2024 Playoffs- 3rd Round: Minnesota Timberwolves - Dallas Mavericks- MAVS WIN 4-1!

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Game 3 is going to be tough. Probably the toughest one of the series. A win means the Mavs are on the precipice of making the Finals and are going to enact Kyrie's Rule, where in any closeout game, a team with Kyrie on it automatically wins. Hopefully they get to that point.

So far Minny has been playing the Mavs off the 3pt line first, selling out for any corner 3 (its not a surprise almost every 3 taken by DJJ and PJ are above the break), and making Luka/Kyrie beat them. That came to a head last night with 12 dunks in the paint and just general dominance by Gafford and Lively who combined for 30 points and 14 rebounds. I think the major adjustment the Wolves are going to make is completely switch up and try and take away the lob by any means. Forcing DJJ and PJ to beat them. Given that, I hope the Mavs are ready to hit their 3s tomorrow cause if they do they can break this series open.

Luka faked out their bigs so many times by just looking to the corner and getting a dunk. Luka maybe should actually hit the corner a couple of times to get the Wolves guessing.

Absolutely have to come out ready and strong. Hopefully the crowd at the AAC is rowdy, proud, and loud.