Minnesota wins and avoids sweep

Los Timberwolves saved the first chance to be eliminated when giving a show of pride and silence the fans at the American Airlines Center by pulling a victoria 105-100 with which they prevented the Mavericks They will release the ticket at NBA Finals.

He questioned guard Anthony Edwards He had a brilliant night with 29 points, in addition to recovering 10 rebounds and nine assists. It was a sample of the best version of Minnesota in this series, in which all the starters exceeded double digits on offense.

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With less than two minutes, the Timberwolves They resisted the last effort of the hosts, who were eight points away and had the option of getting closer to two with 13 seconds, however the star Luka Doncic He missed the free throw, after making a three-point play and receiving a foul, which diluted the Mavericks’ push.

Despite this missed free kick, Doncic was the one who brought the Mavs close to victory with which they would obtain a pass to the Finals. The stellar Slovenian guard finished with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. On this occasion the other guard, Kyrie Irving, did not have a dominant evening and was held to just 16 points.

This match was my responsibility,” a self-critical Doncic said later.

We have to do better. They have won a game, we have to focus on the next one,” stressed the Slovenian, who is pursuing the first Finals of his extraordinary career in the NBA.

For the Wolvesthe centers Karl-Anthony Towns y Rudy Gobert lookedthe first with 25 points, while the Frenchman achieved a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

TODAY THE SERIES CONTINUES IN MINNESOTA

The series will go to Minnesota for the fifth game tomorrowin which the Mavs will seek to complete their return to the Finals for the first time since 2011.

For now, Minnesota avoided the humiliation of being swept 4-0 as happened to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Finals against the Celtics, the best team in the regular season.

We simply wanted to win a game to extend the series,” stressed Edwards, the great revelation of these playoffs at 22 years old.

I didn’t want them to sweep us, especially here, on their court (…) They have never swept me, so I took it as something personal,” stressed the charismatic shooting guard.

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