Original title: Warriors 4:1 win over Mavericks to advance to NBA Finals
The fifth game of the Western Conference finals of the 2021-2022 NBA playoffs was held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on the 26th local time. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120:110 at home to win the Western Conference with a big score of 4:1. The champion of the finals will advance to the finals again after three years.
At the beginning of the game, the Warriors took the initiative on the field and made a 12:5 start. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the opponent 28:23. In the second quarter, Warriors star Thompson played stably and scored 11 points on all 4 shots. In the first half, Thompson made 5 of 8 three-pointers, 7 of 11 from the field, and scored 19 points. At the end of the half, the Warriors led the opponent 69:52, setting the team’s largest lead in the first half of the playoffs this season.
Easy side to fight again, the Warriors continue to maintain the lead. However, at the end of the third quarter, Doncic, the star of the Lone Rangers, rebounded and hit three-pointers in a row. In the whole quarter, he scored 15 points, once reducing the difference between the two teams to single digits. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks trailed their opponents by 10 points. In the final quarter, the Warriors stabilized the situation, kept the difference between the two teams at around 15 points, and finally won the entire game 120:110.
The Warriors’ Thompson made a total of 8 three-pointers and scored a game-high 32 points; Curry scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, and Wiggins scored 18 points and 10 rebounds. and two assists. Doncic, who was tightly defended by his opponent, scored 28 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, and Dinwiddie scored 26 points and 4 assists.
It is worth mentioning that this year is the first time that the NBA has established the MVP awards for the Eastern and Western finals. The MVP of the Western Conference finals was won by Curry on the same day. This year, Curry will be heading for his fourth championship trophy.
The Warriors have reached the NBA Finals six times in the past eight years. This year’s finals will start on June 2, and the Warriors’ opponent will be the winner between the Heat and the Celtics. Currently, the Celtics lead the Heat 3-2. (Finish)
【Editor: Guan Na】 (Guan Na)