Timberwolves Lose Home Advantage in Game 2 Against Mavericks: Lack of Consistency Costly

May 24, 2024, 11:46 PM ET

The lack of consistency throughout the entire game against a team that has Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving once again cost the Timberwolves dearly, as they lost home-field advantage and are 2-0 down.

The lack of consistency throughout the entire match against a team that has Luka Doncic y Kyrie Irving it cost dearly to the The Minnesota Timberwolves who lost home-field advantage by falling (109-108) in the Game 2 of the late west in front of the Dallas Mavericks who will have Games 3 and 4 at home starting Sunday.

Despite having a 15-point lead at the start of the second half, Wolves fell prey to their mistakes, to another poor performance of Anthony Edwards to see their path to the NBA Finals compromised.

These are some of the keys to the Mavs’ victory in Game 2.

Luka Doncic hit the winning triple against Rudy Gobert during Game 2 of the Western finals. Photo: Getty

1.- Luka Doncic, unstoppable. As long as the Mavs have Doncic on the floor, the opponent’s advantage does not matter and that is what happened in Game 2.

The esoveno point guard contributed 15 points and 5 assists in the first half to maintain Dallas’ hopes of a good closing of the game since the contribution of his accomplice, Kyrie Irving In the first two quarters it was poor (10 points).

For the second half, Luka came on and led his team’s 15-point comeback to seal the victory with a triple with 3.0 seconds left in the game.

With a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in 41 minutes, Doncic once again had the ounce that tipped the balance in favor of coach Jason Kidd’s team.

Irving scored 20 points for the power duo to finish with 52 combined points.

2.- Contribution by Dereck Lively II. Of the assists from Luka (13) and Irvin (6), the rookie center benefited the most, as coming off the bench he recorded 14 points; in addition to capturing 9 boards.

Attacking the paint with Lively II made up for the low percentage of successes from the arc that Dallas had, which went with 38.7% (curiously the same percentage as Wolves) by hitting 12 of 38 attempts.

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3.- Anthony Edwards and KAT still do not ‘appear’. As in Game 1, the Wolves point guard had a weak game, with errors and failures in important moments.

‘Ant-Man’ had 21 points, the product of a bad night in which he went 5-17 from the field and 2-7 from the arc; He also lost two balls.

For Karl-Anthony Towns the night was not brilliant either. The power forward recorded 15 points, although he only played 26 minutes.

Likewise, leaving the bench, the Sixth Man of the Year, Naz Reidhe withstood the loss of play of his teammates by scoring 23 points with a magnificent three-point success at 7-9, plus 8-13 from the field.

Although it may seem that Wolves are on one foot, they cannot be considered defeated, because if something has characterized these playoffs, it is the surprises of the teams that play on someone else’s court. Of course, defensive adjustments and greater consistency throughout the 48 minutes are the priorities that coach Chris Finch must work on.

When and what time is Game 3 of the Wolves vs Mavs?

Game 3 of the Western finals between the Timberwolves and Mavericks will take place on Sunday at the American Airlines Center at 6:00 p.m. CT.

2024-05-25 03:46:00
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