The Dallas Mavericks have stolen away homecourt from the Minnesota Timberwolves following their huge win on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Day 31 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

The Mavericks trailed by 4 with three minutes left after Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns made huge threes to send the raucous crowd in Minneapolis into a frenzy. 

However, Jaden McDaniels committed a crucial turnover with the Wolves up 4 to start the run for the Mavs. Luka Doncic hit a big three and then got a hockey assist to PJ Washington for another trey that gave them the lead.

Doncic sealed the deal after making a tough stepback jumper from the right wing over the outstretched arms of McDaniels to put the game out of reach.

The Wolves had a last crack at it when Mike Conley was fouled shooting a three, but they could not get the rebound off an intentional miss for a possible three-point attempt.

The Mavs, who entered the game as the 5th seed, have now stolen homecourt advantage over the 3rd seeded Wolves heading into Game 2, still at the Target Center in Minnesota.

Check out our recap here:

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving today:

Luka: 📊33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists 3 steals
Kyrie: 📊30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

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