Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving disagreed on one thing after the Dallas Mavericks lost 105100 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on May 28 in what could have been a series-clinching win in the Western Conference Finals.
"I think that game's on me," Slovenian star Doncic said. "I just didn't give enough energy." But Irving thought otherwise.
"A lot of this is on me," the veteran guard insisted. "I had spurts, we had spurts, but I've got to put a full
48 minutes of a game together." That game is over now, and the Mavericks still lead 3-1 in the bestof-seven series.
On May 30 in Minneapolis (May 31, Singapore time), Dallas and their two stars will have a clean slate and another chance to advance. All they need is a Game 5 win to reach the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals, where the Boston Celtics await.
They are playing on the road but they can also be encouraged by the fact that until today, no NBA team have fought back from a 3-0 deficit to win a play-off series.
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