Mavericks’ improbable comeback puts Dallas’ Titletown dreams in view

North Texas’ Stars and Mavs are in the NHL and NBA conference finals less than a year after the Rangers’ World Series win.Chris Young smiled down at me the other night and asked with not a little wonder in his voice if it was possible for not one, not two butBecause for the first time in local history, Dallas’ basketball and hockey teams will play in their respective conference finalsStill a long way to go before we can talk trophies, but the odds get better all the time.

Kyrie Irving — who scored 22 points as he and Luka Doncic combined for 51 points, or more like their usual — is now 14-0 in closeout games. Jason Kidd is 4-0.None of those wins could have been as unlikely as this one, considering how the Mavs would claw their way back into the game, only to watch the top-seeded Thunder pull away again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 36 points, and for once he got help from his friends.

This sums up how the first period went: Jaden Hardy, now a member of the rotation with the struggles of Dante Exum, sees a clear path to the rim and takes it, drawing a foul on Holmgren for a potential 3-point play 4.7 seconds left to cut the score to three points. Only he misses the free throw. Then everyone relaxes except Williams, who makes a 40-footer at the buzzer to make it 30-23.Every time the Mavs climbed back in the game, the Thunder went off on another tear.

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