How the Dallas Mavericks have taken an 0-3 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the WCF

The Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in an 0-3 hole in the Western Conference Finals; what have the Dallas Mavericks done to win every game of the series thus far, and how can the Wolves turn things around quickly? Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) discusses the brilliance of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, including how the Mavs' coaching staff has outperformed Minnesota's. Plus, potential adjustments for the Wolves in Game 4 and a discussion about Karl-Anthony Towns's struggles in the series.
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[@javibelcebu]

We would appreciate if you guys rolled over instead of pushing 5 or 6 games. Half the roster is banged and Boston been on vacation for a month now.

[@sysmith2427]

Dang it’s depressing round here, I’m going back to locked on Mavs. Btw horses stomp ants and kats.

[@hardywoodaway9912]

but cats with c are way more skilled than cats with k

[@GefahrenHorst23]

MAVS IN 4! please dont hurt our players KAT

[@Jettsports1234]

Wolves in 7

[@Minnesotamelarky]

If you players play proper defense and keep their feet on the floor instead of jumping with every shot he wont be falling on the floor every play come on man 🤣

[@Mr.Hall3850]

@@Minnesotamelarky😂 does it really matter? Luka only needs one leg to cook the wolves whole team

[@jnmc2498]

KAT and his knees 😅🫣

[@danieljohnson9982]

💯

[@dkim3589]

After Dort, i heard McDaniels would lock down Luka. As a Mavs fan i was concerned. After game 1, never have i ever had the best sleep.

[@SpencerEdwards-mq2sh]

Lets go mavs 🦝🦝

[@tylerthomas6235]

I thought a Maverick is a horse not a raccoon?

[@dkim3589]

You guys did your thing against the Nuggets, and i give you guys the world's worth of credit! But no one, NO ONE saw what we (Mavs) were doing going into the post season. Jump on our bandwagon against the Celtics!

[@jrodriguez2794]

Looking rough in here 😂😂😂😂

[@MRidler37]

The Dallas roll players have not been a non-factor. PJ Washington hasn't shot great from 3, but made in every game clutch 3 pointers at the end of the game to give Dallas a lead.. Gafford and Lively II have been killing the Wolves in the paint. And Jones Jr has shot great in the last game.

[@hardywoodaway9912]

1,2,3 cancun

[@JeremyGraczyk]

I can tell you why the Wolves are down 3-0. KAT, who everyone coming into this series would consider the Wolves #2 guy, is shooting 27.8% FGP and *13.6% on 3s* for this series. Yes, Dallas is better than Minnesota in the clutch. Luka and Kyrie are two of the best in the clutch. But the Wolves had chances in Games 1 and 2 to keep it out of the clutch. You get even marginal improvement from KAT and 1) you score more points (duh) but more importantly 2) you get the defense to loosen up on Ant if they're worried about KAT. Everybody expects Ant to score 40+ points or else he's a failure, but tell me how many easy looks has he had? What has KAT done to take some of the heat off? Since LeBron did it with Miami, just about everyone nowadays feels it is impossible to win anything without a clear #2 scorer. Who else on the Wolves has stepped up to score 30+ points when Ant is off, like Kyrie did for Luka in the first 2 rounds?? And don't even get me started on rebounding and passing. Do you know Ant is averaging 8.3 rebounds/game, while his twin towers are at *8.3 and 7.7*?!? Do you know Ant is averaging 8.0 assists/game, while Conley is at 4.0 (5.9 was his season average)?!?

[@lawrencedanao7648]

You underestimated the mavericks. You thought beating the champions was an automatic finals birth. Mavericks are better than suns and nuggets.

[@danielsharp3683]

Hahaha no your not and I'm sure Denver will prove that too you next year...you are better than the suns definitely not better than the Nuggets

[@colecarter9801]

@@danielsharp3683you can’t say much while your down 0-3

[@jameslee2743]

@@danielsharp3683talking about next year is loser mentality

[@danielsharp3683]

@@colecarter9801 yea I can ...Dallas is not better than the Denver Nuggets and you know what ? That will be proven next year hahahaha watch n see

[@danielsharp3683]

@@jameslee2743 you aren't winning it this year either ...hahahaha your not...Just like the T Wolves don't match up with Dallas ? You don't match up against Boston hahahahahahaha your gonna get clapped back to Dallas

[@pfisher737]

The Maverick's would be a team 100% capable of beating the Wolves in a 7 game series without Luka or without Kyrie. Meaning if we only had one or the other.

