The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 to stage their Western Convention semi-final collection at 2-2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 factors within the second half, whereas Thunder team-mate Chet Holmgren registered 18 factors, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Dallas led 54-43 at half-time however Thunder closed the sport with a a 20-10 run to take the win.
“All of us have our position on the workforce,” mentioned Gilgeous-Alexander.
“All of us have someplace we wish to get to. All we will do is get to it and belief our work. That is what we did and we pulled it out.”
PJ Washington top-scored for Dallas with 21 factors, whereas Luka Doncic had 18 factors, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple double.
Nevertheless, the Mavs solely made 12 of their 23 free throws, whereas the Thunder made 23 from 24.
Recreation 5 of their best-of-seven NBA play-offs collection will happen in Oklahoma on Wednesday.
The Boston Celtics additionally gained on Monday as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 to take a 3-1 lead of their Jap Convention semi-final collection.
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 33 factors as Celtics team-mate Jaylen Brown weighed in with 27 factors in opposition to a Cavaliers facet disadvantaged of star participant Donovan Mitchell due to a left calf harm.
“I believed each groups performed actually onerous,” mentioned Boston coach Joe Mazzulla, whose workforce can win the collection once they subsequent play on Wednesday.
“I simply thought it’s important to make performs down the stretch. So that they made a tonne of performs and put a tonne of stress on us, and we made a tonne of performs. I believed each groups introduced it.”