MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic did it again. In a road closeout game, he used the hostile crowd to his advantage and led the Dallas Mavericks to a series-winning victory.
The Dallas Mavericks did not fool around and finished the business in the Western Conference Finals by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves on their home floor in Game 5 on Day 39 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Thursday night. The Mavericks have made it to the NBA Finals once again for the first time in 13 years since winning the championship in 2011.
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The Dallas Mavericks' road to their 2011 NBA Championship is one for the books. After years of coming close but not quite making it, they finally clinched their first title.
Dallas has earned their first Finals berth in 13 years, and it still doesn’t feel real. The Dallas Mavericks secured a ticket on the big stage, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference Finals.
The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011 following a Game 5 beatdown of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Superstar duo Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 72 points in the 124-103 victory, dominating the series from the start.
Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Dallas Mavericks saw Anthony Edwards do a fairly good job of guarding Luka Doncic. In the lead-up to Game 5, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch was asked about Edwards' good defense on Doncic and he had an interesting explanation for that.
Have you heard the good news? Friends, have you heard the good news? The Dallas Mavericks are heading towards the NBA Finals. And because of that (and because it’s nearly time for a new one anyway) here is a new Lounge post.
They’re back. After more than a decade, the Dallas Mavericks are returning to the NBA Finals. Once again, they are being led by another European sensation.
Mavericks' two-way player Alex Fudge could become the first player in NBA history to win the NBA championship and the In-Season tournament in the very same season.
The ongoing playoffs have reinforced the fact that Luka Doncic feels at home when playing in hostile territory.
His impact was evident during the Mavericks' rout of the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
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.
The Dallas Mavericks will have a little help as they try to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5.
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