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Doncic lifts Mavericks to one-point win over Wolves

Dallas have jumped to a 2-0 lead over Minnesota in the Western Conference finals on the back of another brilliant performance from Luka Doncic.

Doncic hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with Rudy Gobert guarding him at the top of the key with three seconds left, posting his fifth triple-double of the playoffs to lead the Mavericks to a 109-108 win over the Timberwolves

Doncic had 32 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his eighth triple-double in 42 career post-season games for the Mavericks, who erased an 18-point deficit that stood late in the second quarter and were still down 16 midway through the third.

Naz Reid went 7 for 9 from 3-point range for 23 points, but his last try at the buzzer rimmed in and out to send the Wolves to Dallas for Game 3 on Sunday in a big hole after another off night by stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns.