DALLAS (AP) — The Timberwolves have the same problem in the Western Conference finals against the Mavericks that Minnesota forced on the Denver Nuggets in the previous round of the playoffs. A struggling Anthony Edwards and company are down 2-0 headed to Dallas, which means Luka Doncic is closing in on his first trip to the NBA Finals. After losing twice at home, there's an easy start to the conversation for the Wolves going into Game 3 on Sunday night. The Nuggets answered two losses in Denver
Haliburton left Game 2 in the third quarter with a hamstring injury.
Boston is one of a handful of teams that never had to face a 50-win opponent on its path to the NBA Finals.
It didn’t matter if it was a Defensive Player of the Year guarding Dončić, or any other overmatched defender. Sometimes things seem to go in slow motion, and everyone else is powerless to stop it.