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LUKA DONCIC GOT ANGRY, AND HIS FIRST NBA FINALS BECAME INEVITABLE

Doncic responded to hecklers with 36 points and 10 rebounds to help the
Mavericks close out the Timberwolves and reach their first NBA Finals since
2011.

Analysis by Ben Golliver
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May 31, 2024 at 7:02 a.m. EDT

Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 36 points in the first quarter to lead the Dallas
Mavericks to a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the
Western Conference finals on Thursday, securing his franchise’s first trip to
the NBA Finals since 2011. (David Berding/Getty Images)

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MINNEAPOLIS — A heckler with a bad idea and a handkerchief stood up from his
sideline seat a few rows back from the court, waving the small swatch of cloth
at Luka Doncic just minutes into a gruesome night. This foolhardy soul wanted to
let the Dallas Mavericks star know that his nonstop communication with the
referees made him, more or less, a whiny baby.


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