It was in the struggle, however, the Dallas Mavericks achieved an important victory to tie the series of the playoffs in the Western Conference against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 1 to 1. Working out of home in Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Mavs had to wait until the whistle end to celebrate the victory by 85-84.
This is because, in the last move of the match, the pivot Steven Adams sent the ball into the basket, and only after the bid review, the victory could be celebrated by the Dallas team as the player of OKC had thrown the ball already with the reset timer.
The highlight of the victory of the Mavs was the point guard Raymond Felton, who had great performance and was the team's leading scorer with 21 points, and also recovered 11 rebounds. On the side of OKC, winger Kevin Durant, the main name of the team, had a performance below expectations, having an advantage of only 7/33 from the field with 21 points noted. Already the other star of the company, owner Russell Westbrook also not delighted, but still managed a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
The third game of the series takes place next Thursday at 20h (GMT), at the American Airlines Center, with command of the Dallas Mavericks.
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The highlight of the home team was the pivot Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas, who scored 23 points, the highest scoring team in the game, and grab 15 rebounds. On the side of the Pacers Paul George had 28 points and, as in the first game, was the top scorer of the match. This time, however, his performance was not enough to avoid defeat.
The third game of the series takes place next Thursday, at 20.30 (GMT) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, with command of the Indiana Pacers.
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