Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95

Gilgeous-Alexander exited the game with 3:26 left, the Thunder leading 111-89, having converted 8 of 19 field goals and 11 of 13 free throws. Similar to Gilgeous-Alexander, Doncic was an MVP contender. He scored 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting while committing five turnovers. When asked about his shooting, he became irritated. Doncic was mostly guarded by Lu Dort, with minor involvement from youngster Cason Wallace and constant pressure from 7-foot-1 center Holmgren when he was close to the basket.

Holmgren added 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Jalen Williams struggled with his shot for three quarters but scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth to help Oklahoma City remain unbeaten in the playoffs. Kyrie Irving scored 20 points and Daniel Gafford added 16 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the fifth-seeded Mavericks.