With a luxury performance by the stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irvingthe Dallas Mavericks they defeated on thursday 124-103 to the Minnesota Timberwolves to become champions of the Western Conference of the NBA. Now, they will play against the Boston Celtics for the title of league champion in The finals.
The Mavs They won the best-of-seven conference finals 4-1 and returned to the Conference Finals. NBA for the first time since they won the title in 2011.
Doncic He marked the way to victory by scoring 20 points in the first quarter so that the dallas will add their third conference title, after winning the West in 2006 and 2011.
The Slovenian, finalist for the award Most valuable Player In this season, he surpassed by one point the collective effort of the Timberwolves who found themselves down 35-19 after the first period.
“This belongs to the entire team, it’s not just mine. It means a lot, we’re going to the NBA finals and I still can’t believe it”said Doncic. “My mind was on leading the way, I knew I was going to have a double mark and we had to dedicate ourselves to playing basketball“, complete.
The final line of Doncic let 36 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Next to Kyrie Irving They combined for 72 points on a night in which the point guard added to his 36 points, four rebounds and five assists.
“We have to enjoy the moment and realize what it takes to get to this point, nothing is guaranteed in this league”said irving who has played the Finals of the NBA on four occasions.
“We would not have been able to achieve it without the effort throughout the year, this is the reward. We are a great team, it is not just about the work we do together with Luka”he added.
In the third quarter, the Mavericks They reached an advantage of up to 36 points, Minnesota responded in the last period being on the brink of elimination and managed to shorten the gap to 21 points but with just under three minutes on the clock both coaches brought in the substitute players with the game defined.
“This group has a special connection”said Jason Kidd. “We are playing at a high level but this is a special group with a connection on and off the court”added the DT.
Karl-Anthony Towns finished the game with a double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds while Anthony Edwards He contributed 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
On the way to The finals of the NBAthe Mavericks They defeated the 4-2 LA Clippers in the first round, 4-2 to Oklahoma City Thunder in the conference semifinals and tonight they achieved a 4-1 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
When do the NBA Finals start?
In 2024the Mavericks They aspire to win their second title in the best basketball league on the planet, this time beating the Boston Celtics. The first game against the Eastern Conference champion will be played on June 6th in it TD Garden in BostonMassachusetts.
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