The Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals for the third time in franchise history after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
Luka Doncic was unstoppable with 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while Kyrie Irving added 36 points. Those two outscored Minnesota in the first half 44 to 40.
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points but it wasn’t enough to force Game 6.
Here’s how social media reacted to the Mavs winning Game 5.
We have a lot people above Kyrie on the All-Time Great list… and we just might need to revisit that and have a conversation! Real Talk.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 31, 2024
it’s games like these where it’s very hard to believe anything other than Luka Doncic being the best player in the world
— tim cato (@tim_cato) May 31, 2024
Luka Doncic: Ultimate Road Warrior. Lives for shutting up road crowds. It got real quiet real fast in that arena tonight.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 31, 2024
I fully think Anthony Edwards is a future MVP and taking your licks in the playoffs is just NBA growth. People who turn right around to drag him and claim it was all hype or whatever after this series are dumb.
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) May 31, 2024
Mavs 😎
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) May 31, 2024
There is no one. Absolutely no one in @nba that loves the spotlight and the pressure that goes with it more than Luka Doncic. You just knew he was going to come out and do this. And if you didn’t. You haven’t watched him closely enough
— Chuck Cooperstein (@coopmavs) May 31, 2024
A total embarrassment for the Timberwolves. I’d rather get swept than perform like this at home. Pathetic.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 31, 2024
The Timberwolves have no ground to try to call Luka a whiner after this series.
— Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit) May 31, 2024
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