Watch: Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels starts Game 1 red-hot from distance

In front of a raucous Minneapolis crowd, the Timberwolves' 23-year-old small forward made his first four three-pointers of Game 1. During the regular season, he was only a 33.7 percent shooter from behind the arc, but he's been picking it up in the playoffs.

During Minnesota's final two wins against the Denver Nuggets, McDaniels scored 20+ points in both games, shooting 6-of-9 from deep. In his last eight quarters, McDaniels has made nine of his last 10 long-range shots.

The Mavericks might need to adjust their defensive schemes after getting burned by McDaniels. On all four of his triples, Luka Doncic has struggled to close out on McDaniels, as he's sagging into the paint to help deny Anthony Edwards' drives by default.

The percentages say McDaniels can't keep this up, and he finally missed early in the second quarter. But if Dallas has to worry about McDaniels stretching the floor, Minnesota's work against the stout Mavericks defense gets a lot easier.