On Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116 (home in Texas) to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second time in the last three seasons.
Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic and Derrick Jones Jr. combined for 73 points.
After the game, Basketball Hall of Famer (and Mavs legend) Dirk Nowitzki post X received over 25,000 likes and 420,000 impressions within 3 hours.
Nowitzki tweeted, “Western Conference Finals!!!!! @dallasmavs”
Western Conference Finals! ! ! @dallasmavs
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) May 19, 2024
Nowitzki was the No. 9 pick in the 1998 NBA Draft and spent his entire career in Dallas.
He appeared in 14 All-Star Games and led the Mavs to the NBA Championship in 2011, defeating LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat.
His career averages were 20.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in 1,522 regular season games, shooting 47.1% from the field and 38.0% from 3-point range (NBA Playoffs 145). Also participated in the match).
Dirk is super excited 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/DIO62j5Qao
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 19, 2024
As for the Mavs, they finished the season as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.
Before defeating the Thunder, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (in 6 games).
The Mavs will face either the Denver Nuggets or the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference finals (Game 1 will be played Wednesday night).
The Nuggets and Timberwolves are currently tied at 3-3 with Game 7 of the series set to take place Sunday in Denver.
