Dallas Mavericks rally to get rid of Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder

DALLAS — Who higher than P.J. Washington to punch the Dallas Mavericks’ ticket to the Western Convention finals?

Washington, the shock star of the sequence, made the game-winning free throws with 2.5 seconds left within the Mavericks’ 117-116 Sport 6 win over the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Saturday evening.

The Mavericks advance to play the winner of Sunday’s Sport 7 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. Dallas will open the West finals on the street.

The Mavericks rallied from a 17-point deficit early within the third quarter to get rid of the top-seeded Thunder.

Dallas took its first lead of the second half on a Luka Doncic fadeaway over Luguentz Dort with 3:39 remaining within the fourth quarter.

The Mavericks took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Washington with three minutes remaining. Washington, who led the Mavs in scoring 3 times in the course of the sequence, scored all 9 of his factors within the last 5:19.

Doncic, the one starter remaining from the Mavs’ West finals run two years in the past, completed with 29 factors, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Mavericks dominated the rebounding margin by a 47-31 margin largely on account of rookie huge man Dereck Energetic II. He had 12 factors, 15 rebounds and was plus-26 in half-hour off the bench.

Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, who scored 18 of his 22 factors within the second half, improved to 14-0 in video games when his crew had an opportunity to clinch the sequence.