NBA finals: Doncic, Irving give Mavs 3-0 series lead over Timberwolves

The Dallas Mavericks’ Game 3 victory puts them just one win away from their first NBA finals appearance since 2011.

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 66 points, and Dallas surged home in a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, which gave the Mavericks a 3-0 stranglehold on their NBA Western Conference final.

The latest thriller in the series came in Dallas on Sunday after the Mavs won Games 1 and 2 in Minneapolis by four points.

In a fourth quarter that saw the teams trade the lead seven times, the star Mavs duo spearheaded a closing 12-3 scoring run.

The Mavericks will have their first chance to clinch the series when they host Game 4 on Tuesday.