Dallas steals homecourt advantage from Minnesota

The Dallas Mavericks have stolen
away homecourt from the Minnesota Timberwolves following their huge
win on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals
on Day 31 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

The Mavericks trailed by 4 with
three minutes left after Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns
made huge threes to send the raucous crowd in Minneapolis into a
frenzy.

However, Jaden McDaniels
committed a crucial turnover with the Wolves up 4 to start the run
for the Mavs. Luka Doncic hit a big three and then got a hockey
assist to PJ Washington for another trey that gave them the
lead.

Doncic sealed the deal after
making a tough stepback jumper from the right wing over the
outstretched arms of McDaniels to put the game out of
reach.

The Wolves had a last crack at
it when Mike Conley was fouled shooting a three, but they could not
get the rebound off an intentional miss for a possible three-point
attempt.

The Mavs, who entered the game
as the 5th seed, have now stolen homecourt advantage over the 3rd
seeded Wolves heading into Game 2, still at the Target Center in
Minnesota.

Check out our recap
here:

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving today:

Luka: 📊33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists 3 steals
Kyrie: 📊30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

Mavs steal homecourt from Wolves, win 108-105 in Game 1 pic.twitter.com/ZjoovIWZGs

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May 23, 2024