Luka Doncic is one victory away from playing in his first NBA Finals. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third game of the Western final (116-107) and are one step away from fighting for the ring 13 years later. In the history of the League, in the previous 154 times that a team went 3-0, there was never a comeback in the tie. In the East, the Celtics are also one win away from reaching the deciding series.
The Wolves did not put up the resistance of the first two games because of the match that the Mavs’ star pairing scored. Doncic had 33 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and a block. Kyrie Irving also scored 33 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and gave 4 assists. The duo was too much for the Timberwolves. The Mavericks are launched. They have won five in a row in the playoffs and the Balkan’s numbers in this streak are scandalous. The former Real Madrid player averages 31.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 9.4 assists. But the best thing is his shooting percentages, which are the best of his career. He makes 50 percent of his two-pointers, 45 percent of his three-pointers and 88 percent of his free throws.
Four points had marked the differences in the first two games won by the Mavs in Minnesota. In Dallas, in the presence of Travis Kielce, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend and key player of the Kansas City Chiefs, the locals prevailed with authority and closed the game with a resounding 13-3. The Mavs hit 14/28 three-pointers compared to the Wolves’ 9/30, where Karl Anthony Towns finished with 0/8. And the victory came despite the fact that the Texans’ interior reference, rookie Lively, had to retire in the second quarter after receiving an involuntary knee to the back of the head.
“I learn a lot from him because he was born to play the key moments. He calms me, he is mature, it is incredible to have him on the team and he brings positive energy. But we have a great team, it is not just me and Kyrie, there are many players capable of score baskets and we have a lot of confidence,” Doncic said.
His teammate Irving showed that in the playoffs he is very focused when answering the question of whether they are one of the best outside pairings in the NBA. “If we don’t win the ring that statement doesn’t make any sense,” says Irving.
And Jason Kidd, after his confession in the third game about Doncic’s decisive triple – “the play was to give him the ball and let him do whatever he wanted” – praised the pair: “We have confidence in our quarterbacks when They have to make the right decisions. They did a great job with the rhythm in the fourth period. The game was tied at the end of the third period. We were united, we defended well, no one got lost, we were all positive with the confidence in Luka and Irving. give rhythm to his teammates and also get shots when he needed them”-
2024-05-27 05:38:24
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