field in the first half.<\/p>\n<p><hl2><strong>Up next<\/strong><\/hl2><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mavericks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Thunder: Will play Golden State or Houston in the NBA Cup semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/42904794\/okc-shuts-luka-doncic-mavs-moves-nba-cup-semifinals\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec 11, 2024, 12:19 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY &#8212; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday night in an NBA &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135822\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}