Netease Sports reported on May 16:
The NBA playoffs continued, and the Dallas Rangers won the Tianwangshan Battle. Dongqiqi He sent 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a triple double. He led the team to gradually establish the advantage in the first three quarters. The Lone Rangers withstood the opponent's counter attack in the last quarter. They defeated Oklahoma City 104-92 in Game 5 of the Western Semifinals Thunder Team 。 The lone rangers led again 3-2, and the sixth game of the series between the two sides will return to Dallas.
Dongqi of the Lone Rangers got 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a triple double, Jones 19 points, Owen 12 points and 4 assists, Lively 11 points and 10 rebounds, Washington 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Garford 9 points and 7 rebounds. Alexander of the Thunder team got 30 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Homgren got 13 points and 4 rebounds, Williams got 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Dort got 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Oklahoma City fine tuned its starting lineup, and Joe started instead of Gidi. The Thunder team that played at home got off to a good start, and soon took an 8-2 lead. Jones scored 8 points alone. He led the team to fight back the 12-2 counter attack climax, and the Lone Rangers overcame with 14-10. Dort responded with three points, Dongqi responded with four points, and the lone ranger team kept ahead. After the two teams scored several points respectively, Alexander made a fall back jump shot, and the Thunder team fell behind 2 points by 22-24 at the end of the first quarter.
After the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides each made several attacks. Dongqi made two breakthroughs and Hardaway and Owen scored three points each. They led the team to a small climax of 12-0. At 4:30 in this quarter, the lone ranger team led 40-27. Homgren and Alexander recovered 6 points, Jones returned 5 points, Garford layup was successful, and the lone ranger team extended the advantage to 14 points. Alexander scored two more goals, Joe scored three points, and the Thunder team played a 9-2 counter attack to catch up, Green The layup was successful. At the end of the half court, the Rangers led by 10 points with a 54-44 lead.
Dongqi of the Lone Rangers got 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the first half, and Jones got 15 points; Alexander of Oklahoma City scored 10 points.
Washington scored 5 points in a row shortly after the beginning of the third quarter, and the Lone Rangers led by 14 points again. Alexander and Gideon took turns to score and try to catch up. The Lone Rangers did not give in. Dongqi and Green scored three points each, and they firmly maintained a double-digit lead. Wallace led the team to hit an 8-3 counter attack wave to catch up again, and Lively caught the dunk in the air. Alexander played 3 points successfully, and Dongqi's left wing responded with 3 points. At the end of the third quarter, the lone ranger team led by 12 points with 79-67 points.
Dongqi's scoring state continued in the fourth quarter, with one person scoring 8 points in a row leading the team to a 10-4 climax, and the Lone Rangers led by 89-71 with 18 points. After the Thunder team paused, the attack recovered, Alexander and Dort hit three points successively, and they led the team to chase 10 points, and the difference between the two sides became single digits. Washington stepped forward at this time and scored 5 points in a row. Four minutes left in this section, the lone ranger team led by 95-85 by 10 points. Alexander made two free throws and hit one. The Lone Rangers got another 4 points to expand their lead. Alexander and Homgren took turns to score. Thunder fell behind 90-99. Alexander then broke through and was blocked by Doncic. Jones was punished twice for a foul, and the Lone Rangers led by 11 points. At the last moment, the Thunder Team was unable to recover. They lost 92-104.
The starting lineup of the Lone Rangers: Doncic, Owen, Jones, Washington, Garford
Thunder's starting lineup: Alexander, Joe, Dort, Williams, Homgren
