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Mavericks end Wolves’ season with Game 5 victory

Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald (l-r) Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns and Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington
Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald (l-r) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaden McDaniels and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic
Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald (l-r) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ season ended with a 124-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference finals last Thursday evening at Target Center.

The tandem of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving scored 36 points each. P.J. Washington Jr. had 12 and Daniel Gafford 11 for the Mavericks, who won the best-of-seven series 4-1.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards scored 28 points apiece for the Timberwolves. Other outstanding players for Minnesota were Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Naz Reid, Jaden McDaniels and Kyle Anderson.

What a great season for the Timberwolves. The future looks bright.

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Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald

Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald is a contributing columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

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