In response to the somewhat lackluster performance in two home losses, Anthony Edwards “turned on the engine” in the second half of Game 3 in the hope of rescuing the sinking ship called the Minnesota Timberwolves.
While Edwards’s solo effort is impressive, beautiful and worth seeing, it is both late and insufficient.
Thanks to holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards in the first half of the match, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks kept the advantage at the end of Game 3 to win 116-107.
Thanks to defending the American Airlines Center home field, Doncic and his teammates now have a 3-0 lead against the Timberwolves in the Eastern Conference finals. The 2024 NBA Finals series is now only 1 victory away from the Dallas Mavericks.
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic continued to play the quality “team” that Dallas possesses. Both scored a total of 66 points in Game 3 and together created a 14-3 run for Dallas to finish off Minnesota at the end of the match. .
The above series of points included an important 3-point shot by Kyrie and a series of accurate reads to create assists for Doncic’s teammates.
Looking back at the last 5 minutes of Game 3, where the Dallas Mavericks went straight to victory with the brilliant performance of the Kyrie – Luka duo
In contrast to the praise and praise for the Dallas Mavericks stars, fans once again called out Karl-Anthony Towns’ name because this big man is “invisible”.
He had no impact at all on the Timberwolves’ offense in the first and second halves, including starting the game with 0-7 FG and 0-5 3PT before entering the break with only 5 points.
Thanks to Anthony Edwards’s shining performance in the third quarter, Minnesota was able to return to the game with a 13-3 scoreline, equalizing the match score at halftime.
“Ant Man” scored 10 of his total 26 points in the third quarter, including one of the most beautiful dunks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs over Daniel Gafford.
But this effort of Edwards was too lonely. He alone could not keep the Minnesota Timberwolves in the race with the Dallas Mavericks away from home. What’s more disastrous is that in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, the “Wolves” only had one successful shot, which was a basket when the game was arranged by Edwards.
An unsuccessful attempt to carry the load helped Anthony Edwards almost achieve a triple-double with 26 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley contributed 16 points. Karl-Anthony Towns finished Game 3 with 14 points and 11 rebounds, saying he was “unlucky” in this series.
As for the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic led the way with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Kyrie Irving is right behind with 33 points and 4 assists (12-20 FG). PJ Washington stood out with 16 points and 8 rebounds, including a 3-pointer in a 14-3 run at the end of the fourth quarter.
Game 4 of the final series will take place on Wednesday morning Vietnam time. Here, if the Dallas Mavericks win, they will not only “sweep” their opponents 4-0 but also return to their first NBA Finals series since 2011, when Dirk Nowitzki brought the club to the championship.