The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 in Game 6 on Friday night, advancing to the Western Conference semifinals. What are their rewards? The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Zion Williamson-less New Orleans Pelicans in their opening game.
Immediately after Game 6, the NBA announced the schedule for the series.
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Games 1 and 2 will be in Oklahoma City this Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30pm (CST), Game 3 will be in Dallas on Saturday at 2:30pm (CST), and Game 4 will be in Dallas in May It will be held on Monday the 13th at 8:30 p.m. CST. If necessary, Game 5 will be played on Wednesday, May 15th in Oklahoma City at a time to be determined, Game 6 on Saturday, May 18th at 7:30 PM CST in Dallas, and Game 7 on May 20th. It is possible that it will be held on Monday. Oklahoma City, 7:30pm CST.
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said the team will take Saturday off to rest and recover and return to practice Sunday in preparation for the game against the Thunder.
The Thunder won the season series 3-1, but the Mavericks were without superstar Luka Doncic in Game 3 in March and punted in Game 4 in April, with their playoff seeding already in the balance. All confirmed major rotation players remained seated. For Dallas fans looking for optimism, Dallas defeated the Thunder 146-111 right after the February trade deadline, and Daniel Gafford scored 19 points against an OKC team that is not blessed with interiors. He scored a point and grabbed 9 rebounds.
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