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West Semifinals - Game 1

Follow live: Thunder, Mavs dicing in enthralling contest

The Thunder host Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal having won the regular-season series 3-1, but Luka Doncic missed two of the Mavericks' defeats -- including the 49-point loss in the season finale on April 14.

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