Golden State led 3-0 in the series after the Dallas success, signed by the former Minnesota, who also produced a spectacular dunk in the head of Doncic. Warriors coach: “He and Curry are in fantastic physical condition”
The Golden State Warriors are just one win away from the NBA Finals after beating the Dallas Mavericks 109-100. The decisive Steph Curry with 31 points and 11 assists and above all Andrew Wiggins, absolute protagonist of the game with 27 points, 11 rebounds and a monstrous dunk in the 4th period on Luka Doncic’s head. The Warriors rallied, punishing every Mavericks mistake with their greater physicality and defensive organization. Perfect mental performance. “I am very happy with the position we are in. Winning here and going 3-0 was what we should get out of that away game,” said Steve Kerr after the game.
Wiggins
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He wasn’t his team’s top scorer, Andrew Wiggins, but he was certainly the player who most determined the Warriors’ success in Game 3. A 27-point performance (career-high in the playoffs) with 11/20 shots and 11 rebounds. Wiggins is Golden State’s highest plus/minus player of the series (+66) and is absolutely vital to the team’s technical balance. We’re seeing the best version of Andrew Wiggins of his career, and coach Steve Kerr thinks so too: “He’s also doing great rebounds. Tonight he did 6 offensives, he gave us extra possessions. He’s having an incredible season. He’s All Star for a while. Reason, a fantastic two-way player. You can’t win the playoffs without players like Wiggs. We make sure he’s on the pitch in the same minutes as Doncic so he can stay in the score, but he doesn’t look tired at all. , like Curry, he is in excellent physical condition. The token play in Game 3 was a dunk from Wiggins’ poster in the 4th period. A breathtaking flight over the head of Luka Doncic. A game initially sanctioned by the referees as an offensive error and then legitimized after the challenge proclaimed by Steve Kerr. An electric dunk, maybe the best seen in this playoffs: “I felt all this energy when I saw the iron. They tried to take it off but luckily the coach called the challenge,” Wiggins said after the game. For Klay Thompson, the teammate “looked like Dominique Wilkins”. An exceptional technical gesture that rightly places Wiggins’ commendable performance on either side of the field: “I’ve always stayed focused and aggressive. In every race, in every series, there is a different opponent and a different way of interpreting basketball. Never take anything for full. Even now that we are 3-0 up. All point to point games are very difficult and they will never give up without a fight. The work is not finished. ‘ added Wiggins.
loss of effort
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Luka Doncic finished the tournament with 40 points, shooting 11/23 from the field and 14/17 from the line, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in 40 minutes. The Mavericks’ record for when the Slovenian (at -61, the worst Maverick in terms of over/under in this series) climbs past 40 points this postseason is 2 wins and 6 losses. The warriors therefore manage to isolate his contribution and not let his companions enter the scenario. For coach Jason Kidd, that contrast between Doncic’s brilliant individuality and lack of supporting actors isn’t key to the game: “We can’t afford to play them off man-to-man. These are team ideas that must be counteracted. We didn’t shoot well. Reggie, who has been great all season, scored 0/10, Dorian 3/7. The players who managed to score consistently, Spencer, Luka and Jalen can’t be enough to beat these Warriors. We need more input from everyone. Teams like us live and die from three-point shooting, but also from not being able to get offensive rebounds. The Slovenian is also concerned about the balance between Doncic’s undeniable offensive qualities and the team’s overall efficiency: “I’m still learning. I played rather poorly in the first two quarters. It’s my fault but I’m trying to learn. At the end of the season it will all be the epilogue, we will look back and see where we can improve. It’s my first time in the Conference Finals, I’m only 23 so I’m still learning. »
bounce domain
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The Mavericks were 47-33 in rebounds and 18-4 in second chance points. Not only did Golden State shoot better and produce 46 points against 34 on the board, but they kept more possession than opponents alive and made the most of their physicality. For Doncic, the improvement points for Game 4 are obvious: “You have to get much better at the rebound. be more physical They make a lot of density in the surface and force us to shoot from the outside. Attack on the Painted, I find many players to protect the area, so it’s very difficult. Shooting 13/45 from the arc makes Dallas almost impossible to recover. The Mavericks have paid their little quintet in terms of rebound presence, but now it seems complicated to be able to reverse the trajectory of the series even through the adjustments required. The Warriors can also close in Dallas on the Italian night from Tuesday to Wednesday (duo at 3).
