The Dallas Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 on Friday night. Their reward? The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Zion Williamson-less New Orleans Pelicans in their season opener.
Shortly after the conclusion of Game 6, the NBA released the series schedule.
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Games 1 and 2 will take place at 8:30 p.m. CST next Tuesday and Thursday in Oklahoma City, Game 3 will take place Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CST in Dallas while Game 4 will take place on Monday, May 13 in Dallas at 8:30 p.m. CST. If necessary, Game 5 will take place on Wednesday, May 15 at a time to be determined in Oklahoma City, Game 6 will take place on Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, and a possible Game 7 will take place on Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. CST in Oklahoma City.
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said the team will be off Saturday to rest and recover before returning to practice Sunday in preparation for the Thunder.
The Thunder won the season series 3-1, but the Mavericks were without superstar Luka Doncic in Game 3 in March and pitched Game 4 in April, placing every major rotation player with their lead. series already locked. For Dallas fans looking for optimism, Dallas beat the Thunder 146-111 immediately after the trade deadline in February, with Daniel Gafford scoring 19 points and grabbing 9 rebounds against an OKC team that didn’t lots of size inside.
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