OKC Levels Playoff Series Against Mavericks at 2-2

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 to level their NBA Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2, Monday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half, while Thunder team-mate Chet Holmgren registered 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.

Dallas led 54-43 at half-time but Thunder closed the game with a a 20-10 run to take the win.

Gilgeous-Alexander says they knew all they had to do was to hold their composure and they would have been victorious.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Game five in their best-of-seven play-offs series will take place in Oklahoma, on Wednesday.

The Boston Celtics also won on Monday as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series.

Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 33 points as Celtics team-mate Jaylen Brown weighed in with 27 points against a Cavaliers side deprived of star player Donovan Mitchell because of a left calf injury.

Boston coach, Joe Mazzulla, says his players were perfect in every area.

Joe Mazzulla.