The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-108 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals to take a 2-0 series lead after winning both games on the road. It was a major comeback as Dallas was trailing by as many as 18 points in Game 2.
The Mavericks started to fight back in the third and early fourth quarters, with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving scoring big baskets one after the other. The Mavericks finally took the lead with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, and it was a back-and-forth game from there. Minnesota led by five with 1:29 left, but a Kyrie Irving three-pointer with 1:05 left cut the lead to two. A Doncic mid-range miss and a Jalen McDaniels ball bouncing out of bounds with 12 seconds left set up Dallas’ final attack.
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Luka makes a 3-point shot with 3 seconds left in the 4th quarter to take the lead 🤯🎯
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Rudy Gobert switched on Doncic, who rocked back and forth, stepped back, made a shot and then returned to the bench yelling at Gobert. After the game, he said: Behind the scenes of the NBA Gobert said he was a little surprised to be replaced by Doncic. It was Doncic’s only shot of the fourth quarter.
Dallas got a stop at the other end, forcing Naz Reid to miss a deep three and securing another win on the road.
The Mavericks are down 2-0 in the series and will return home to play Game 3 in Dallas on Sunday at 7pm CST.
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