Gilgeous-Alexander scores 39 as Thunder beat Mavericks 118-104, advance to NBA Cup semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.
Jalen Williams scored 18 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who will play Wednesday's Golden State-Houston winner in a semifinal on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Oklahoma City's largest lead was 20 points in a rematch of last season's Western Conference semifinals series that Dallas won 4-2.
The Thunder and their collection of elite perimeter defenders held Luka Doncic to 16 points on 5-for-15 shooting. Lu Dort led the effort, with Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace among the primary helpers.
Naji Marshall and Klay Thompson each scored 19 points and Kyrie Irving added 17 for the Mavericks.
P.J. Washington, a thorn in Oklahoma City's side during the playoffs last season and in Dallas' victory last month, missed the game with an illness.
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.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting in the third quarter to help the Thunder take control. Isaiah Joe's deep 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Oklahoma City a 90-73 lead heading into the fourth.
Mavericks: Dallas made too many mistakes to have a chance. The Thunder scored 36 points off the Mavericks' 19 turnovers.
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 - the Thunder outrebounded the Mavericks 52-44.
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.
The Mavericks made just 6 of 19 field goals in the third quarter after shooting 50% from the field in the first half.
Mavericks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 19.
Thunder: Will play Golden State or Houston in the NBA Cup semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Isaiah Hartenstein (Luka Doncic gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Dereck Lively II turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 11:35 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:55 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point running finger roll layup | 5-0 |
| 10:37 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 8-0 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 8-2 |
| 9:53 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:53 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-2 |
| 9:41 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Cason Wallace blocks Luka Doncic's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:20 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 9-4 |
| 8:42 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 9-7 |
| 8:16 | | Quentin Grimes offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | Quentin Grimes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 7:45 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 9-12 |
| 7:15 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Naji Marshall personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 9-15 |
| 6:57 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 11-15 |
| 6:27 | | Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 13-15 |
| 6:04 | | Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 15-15 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 15-17 |
| 5:26 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 18-17 |
| 5:14 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point running layup | 20-17 |
| 5:07 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:58 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point tip dunk | 20-19 |
| 4:39 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 4:11 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Kenrich Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 20-21 |
| 3:28 | | Cason Wallace personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point alley-oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 22-21 |
| 2:55 | | Alex Caruso turnover (lost ball) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 2:51 | | Luka Doncic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:42 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 2:32 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 22-24 |
| 2:12 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Naji Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 1:25 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-25 |
| 1:25 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-26 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-26 |
| 0:56 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 24-29 |
| 0:46 | | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 0:20 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 24-32 |
| 0:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | | Ajay Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Ajay Mitchell steals) | ||
| 11:01 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 27-32 |
| 10:37 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Ajay Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Ajay Mitchell misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Jalen Williams blocks Olivier-Maxence Prosper's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:00 | | Quentin Grimes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 27-34 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving layup | 29-34 |
| 9:05 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 32-34 |
| 8:27 | | Ajay Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Grimes steals) | ||
| 8:25 | | Quentin Grimes turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wiggins steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-37 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-37 |
| 8:10 | | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:09 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 7:57 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-39 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyrie Irving assists) | 36-39 |
| 7:40 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:20 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 7:17 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:17 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-39 |
| 7:11 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 37-42 |
| 6:47 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup | 37-44 |
| 6:25 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:17 | | +1 |