DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks used a dominant offensive display to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 126-103 Game 5 victory, clinching a Western Conference finals series victory, resulting in the organization's first NBA Finals appearance since their 2011 championship.
The NBA is a star-driven league, so it is only natural that the stars drive the narratives of the 2024 Finals. Focus is overwhelmingly on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
In a chat with the media after the Mavericks close-out game against the Timberwolves this week, 5x All-Star Luka Doncic was asked about his experience with the Finals as a child.
Dallas Mavericks guards in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving — two of the more gifted offensive players in the history of the NBA — are the straws that stir the drink of Dallas’ offense.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were completely outclassed by the Dallas Mavericks and their star man, Luka Doncic in the Western Conference Playoffs Finals.
Back in 2018, as he was just a week away from seeing his NBA dream realized as the 3rd pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Luka Doncic sat down with Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck for an exclusive interview, and said the following when asked about the tattoo of a tiger on his left forearm: “I just like tigers.
And how Dallas fans felt about elements of the series Before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, we put up a poll with three quick questions. Each was phrased in a way that was more about feelings from Dallas Mavericks fans over results, since I didn’t know how Game 4 would turn out.
The Dallas Mavericks know that the road to winning their second banner is anything but easy. The Celtics have the best regular-season record in the league, and their postseason performances justify the odds they received from bookies.
Thank goodness the Dubs won’t be on the receiving end of this version of Playoff Kyrie. I’ve heard a lot of dialogue about the “greatest backcourt of all time” after Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving dominated the Western Conference bracket on the way to clinching a playoff berth.
Sometimes a player’s move is so impressive that it even manages to leave the opponent in disbelief. That is what happened to Anthony Edwards as he watched Luka Doncic go off to open Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
After Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving put on a show against the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night, the 2024 NBA Finals are set. The Dallas Mavericks will take on the Boston Celtics, and Game 1 will take place on June 6 inside TD Garden.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has reached the NBA Finals for the first time in his career. Doncic and the Mavericks will go up against Jayson Tatum
Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce never got to play against Dallas Mavericks golden boy Luka Doncic. Pierce retired from the game before Doncic arrived in the NBA, but he didn’t need to go head-to-head against Doncic to realize the immense talent of the Slovenian.
Action Network's Brandon Anderson provides his NBA playoff MVP ladder, spotlighting by Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic heading into the Finals.
Has talking trash to the world's most elite basketball players ever worked?
Luka Doncic channeled his inner Michael Jordan while helping the Dallas Mavericks punch their ticket to the NBA Finals on Thursday night, and he even broke out the famous shrug.
Be careful, Boston fans. You don't want to boo Doncic too hard.
Prior to the 2024 playoffs, most who follow the NBA were already regarding Luka Doncic as one of the best players in the game today. But many of those same people were also placing pressure on Doncic to lead the Mavericks to the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance since 2011.
The 6-foot-7 guard just put the finishing touches on a five-game vanquishing of the higher-seeded Timberwolves, scoring 36 points — including 20 in the first quarter — on 14-of-27 shooting from the floor.
Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic may have taken one Timberwolves fan’s disrespectful gesture during Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals personally.
Luka Doncic is on a mission early in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, and it might spell the end for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Action Network's Alex Hinton has NBA player props for Mavs-Wolves, including how to bet Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic on Thursday, May 30.
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