[@cassidybrady-hatfield4554]

This whole "the Wolves are the better team" narrative is garbage, and just like blaming the refs, is a loser mentality. This has been likely the biggest problem to date - the belief that the Wolves would win became an entitlement that makes it impossible to cope. The better team wins the the series. Point blank period.

[@Jettsports1234]

Who said anything of blaming the refs

[@Jettsports1234]

Wolves in 7 bucko

[@kassondraaleman8993]

@@Jettsports1234Lmao maybe the wolves will win a chip in another 50 years bufdy

[@Jettsports1234]

@@kassondraaleman8993 was that supposed to be funny

[@jamessimmons5469]

Luka coming in was by far best player, or you could pretend he's not😅

[@milespaw]

Scott Foster for the sweep!

[@BIG_MIKE76]

GO WOLVES !!!!!

[@Jettsports1234]

FINALLY someone that’s not a bot GO WOLVES

[@nicko3896]

Are we pretending that ant has been good the last 6 games ?

[@Jettsports1234]

no

[@Jettsports1234]

watch the shows that’s why u clicked on the video

[@GregoryBirulkin]

Go 🐺

[@johnkurian4529]

GO MAVS!

[@larrybrown9883]

Well here he is after a 3 game hiatus lol. Hey there.....where you been? So much has passed since you last poked your head out. Mavs fans had a BOLO out for you since the pre-series review with Nick lol. What brought you back now lol? It wouldn't be because Lively II is out now and you think the paints going to open up and let the Wolves back in this series?

[@jameslee2743]

You have a team of low bbiq players with no awareness for the moment. You also overrate naz Reid on defense he has more blown assignments than Luka it’s a wrap

[@Jettsports1234]

Don’t you dare disrespect Naz Reid

[@jameslee2743]

@@Jettsports1234 terrible defender can’t hit a clutch shot

[@Minnesotamelarky]

lol bro you overrate your whole team you gonna get dog walked by Boston

[@mancrab1899]

@@Minnesotamelarkyeven if that’s true, you must be relieved it’s not your team going then since it would’ve been much worse.

[@marcviola30]

@@Minnesotamelarkyidk how that is a comeback…lol way to beat us but a better team is gonna beat you…ok dude guess they should’ve just cowered and bowed out because an overrated eastern conference team is waiting for them

[@ObscureManifesto]

Ben, it's 100% too late to fix KAT at this point. You either trade him or we are gonna get a little more of the same next year. We have found our ceiling. KAT is the problem and he's also the only solution.

[@L9ines]

Bro your getting gentlemen swept at best 😭 stop it our defence and Luka/Kyrie is too good for u to be winning 4 straight

[@nhiachaothao6693]

Ok… so Dallas have balance players. Skilled is heavy on backcourt players.

[@ryaninSartell]

Maybe im crazy but Wolves in 7 seems very possible.

[@lukessportsacademy]

They’re not beating Dallas 4 games in a row. That’s not happening.

[@jamessimmons5469]

Your local

[@Alanwarner__44]

Wolves drank the medias koolaid gassing them up….its obvious nobody was paying attention to MAVS basketball after the trade deadline. Best team in the league. Mavs in 5 over Celtics

[@Jettsports1234]

Woah don’t underestimate the Wolves, Wolves in 7

[@danielsharp3683]

Absolutely not

[@jacksonmcvey2085]

Wolves in 7

[@robertdemarco7813]

Good luck wolves, I thought yall were the only ones that could stop Boston, and yall about to be eliminated 😭

[@cheeseballs9579]

Delusional wolves fans live in their own world😂

[@Jettsports1234]

Wolves In 7

[@kassondraaleman8993]

L

[@Jettsports1234]

@@kassondraaleman8993 CaseOh????

[@kassondraaleman8993]

@@Jettsports1234 L

[@JasonGood365]

Lots of Mavs fans in the comments. What are y’all doing? Just want to dunk on Wolves fans? What did we do to you, exactly? Y’all are from Texas so I’m not surprised you have no class.

[@JasonGood365]

I hate the Celtics and want to root for Mavs in (assuming Wolves don’t pull off a miracle), but Mavs fans are making it hard. That said, Celtics fans are pretty bad too 😂

[@mancrab1899]

My guy this is just what locked on channels do. Y’all did the same shit to the suns and nuggets channel. And you got other wolves fans going after dallas so it’s pretty fair I’d say.

[@JesseRichardsVideos]

Go to the locked on mavs before game 1 video. Had multiple wolves fans saying we have no chance. 😂

[@noahjiskra5437]

I was wondering the same thing 😂

[@verseverse5205]

... well, a depressing collection of excuses and pious wishes, based on the narrative of talking heads ...