Doncic leads Mavericks to 2-0 NBA series lead over Timberwolves

LUKA DONCIC DRAINED the go-ahead three-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining to lift Dallas to a 109-108 victory over Minnesota on Friday in another NBA Western Conference finals thriller.

The Timberwolves were up 108-103 with 1:29 remaining, but Doncic found Irving for a three-pointer from the corner, and after a Mavs timeout, the Slovenian superstar got the ball and wrong-footed Rudy Gobert, nailing a three over Minnesota’s Defensive Player of the Year for what proved the decisive basket.

Daniel Gafford scored 16 points and five blocked shots, P.J. Washington scored 10 and Dereck Lively chipped in 14 off the bench for the Mavericks.Anthony Edwards scored 21 points with five rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota but connected on just five of 17 shot attempts on another tough shooting night.

Doncic scored 11 points in the third quarter, when the Mavs cut the deficit to two points three times in the waning minutes. “The play was to get Luka the ball and let Luka do what Luka does in those moments,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “We talked about taking a two, but when he got to dancing with Gobert you could see the step-back was coming and the rest was history.”

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