Luka Doncic scored 12 points in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the first quarter in the Dallas Mavericks' clinching blowout of Minnesota in the Western Conference finals.
scored nine points in the final 3 1/2 minutes of the first half, pushing the lead to 29 on the way to a gaping 36-point margin in the 124-103 victory in Game 5.
Dallas, the fifth seed in the West, will need more than one such game in the NBA Finals against the favoredThe Mavs — this deep in the playoffs for the first time since winning the franchise's only championship in 2011 — also will need the defensive intensity both offensive wizards have shown in these playoffs.
Irving and Doncic scored 36 points apiece in the clincher against the Wolves, both shooting better than 50% and combining to make half their 3-pointers.They can make that formula work, with at least some help.. But the midseason acquisition needs to shoot closer to the 47% from 3-point range that he did in the second-round victory over top-seeded Oklahoma City than the 25% he shot against Minnesota.
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