Mavericks 4-1 Timberwolves enter the NBA Finals and will compete with the Green Army for the championship Doncic unanimously voted for MVP

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2024-05-31 11:07Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creator

On May 31, Beijing time, in the fifth game of the NBA Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks went to challenge the Timberwolves on the road, and Lively ushered in a comeback. Doncic and Irving both scored 36 points, leading the Mavericks to a 36-point lead at the most, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 124-103, thus eliminating the Timberwolves with a total score of 4-1. The Mavericks advance to the Finals for the third time in 13 years and will face the regular season champions Celtics in the Finals. Doncic averaged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game in the Western Conference finals, and was unanimously elected as the MVP of the Western Conference finals.

Statistics

Timberwolves: Towns 28 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, Edwards 28 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Gobert 9 points and 5 rebounds, McDaniels 8 points and 2 blocks, Conley 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Lee Kyle 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Reed 5 points and 4 rebounds.

Mavericks: Doncic 36 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Irving 36 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Gafford 11 points and 9 rebounds, Washington 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Jones 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Lively 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Hardy 7 points.

The star of the game

The Mavericks duo Doncic and Irving both scored 36 points, and the duo combined for 72 points, leading the Mavericks to easily defeat the Timberwolves to advance to the Finals.

Game recap

Now in the G5 game of the Western Finals, the Mavericks once again challenge the Timberwolves away, the Timberwolves lack Clark, the Mavericks lack Prosper and Brown, and Lively welcomes a comeback, and the two sides continue the starting lineup of the last game. Doncic is still plagued by a sprained right knee and left ankle soreness, but he opted to continue playing with the injury.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Towns and Gobert scored inside and out, Doncic scored 12 points on 2-of-5 shooting, including two three-pointers, and Gafford and Irving also scored back-to-back to lead the Mavericks to a 16-8 lead. Gobert scored on a layup, and then Gobert was hatted by Jones, and the two men each received a technical foul. Doncic then continued to shoot inside and outside to continue scoring, and he played all 12 minutes in the first quarter, scoring 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including four three-pointers from the outside, and Doncic scored one more point in the first quarter than the entire Timberwolves. Doncic led the Mavericks to a 16-point lead over the Timberwolves at 35-19 in the first quarter.

Entering the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks scored five consecutive points to extend their 21-point lead, and McDaniels was replaced after receiving his third foul, and the Mavericks continued to extend their 46-23 lead by 23 points. Edwards scored six straight points with Towns on a three-pointer to tie the gap to 17 points, and Jones extended his 20-point advantage with a three-pointer. The Timberwolves scored four straight points, Lively hit one of two free throws and Washington made three points, and Irving also broke through the board to extend the 22-point advantage. Edwards hit both free throws, Reed hit Lively's head and received a first-degree malicious foul, sending Lively to hit one of two free throws, and Reid was immediately substituted. Irving hit a three-pointer from the ground up and Doncic, and Irving followed up with a three-pointer as the Mavericks extended their lead. At the end of the first half, the Mavericks led the Timberwolves 69-40.

Yibian fought again, and the Mavericks further suppressed the Timberwolves, who extended their huge lead by 36 points at most and basically controlled the situation on the court. Edwards and Towns led the Timberwolves to continue to fight back and chase points, and at the end of the third quarter, they went on a 13-6 offensive run to chase a gap of 22 points, and the Mavericks continued to score, and the Mavericks still maintained their lead 97-73 at the end of the first three quarters.

The Mavericks entered the final quarter of the game with a 24-point lead, the Mavericks continued to give a strong performance, Doncic and Irving both scored 36 points, the Timberwolves were unable to narrow the gap, at the last moment of the final quarter, the Timberwolves took the initiative to request a timeout, both sides were withdrawn from the main force, the Timberwolves gave up in advance, and finally the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 124-103 away, with a total score of 4-1 to advance to the finals.

Both sides start

Timberwolves starters: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns, Gobert

Mavericks starters: Doncic, Irving, Washington, Jones, Gafford

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